Sale 19: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2666    

Balloon post collateral material and postcard, 1907. An interesting selection of collateral material including original photograph and postcard for 'Hersey and Atherholt' and their balloon 'United States' for their 1907 flight, accompanying 'Aero Club of America' Certificate of Passage for Gordon Bennett contest of October 21st 1907, filled in by the pilot outlining the details of the flight, the 'United States' won the first Gordon Bennett balloon race in 1906, the 1907 flight travelled 650 miles in 26 hours and 10 minutes but this time did not win the race, despite excellent performance.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2667    

Boyd's Local covers, 1845-52. Small group of 6 covers, including 2 #20L4 usages, the scarce #20L5 gold on cream die cut untied on 1846 local cover with J manuscript cancel, a #20L8 & 20L10 die cut, #20L14, condition mixed, please inspect.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2668    

California covers, 1850-1930's. 30 covers; including scarcer items including Empire Ranch (Yuba) to Virginia franked with 1857 10¢ green, type II (faults), 1865 Strawberry Valley (Yuba), 1886 Lugonia (San Bernardino), 1894 Gonzales (Monterey), 1879 Springville (Ventura), 1884 Saticoy (Ventura), etc., condition mixed, worth inspection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2669    

California covers, 1859-1915. 12 covers; with better town postmarks including a scarce 1881 Casper (MEN-500) in ultramarine, ca. 1865 Monterey (MOT-1620), 1886 Wash Station (SAC-3600), 1885 Hotaling (PLA-1990), others including Mokelumne Hill, Copperopolis, Santa Paula, Santa Cruz, Milton, etc., condition varies.
Estimate    $200 - 250.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2670    

California express covers. 23 entires and a few fronts, mostly Wells Fargo; includes early Alta Express frank cover, Wells, Fargo usages from S.F., Stockton, Redwood City, Virginia City, Sacramento, etc., 5 unused entires including 10¢ entire with "Mexican Coast and California Express - 35cts" frank, etc., condition mixed.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2671    

California post cards, 1900-50's. Approximately 250 cards, mostly used and many picture cards, mainly Los Angeles county and Bay Area.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2672    

Cover accumulation. Interesting group of approximately 100 covers and cards, interesting usages throughout including 1880 4 color franking to Australia with "Held for Postage" and "Returned for Postage" auxiliary markings, 1885 2¢ entire cut out attempted use of postage and additional 2¢ with M.O.B. cancel, other 1880's covers with short paid labels including a special delivery usage, other interesting auxiliary usages, 1894 cover to Sumatra, 15¢ Weldell Holmes imperf pair usage, etc., worth inspection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2673    

Cover accumulation. 2 large boxes filled with hundreds of covers, mostly FDC's including Prexies, large run from 1958-64, $10.75 Express Mail with various cachets, some U.N., etc., mint & used postal stationery with better including a #U211 (cat $210), etc., please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2674    

Cover accumulation, 1870-1920's. Well over 100 covers and postcards; nice range of usages throughout including Banknote usages to foreign destinations, 1902 issues including registered to Germany, other uncommon foreign destinations, early R.P.O.'s, seapost, later special delivery and registry issue combinations, etc., well worth inspection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2675    

Cover accumulation, 19th century. Lot of 23 stampless cover including Cincinnati Trans-Atlantic cover, Crosby cover to the "Legation of the United States Guatemala", red Chicago cds with "10" rate in cog, manuscript "Way" cover, three covers from Maine with 6¢ Trans-Continental rates, "Steam 10" handstamp in red, manuscript Kings Landing with "Steam 5" in oval, stamped covers include 1861 1¢ (three singles) on cover from San Francisco, #11 tied by "Way", #10 on cover from Baltimore July 24, 1851 (early use), two covers franked with #65 with double circle postmark of "Mountain City, Col." (Terr.), etc., mixed condition, worth careful inspection, `.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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