Lot
633 
San Francisco '40' 20 Apr, red integral-rate cds on 1850 orange buff cover to New York N.Y., magenta "Recd May 25/50" receipt docketed, Very Fine and scarce pre-statehood cover. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
634
(San Francisco) San Francisco, 31st October 1852, datelined folded letter with San Francisco blue "Paid" handstamp and red crayon "50" cent rating to Valparaiso, Chile via Panama, transferred to British mails with red crowned circle "Paid At Panama" (S.G. CC5, £1,900) handstamp and red crayon "1/-" rating, "Panama 'A' NO 23 1852" double-arc backstamp; carried by PSNC ship Quito from Panama Nov. 24th to Valparaiso arriving Dec. 12th., Very Fine and attractive, ex-Walske. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $625
Lot
635
San Francisco, Cal, 16 Nov, cds and matching "30" framed handstamp on blue 1854 folded letter to New York N.Y. at triple the unpaid 10¢ rate, F.-V.F., ex-Jessup, Tatham. Estimate $150 - 200.
Accompanied by Konwiser article in Stamps Aug. 18, 1841 on cover shared by Jessup.
Lot
636
San Francisco Cal., 13 Aug, red cds and black "Ship 6" clamshell due handstamp on gray folded letter datelined "Sydney, 31st March 1851" to San Francisco Cal., endorsed per "Robert Borone" at top, clean and Very Fine, ex-Polland. Estimate $300 - 400.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF RED SAN FRANCISCO CDS COMBINATION WITH BLACK CLAMSHELL DUE HANDSTAMP.
Written up in Western Express by the late Scott Polland.
Lot
637
(San Francisco Incoming) 1860 (Dec. 12) Albury, New South Wales to San Francisco, Cal., cover bearing N.S.W. 2d blue diadem strip of three, right stamp defective, tied by "50" in rays cancel, matching "Albury N.S.W., DE 12, 1860" transit backstamp; Sydney (12.17) transit backstamp, entered U.S. Mails with "San Francisco, Cal. Mar 28, 1861" cds and "Ship 6" due rating handstamp; edge wear, Fine and rare use of this rating handstamp. Estimate $300 - 400.
This is the last state of the San Francisco ship handstamp with the "clamshell" removed.
Realized: $200
Lot
638
San Francisco, Cal, May 4, 1862, clear strike of double-circle datestamp and matching "Ship 5" rating handstamp on blue inbound cover to San Francisco, endorsed "Per 'Victor'" at top left; small part of flap missing, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
639
(Santa Cruz - Branciforte) Santa Cruz Cal, Feb 25, manuscript postmark (BRA-10, R7) and "12½" manuscript rate marking on stampless folded letter address leaf (no letter) to California Secretary of State William Van Voorhies in San Jose; some surface wear affecting the address area, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400.
This folded letter is the basis for the February 25, 1850, listing in Williams of the earliest known Santa Cruz manuscript postmark in the Branciforte County period. Branciforte County was renamed Santa Cruz County on April 5, 1850. An 1850 year date for this folded letter was inferred from the rate and the addressee and destination. However, on those bases, this February 25 postmark may well date from either 1850 or 1851. The 12½¢ Pacific Coast rate remained in effect until July 1, 1851. San Jose was California's pre-statehood and first state capital, but both the 1850 and 1851 sessions of the California legislature met there. The capital was not moved officially to Vallejo until January 5, 1852 (and thence to Benicia in 1853 and finally to Sacramento in 1854).
William Van Voorhies, prior to becoming California's first Secretary of State, was the Postmaster General's first Special Postal Agent in California. He established the first official Post Offices in California at Monterey and San Francisco in February of 1849.
Docketed on reverse "Guadalupe Castro in relation to Laws." Castro was the son of José Joaquín Castro (1768-1838), who after serving as a soldier for the Mexican Army for 13 years, came to settle the new community of Villa de Branciforte in 1798. In 1833, José Castro received a 2 square league (8,911 acres) land grant from Governor José Figueroa.
Realized: $2,100
Lot
640
(Santa Cruz) Felton, Cal., Jun 15, 70, manuscript postmark (SCR-840) on 1870, 3¢ green entire to Stockton, Cal.; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, the earliest known postmark from Felton. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200
Lot
641
(Tulare) Keysville, Apl 6th, manuscript postmark (TUL-1460) on cover to Manorville, N.Y., franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 10¢ green; cover slightly reduced at left and slight soiling, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
642
(Yuba) Emerys xing, April 16th /57, manuscript postmark (YUB-570, R5) and matching "Paid 10¢" rating cover to Fairplay Wisc., with original lengthy enclosure datelined "Emery Crossing March 31st 1857" with some interesting content including the failure of Adams & Co., Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice example of this rare postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
Emery's Crossing post office was open from Jun. 2nd 1855 to July 15th 1858 with only manuscript postmarks of "Emerys xing" and "Emery's Crossing" known from Feb. 2nd 1856 to Sep. 16th 1857.
Realized: $110