Lot
396 
(Town & County) Taison, San Joaquin Co., Cal., Aug 1888 (San Joaquin), purple cds and star duplex (SAJ-2830) tying 2¢ Banknote on cover to Greenfield, Ind., Very Fine, a very rare postmark, known used from Jan. 5 to Aug. 15 of 1888 (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot
397
(Town & County) "Thompsons Flat, Butte Co. Cal. June 23rd 1866", manuscript postmark with matching cross-hatch cancelling 10¢ green (68) on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to Hong Kong, China, reverse with "Hong Kong, C, AU 30, 66" arrival backstamp; slight aging, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CALIFORNIA USE TO HONG KONG.
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Realized: $1,000
Lot
398
(Town & County) Tiburon, Marin Co. Cal., Sep 7, 1890 (Marin), purple cds and target duplex (MRN-3170) tying 5¢ Banknote on cover to Bremen, Germany, receiving backstamp; cover a bit reduced at left, Very Fine, the finer of only two postmarks recorded. Estimate $300 - 400.
This postmark shows the removal of "Point" from the earlier "Point Tiburon" postmark device. This cover realized $900 hammer in our 2009 Westpex sale.
Realized: $375
Lot
399
(Town & County) Towle, Placer Co., Cal., Feb 11, 1894 (Placer), clear purple cds (PLA-3710) canceling on 2¢ Columbian entire with corner card handstamp at left, to San Francisco with receiving backstamp; backflap missing small piece, Very Fine, a rare short-lived postmark, known used from Jan. 18 to Feb. 11 of 1894 (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
400
(Town & County) Trinity, Trinity Co., June 9/56 (Trinity), manuscript T&C postmark (TRI-1840) on manuscript canceled 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to John W. Denver in Washington D.C., Very Fine, one of two recorded examples of this manuscript town & county postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot
401
(Town & County) University, Los Angeles Co. Cal., C.W. Tarr P.M., Apr 30, 1883 (Los Angeles), clear oval date stamp (LOS-15090, R5) on cover to Springville, franked with 3¢ Banknote canceled by matching target handstamps; some cover edge wear, a Very Fine strike, the earliest recorded strike of this rare town, county and postmaster postmark (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
402
(Town & County) Verdugo, Los Angeles Co. Cal., Dec 7, 1887 (Los Angeles), purple serrated oval date stamp (LOS-15330) on cover to Schaffhausen, Switzerland, franked with 5¢ Banknote (s.e. at right) canceled by matching fancy geometric handstamp; transit and receiving backstamps; cover soiling, F.-V.F., one of two known examples of Verdugo's first postmark, the other dated December 14, 1887. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot
403
(Town & County) Visalia, Tulare Co. Cal., Sep 1, 1878 (Tulare), bicolor violet & purple cds and target duplex (TUL-3370) tying 3¢ Banknote (small corner nick) on cover to Independence, Mo., forwarded to Wisconsin, Very Fine and choice, a rare Visalia postmark, known used from Sep. 1 to Sep. 27 of 1878 (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot
404
(Town & County) Walker's Landing, Sacramento Co. Cal., Jan 14 (sic), 1877 (Sacramento), two strikes of small blue cds (SAC-3470, R5) with one canceling on 1874, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, Wells, Fargo & Co. frank at top, Very Fine, very rare with one other example recorded in Williams. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
405
(Town & County) Wyandotte, Butte Co., Cal., Aug 11, 1880 (Butte), full sharp cds and star duplex (BUT-3970) tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Gridleys Station, partial violet Biggs Station T&C transit postmark (BUT-440); slight rough opening at left, an Extremely Fine strike, the earliest recorded strike of Wyandotte's first handstamp postmark (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100