Lot
1501 
Postal History Balance, 1830-80's, of 23 covers; mix of items including #65 plate no. single in Sanitary Commission imprint cover, early Harden & Gilpin Exchange forwarder covers, Panama transit covers, Banknote issue cover many transatlantic, Chicago Supplementary, #33 S.F. to N.H., three Rawdon, Wright & Hatch related covers, etc.; worth review. Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $500
Lot
1502
United States Collection, 1798-1858, over 70 covers housed on quadrille pages in Elbe albums; includes a variety of early stampless including manuscript postmarks and town handstamps including some fancy town and rate handstamps, also a section of transatlantic mail usages, mostly useful with some good item dotted throughout; inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot
1503
Wells, Fargo & Co. Cover Stock, of over 110 covers; mostly California usages with early items including five red frank entires, five oval "Steamboat" usages, "Ophir" oval usage to lodge, and various town ovals including San Bernardino, Sonora, Los Angeles, "Southn Cost Route", etc., later towns from 1860's on with Hornitos, Anaheim, Benicia, Chico, San Diego, Suisun, Vallejo, Coulterville, Jackson, Visalia, Georgetown, Paso Robles, Clipper Mills, Eurkea H.B., "Palo Alto, Ca." straight line on part paste-up, other items with seven Meussdorfer allover shaded ads as well as other corner cards, 1893 usage to Honolulu, Stock express label use, etc., non-California towns with Elko, Carson City, Gold Hill, Virginia City, Genoa, Tuscarora, Salt Lake City, Silver City, etc., also includes 7 Whitney & Co. Forwarding Merchant corner crease on entire with Sac Mess oval to Carson City; condition mixed with many nice usages, inspect. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $3,250