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California Postal History - Los Angeles County (Alhambra to Los Angeles)

Lots 586-595 Lots 596-605 Lots 606-609

Lot 586    

(Los Angeles) Alhambra, Cal., Apr 21, 1885, manuscript postmark (Williams unrecorded) on cover to Chetopa, Kans., franked with 2¢ Banknote tied by manuscript crosshatch, with original enclosure, Very Fine, the earliest known postmark from Alhambra.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 587    

(Los Angeles) Burbank, 2/28 88, manuscript postmark (LOS-1070) on 1¢ Jefferson postal card to Los Angeles, Very Fine, the earliest Burbank postmark and the only recorded manuscript.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 588    

(Los Angeles) Calabasas, Cal., Mar 1, 1890, partial cds (LOS-1230) on cover to Sunland, franked with 2¢ Banknote canceled by target handstamp, F.-V.F., the earliest and only recorded example of Calabasas's first handstamp.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 589    

(Los Angeles) Carbondale, Cal., Jul 13, 1883, bold cds (LOS-1380, R5) on cover to Sacramento, franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by target handstamp; toning around stamp, otherwise Very Fine, one of three known examples of Carbondale's only postmark.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 590    

(Los Angeles) Citrus, Cal., May 18, 1887, bold purple cds and star duplex (LOS-1600, R5) tying 2¢ Banknote on cover; cover reduced at right, Very Fine, the only recorded postmark from Citrus.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $300

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Lot 591    

(Los Angeles) Covina, California, Oct 25, 1888, purple cds and wheel-of-fortune duplex (LOS-1980) on 1¢ Jefferson postal card to Pasadena; couple filing holes, Very Fine, the earliest and only recorded Covina's first postmark.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 592    

(Los Angeles) Ea(st) Pasadena, Cal., Nov 21/87, manuscript postmark (Williams unrecorded) on 2¢ brown entire to Wyalusing, Pa.; central tone band and reduced at right, F.-V.F., the earliest known usage from East Pasadena.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 593    

(Los Angeles) East Pasadena, Cal., Mar 15, 1894, two strikes of cds and star grid duplex (LOS-2540) on illustrated The Raymond hotel corner card cover to New York tying 3¢ Columbian + 10¢ Special Delivery (E3), red non-delivery handstamp and reverse with buff Special Delivery notice label; 3¢ stamp with flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a wonderful special delivery usage from East Pasadena.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $240

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Lot 594    

(Los Angeles) El Modena, Cal., 4-11-1888, manuscript postmark (LOS-2720, R5) on illustrated Santa Ana Valley land Agency corner card cover to Long Beach, franked with two 1¢ Banknotes canceled by quartered cork handstamps; cover a bit reduced at right and slight soiling, F.-V.F., one of two known manuscript postmarks from El Modena.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 595    

(Los Angeles) El Modena, Cal., 4-30, straight line postmark with manuscript date (LOS-2730, R5) on cover to Long Beach, franked with 2¢ Banknote (small flaws) with light cork cancel; cover reduced at right, F.-V.F., the only recorded straight line in Williams and one of two known to us.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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