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Sale 31: The Autumn Sale

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U.S. Postal History: California Postal History (T-W Towns)

Lots 121-130 Lot 131

Lot 121    

Table Rock, Cal. (Sierra). Perfect strike of cds on cover to Maine franked with 1857 10¢ green type III (small corner fault at top right) tied by grid cancel, Very Fine.
Scott No. 33    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $80

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Lot 122    

Telegraph City, Cal. (Calaveras). Blue cds & target cancel on 3¢ postal entire to Massachusetts, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 123    

Texas Hill, Cal., May 30 (Sacramento). Full cds (SAC-3380) on ca. 1855-56 cover to Maine, with matching "Paid" straight line and "10" in circle handstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $130

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Lot 124    

Timbuctoo, Cal., Dec 20 (Yuba). Blue cds (YUB-1570) with manuscript date, on quadrille paper cover to Brownsville, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by manuscript, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 125    

Todd's Valley, Cal., Jun 10 (Placer). Town postmark tying 1857, 10¢ green, type V on cover to Skowhegan, Me., with bold red and blue Eagle and Shield patriotic design; some light cover tone spots and reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 35    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $210

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Lot 126    

Truckee, Cal. (Nevada). Clear cds (Williams NEV-2320) on 1872 Tahoe House corner card cover, franked with 3¢ banknote canceled by matching target, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 127    

Uniontown. H.B., Cal. (Humboldt). (H.B. = Humboldt Bay) with manuscript date "Nov 12, '56", large blue oval postmark (Williams HUM-4870) on brown cover to Yuba City, Cal., matching blue oval handstamp with "Paid" inside and manuscript "3" at right, tears in flap of little consequence, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 128    

Weaverville, Cal. (Trinity). Oval postmark with manuscript date on buff cover to Pennsylvania with matching "10" rate handstamp, minor wear, Very Fine (no photo).
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $45

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Lot 129    

Wood's Ferry, Cal. (San Joaquin). Two covers from the same correspondence to Maine from Wood's Ferry, first is franked with 1857 1¢ type V + three 3¢ dull red all pen cancelled with Wood's Ferry cds, second is 1857 10¢ type V tied by Wood's Ferry cds, adhesives with minor little flaws, F.-V.F., a scarce town marking.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $110

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Lot 130    

Wood's Ferry, Cal., Aug 16 (San Joaquin). Bold cds (SAJ-3230) tying 1857, 3¢ dull red on cover to Stockton, Cal.; cover missing most of backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

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