Lot
746 
"Delta WT, Feb 25" (Delta Mills - Walla Walla), manuscript postmark ties 3¢ rose (65), nat. s.e. at right, deep shade, on orange cover to New York City; edge flaws and wear, F.-V.F., One of only two recorded Delta Mills territorial DPO usages. Estimate $400 - 600.
The Delta Mills territorial post office of Walla Walla county operated only five years from 1867 to 1871.
Realized: $250
Lot
747
Discovery, Wash. Aug 3, clear strike of circa 1882 cds cancels 3¢ green (U163) entire to Rocky River, Ohio; couple stain spots, F.-V.F., The only recorded example of this territorial cds, unlisted in Long-Boardman.. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot
748
"Dwamish, W.T. May 19" (King), manuscript postmark at left with matching cross-hatch on 3¢ green (158), rounded corner, on orange 1870s cover to San Francisco Cal., "Carrier, May 30" arrival backstamp; reduced at left, F.-V.F., The earliest recorded use from Dwamish, the only recorded manuscript postmark., ex-Persson. Estimate $200 - 300.
The Dwamish post office in King County was open 1860-64 and 1874-1901. There are no recorded uses from the first period.
Realized: $210
Lot
749
Ewartsville, Wash. (Whitman), light strike of cds with matching four-ring target cancel on 2¢ red brown entire to Thornton Ind., May 23rd 1887 arrival backstamp, Fine and rare, One of only four recorded territorial DPO uses. (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120