Lot
930 
Pierce County, in two binders, approximately 350 covers, cards, postcards, fronts & pieces, some duplication including a wide variety of cancel types including territorials, RFD's, Doanes, military cancels, etc.; includes Alderton T.4, Bismarck, Herron, Lake Park, Lakehead, Liddell, Military Br, New Tacoma T.5, Ohop (10-14), Puyallup T.5,7, Regents Park, Roy T.2, Spiketon, Sunset Beach, Tacoma T.6; condition varies. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $850
Lot
931
Spokane and Whitman Counties, in four binders, approximately 500 covers, cards, postcards, front pieces, some duplication including a wide variety of cancel types including territorials, RFD's, Doanes, military cancels, flags, manuscripts, etc.; includes Spokane with Curby, Deep Creek Falls T.3, Hazard, Lockwood, Marshall T.2, Pine Grove T.2, Newman Lake (9-12), Pine Grove T.2, Rodna, Spangle T.7, Spokane Bridge T.3, Spokane Falls T.2,8, Trent Avenue Sta, Welch, and Whitman with Almota T.4, Blyton, Canyon, Coin T.2, Colfax T.2,9, Fairbanks, Oakesdale T.1, Pine City T.2, Rosalia T.4, includes some other rarer items from Lewis, etc.; condition varies. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,400
Lot
932
Washington State Postal History, hundreds of cards and covers that overflowed from our consignor's other collections, heavy in Douglas, Skagit, Snohomish, and Stevens Counties, spotted better items such as Port Townsend territorials, DPO5's such as Alto, Waco, Southside, DPO 4's include Arden, Melmont, Slaughter, quite a few DPO3's including Bissell, Aladdin, Lewis Branch, Hesseltine, hundreds of 1's and 2's, subcategories such as registered, military, airmail, numerous advertising, some duplicates, very minimal condition issues, and better items are sleeved (no photo). Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $850
Lot
933
Washington State, Lewis County Collection, three binders containing over 250 cards and covers, many of which are from the late 1800's into the early 1900's, alphabetical by town, many DPO's and a few territorials, condition varies, but most in attractive collectible condition. a few advertising, registered, interesting usages and/or destinations, better include Helbock DPO 5's, Claquato registered, Knabe registered, Several Toledo registered, Cowlitz, Gleneden, Newaukum, a few DPO 4's such as Knox, Veness and Vern, and lots of DPO 3's; Territorials include Centralia, half dozen different types, and a spectacular Napavine star-within-star fancy cancel. Some pages with photos, maps. collector's notes and/or historical comments (no photo). Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
934
Washington State, Snohomish County Postal History Group, 6 large binders containing examples of virtually all except the most difficult items; starting with the collection of the late Guy Reed Ramsey, expanded upon by the late Lane Woodard, and with considerable items such as maps, narratives, histories, and other information and materials added in by our seller, who it just so happens grew up on a small farm about a mile south of scenic downtown Oso. Attractive items such as Mukilteo registered, Everett three color registered, good variety of cancels from Cedarhome, Everett stations, Grace (RF6), Heybrook, Lochsloy, much Oso, Pilchuck, Robe, Stillaguamish, territorials from Florence, Lowell (manuscript), Snohomish, Stanwood, hundreds attractively mounted on pages, with many duplicate items as overflow (no photo). Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
935
Washington States, Skagit County Postal History Group, 3 large binders containing several hundred examples of most post offices except for the most difficult items; starting with the collection of the late Guy Reed Ramsey, to include his original art and hand-colored photos, expanded upon by the late Lane Woodard, and with considerable items such as maps, narratives, histories, and other information and materials added in by our seller, who it so happens was born in Skagit County, nicer items such as Avon, Anocortes territorials, Baker and Concrete, Belfast, Cokedale SI6 two senders and a receiver, Ehrlich, Fidalgo, Fir (territorial and others), various LaConner territorial types, solid octagon Lyman territorial, 1901 McMurray 3 color registered, various Mount Vernon territorial types, early Padilla, Thornwood, Sedro, Woolley, Sedro-Woolley, hundreds attractively mounted on pages, with many duplicate items as overflow; most items in exemplary condition, a collection to expand upon (no photo). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $950
