Lot 168
(Modoc) Cornell, Cal., two different postmarks; includes 1888 manuscript postmark (MOD-500) on cover franked with manuscript canceled 2¢ Banknote, and 1894 cds (Williams unlisted) on 2¢ Columbian entire to New York with Lookout, Cal. transit backstamp; some flaws, F.-V.F., these are the only two known postmarks from Cornell from both periods (photo on web site).Estimate $150 - 200.
Cornell, now a ghost town, is the presumed location of Fremont's Camp in 1846 (called Harter Ranch).
Realized: $110