Sale 31: The Autumn Sale

Lot 150    

California cover balance. 30 covers, mostly late 19th to early 20th century, including, 2c Trans-Miss, 1c 1902 postcards, few miscellaneous commemoratives, Wash-Franklins, better R.P.O. cancels, mostly Fine, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 151    

California Cover Balance, 1850-70's. 12 early town covers; including ca. 1855 Monterey, Secret Ravine, Mormon Island oval postmark, Marysville integral "40" rate with "Too Late" handstamp, 3 San Jose usages (cover faults), Santa Barbara tying #35, Shasta, Nevada City, etc.; condition varies, Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 152    

California covers. 21 covers; Banknotes, including mixed or multiple frankings, ad covers, Swift's Ranch to Switzerland, Pacific Grove 1889, Michigan Bluff 1890, San Leandro to Denmark, several to Switzerland and England; condition is mixed, mostly Fine, viewing recommended (no photo).
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $145

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Lot 153    

California Covers. Small balance of 9 covers; few express including Pacific Union & early 1850's Adams & Co. Benecia cover, 1860's Todd's Valley, 1880's Bronco, Cal. with #J1 strip of 3, 1857 Nevada City on 10¢ Nesbitt, 1866 San Francisco with lengthy enclosure datelined "Ship John Boy at sea" (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 250.

Realized: $200

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Lot 154    

California covers 1860's. 9 covers, including 63(2) and 68(2), with San Francisco cogwheel and another with 3 #68 to Germany, Dutch Flat, Coloma, manuscript Gold Run, etc; few small faults, inspect, mostly Fine or better (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 155    

California Covers, 1851-57. 8 covers; including #11 pairs (3), #33(2) and #35, town cancels North San Juan, Nevada City, Big Oak Flat, Oroville, San Francisco; mixed condition, mostly Fine, inspection required (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 156    

California Illustrated Covers. Small lot of 5 covers used in California with illustrated designs including "State Mining Bureau", "5th International Convention of the Epworth League", "Sonora Fourth of July Parade", "N.S.G.W. (Native Sons of the Golden West) Street Fair", plus cover with floral design, all turn of the century usages, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 157    

California Patriotic Usages. Small lot of eight covers & one cover front used from California showing various Patriotic designs, three are stampless of which two are hand carried, included is cover front to Germany from Vallejo franked with 1861 30¢, mixed condition, Fine, worth inspection.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 158    

California Railroad Postmarks. 49 20th century covers and cards; nice range of R.P.O.'s from the 1900-50's, also includes some A.P.O. & U.S.S. postmark material; inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 159    

California Stampless Cover Balance. 9 eastbound covers with circular town postmarks; including Gibsonville on Eagle and Flag patriotic, Alpha, Paid 6 rates including Mokelume Hill and blue Stockton integral rate, Paid 10 rates including Auburn, Murphy's, red Culloma and blue Maxwell's Creek on embossed ladies cover, Volcano with "Free"; condition mixed with clear strikes throughout, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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