Lot
936
Washington Territory Collection, important collection of over 320 covers with many better noted: Almota 1887 oval, Woodlawn 1886 manuscript (unique), Alto: purple 1884 type 1 cds; Anacortes: type 1 cds; Anatone: 1881 ms.; Asotin: 1889 type 2 cds duplex receiver (only recorded); Badger: 1887 type 1 cds; Artondale: 1885 cds; Asotin: type 1 cds (5 recorded); Bay Center: 1877 ms.; Battle Ground: 1882 ms. (only two recorded); Bellingham: 1885 type 1 cds (only 5 recorded); Bickleton: purple 1880 type 1 cds (8 recorded); Boisfort: ms. postmark (7 recorded); Cascades: three 1860s ms. uses, Cathlamet: 1879 type 3 oval (6 recorded); Cedar Creek: 1876 ms. postmark (EKU of two recorded); Cedarville: 1880 ms. postmark (EKU of two recorded); Centreville: 1871 and 1877 ms. postmarks; Chehalis Point: ms. postmark (6 recorded); Chenowith: 1882 ms. postmark (5 recorded); Chewelah: 1883 and 1885 type 3 cds; Coin: 1884 cds (7 recorded); Colton: type 2 cds (3 recorded); Cottonwood: 1884 cds (5 recorded); Coweeman: 1879 ms. postmark (8 recorded); Crab Creek: 1882 ms. postmark (4 recorded); Crescent: 1880s cds (unlisted, unique cds); Edison: 1888 type 3 cds (4 recorded); "Elhi": ms. postmark (7 recorded); Endicott: 1886 type 1 cds (4 recorded); Fall City: 1881 ms. postmark (3 recorded); Fishers: 1887 cds (10 recorded); Fort Simcoe: 1879 ms. postmark (4 recorded); Fort Steilacoom: 1889 cds (3 recorded); Friday Harbor: 1886 type 2 cds (only recorded cover); Geer's: 1887 ms. postmark (8 recorded), 1889 cds (5 recorded); Gig Harbor: 1888 cds (5 recorded); Grand Mound: 1886 ms. postmark; Grand Prairie: 1869 type 1 cds (7 recorded); Green River: 1889 cds (3 recorded); Guy: 1888 type 2 cds (7 recorded); Guemes: 1886 cds (7 recorded); Hays: 1887 cds (4 recorded); Houghton: 1882 ms. postmark (3 recorded), 1885 cds (8 recorded); Huntsville: 1883 octagon (3 recorded); Ilia: 1888 type 2 cds rebacked (3 recorded); Ilwaco: type 1 (town EKU), 4, 5 and 6 cds covers; Independence: 1880 ms. postmark (4 recorded); Kamilchie: 1887 type 3 cds (6 recorded); La Center: 1879 type 1 cds (4 recorded), 1882 blue type 3 cds (3 recorded); Laidlaw: 1880s cds (faulty, 3 recorded); Latash: 1886 type 3 state (1 recorded); Little Falls: 1884 registered with maltese cross; Long Beach: 1889 cds (3 recorded); Lone Pine: 1885 cds (3 recorded); Lopez Island: 1888 type 4 cds; Lynden: 1886 cds registered (5 recorded); May View: 1885 ms. postmark (4 recorded); Melbourne: 1887 ms. postmark (EKU, 2 recorded); Miles: type 1 cds (4 recorded), 1887 type 3 cds (7 recorded); Monticello: 1866 ms. postmark; Mount Coffin: 1884 ms. postmark, cds (unique); Mukilteo: 1885 type 3 csd (2 recorded); Nasel: 1880s cds (5 recorded); Neah Bay: type 1 cds (2 recorded); type 4 cds (2, 7 recorded); Oak Harbor: type 2 cds (5 recorded), type 3 cds (2 recorded); Oakpoint: 1870s ms. postmark (2 recorded); Okanogan: 1885 cds (5 recorded); Olequa: 1881 ms. postmark (7 recorded); Palouse: 1877 ms. (EKU use); Pampa: 1880s (4 recorded); Pekin: 1872 ms. postmark; Petersons Point: 1883 cds (eku, 4 recorded); Pine Creek: 1878 ms. postmark (front, 3 recorded); Port Ludlow: 1881 type 3 cds; Port Townsend including one kicking mule; Quillayute: 1888 with animal cancel; Ritzville: 1888 cds; Rock Creek: 1878 ms. postmark (faulty, 3 recorded); Roselyn: type 2 cds (2 recorded); Seabeck: 1864 ms. postmark (6 recorded); Selah: 1881 ms. postmark (7 recorded, 2 missing stamps); Sehome: 1885 ms. postmark (3 recorded); Sharon: 1886 ms. postmark (4 recorded); Shell Rock: ms. postmark (4 recorded); Shelton: cds (7 recorded); Skagit: 1883 cds (only recorded); Skokomish: 1869 ms. postmark (7 recorded); South Bend: 1887 and 1887 cds (9 recorded); Steptoe: cds (4 recorded); Sumner: 1876 ms. postmark (EKU, 4 recorded); Tehe: 1887 cds (8 recorded); Tenino: type 1 and 2 cds's; Tulalip: 1875 ms. postmark (7 recorded); Tumwater: 1882 type 6 cds (2 rec.), type 4 cds (3 rec); Union Ridge: ms. postmark (6 rec); Uniontown: 1882 type 2 cds (3 rec); Wailepta: ms. postmark (5 rec); Wenas: 1882 ms. postmark (3 rec), 1886 type 3 cds (5 rec); West Ferndale: 1886 ms. postmark (2 rec); Woodlawn: 1886 ms. postmark (only recorded); etc.; mixed condition, worth close inspection, F.-V.F. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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Realized: $20,000