Lot 263
Oregon City, Oregon. 2 covers with purple cds (types 12 & 13); 1st with green allover shaded advertising for Chas. Caufield, broker and addressed to Philip Foster, gatekeeper on the Barlow Road, other on 3¢ entire from the Marks correspondence, both Very Fine strikes, of large cancels with target killers. (Rarity 4, 5).Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40
Lot 264
Oregon City Town Balance. 6 covers; early type postmark with 5 rate handstamp (heavy cover staining), 1922 & 1897 corner card cover usages, couple 1960-70's usages and a 1906 cds on illustrated Lewis & Clark Exposition cover with Clackamas County Exhibit heading (pictured in A. Patera work on Oregon); tear and edge wear, Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $60
Lot 265
Orville, Oreg., Oct 21, 1892. (1892-1896) bold cds (type 1) on registered uprated 2¢ stationery envelope to Oregon City, 28¢ postage paid with five color franking (2 1¢ cent stamps damaged); small diagonal reduction at upper-left, F.-V.F. and attractive, earlier of two recorded Orville covers recorded in supplement (Rarity 7).Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot 266
Oswego, O.T., Dec 20. (1853-1864, 1867-1961) manuscript postmark (type 1) on cover to Bloomington, Kansas Territory, large margin 1851, 10¢ green, type III tied by manuscript, lines, sender C.W. Bryant assisted W. Carman in building the historic Carman-Wilmot home on Carman's homestead (now at 3811 Carman Drive) between 1855 and 1860; cover slightly reduced at left and small scuffing at bottom center, Very Fine, the only Oswego territorial use listed by Whittlesey, An Oregon territory rarity.Scott No. 15 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $4,250
Lot 267
Oswego, Oreg. (types 2,3,6,7) - 4 envelopes with clear examples of these postmarks; some faults, F.-V.F. overall (Rarity 5,5,3,3).Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $90