Sale 73: The March Sale

Lot 1159    

Boulder County Town Postmarks, 1879-1915, 30 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including 1884 oval Sunshine, scarce 1870's Left Hand, 1883 Canfield, 1870's Valmont, 1908 Cardinal, 1907 Primos, 1913 Lakewood, 1915 Copper Rock, 1880's Ward District, 1902 Puzzler, 1907 Glacier Lake, 1888 Lyons registered, 183 Gold Hill x2, also a 1890's Noland front with red quarry illustrated ad; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1160    

Chaffee County Town Postmarks, 1879-1906, 19 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including scarce 1906 Brown Canon, 1879 Centreville, Poncho Springs with 1880's oval date stamp and octagon date stamp on registered, 1881 Maysville (two types), 1887 Garfield, 18883 & 1891 Monarch, 1883 Divide, 1880 Hortense, Alpine and 1881 Hancock; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1161    

Colorado Ghost Railroad Postal Service, 1878-1945, exhibit collection of 65 covers and cards mounted and written up on display pages; with good early railmarks including "Den. & Black H. Agt." on 1876 3¢ Centennial entire, "Den. & Georgetown, Agt." on mining corner card entire, 1892 "Den & Georgetown, R.P.O.", 1880's "Denv. & Leadville Agt." and "Como & Gunnison R.P.O. ", 1897 "Denver & Lead R.P.O." on special delivery cover, 1890's "Denver & Ft. Worth R.P.O.", 1901 "Denv & Silv Plume R.P.O." and many more, also includes backstock of several hundreds items; condition varies with many nice items throughout, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 1162    

Colorado Postmark Balance, approximately 1,500 covers and cards, mostly 20th material with a nice showing of late 19th century; including illustrated ads, railroad & R.P.O.'s, early 20th century with a wide array of towns with scarce items and some later including event covers, Denver postal card that was found after delivered 50 years later (with news article), modern cachet postmarks created by collection owner, 19th century with postmarks including 1887 Aspen, 1880's Black Hawk, 1881 Colorado Springs, 1884 Leadville, etc.; condition varies, much material and worth careful evaluation (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 1163    

Colorado Postmark Collection Balance, of over 160 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages, mostly 19th century statehood usages with a few territorials and good to better 20th century; with postmarks including 1883 Summitville, 1860's Spanish Bar, 1869 Oro City receiver on including legal size O.B. cover from Helena, M.T., other better legal size usages including 1889 Uncompahgre, Caribou including 1905 manuscript, 1907 Valverde, 182 Meeker, 1887 Clemons on forwarded registered from Canada, 1890 Decatur, 1907 Ivanhoe, 1887 Arlington, ca. 1874 Granada territorial, 1879 & 1880 Empire City (different types), 1889 Mitchell, 1908 Peach Blow, 1880 Malta, 1910 Marion, 1902 Rand illustrated registered to Canada, 1916 Cathedral, 1884 Capitol City, 1912 Pearl, 1909 Queen Beach, 1902 Teller, 1913 Horsefly, 1880 Muddy Creek manuscript, 1884 Brown manuscript, 1887 Bedrock manuscript, 1880's Telluride postmarks, 1882 Park, 1891 Howardsville, 1881 Eureka, 1906 Sublime, 1911 Gillett, 1913 Crystola, 1898 Montezuma, Golden City from late 1860/early 1870's on, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,500

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Lot 1164    

Custer County Town Postmarks, 1877-1917, 15 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including 1880 Ula, 1881 Querida, 1879 Silver Cliff, 1886 West Cliff, Rosita including 1870's box date stamp in red and blue, 1883 Blumenau, 1908 Fairview, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1165    

Douglas County Town Postmarks, 1881-1900, 9 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including 1894 Sedalia to England, 1884 Castle Rock, Larkspur with 1880 manuscript and 1881 cog cds, Perry Park (2 different), Greenland with 1875 manuscript and 1885 cds, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1166    

El Paso County Town Postmarks, 1873-1913, 18 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including 1908 Husted, 1873 Colorado Springs, Monument, 1899 Edgerton, 5 different Manitou including 1895 boxed registered date stamp, 1890 Green Mountain Falls, 3 different Cascade, scarce Midland, 1900 Altman, 1897 Love registered; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1167    

Fremont County Town Postmarks, 1878-1910's, 9 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including 1910's Chandler, 1903 Williamsburg, 1891 Coal Creek on Masonic corner card cover, 1912 Rockvale, 1878 Coal Creek octagon date stamp, Beaver Creek and later 1908 Beaver, scarce 1907 Heathton; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1168    

Gunnison County Town Postmarks, 1880-1910, 26 covers and cards, many written-up on display pages; with postmarks including 1909 Vulcan, scarce 1907 Sillsville, 1909 Powderhorn, Crested Butte including 1886 rimless cds and 1903 registered, 1909 Jacks Cabin, 1880-88 Irwin (4 types), 894 Kezar, 1884 Pitkin, 1907 Waunita, 1880-91 Tin Cup (3 types); condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $850

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