Sale 21: The Autumn Sale

Lot 29    

Fiddletown, Cal. (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1240) on buff cover to Illinois with matching "10" manuscript rate, original enclosure datelined "Cayote Ville, California 17th March 1853" with interesting miner's contents, " I have not struck any Big Pile since I have been in the Land of Gold, though I have made small wages all the time and have taken care of it. I don't Folle(?) it away like most of the Boys on the creek here with the Squaws or China Women. There is not a young man hardly on the creek, but what has got the clap or poxs. Its but the devil. I like the country very much, it is very healthy and beautiful climate. The worst fault that I can find to it is the damn Spaniards and Chinamen, their getting too thick. A man darst (dare not) to be seen with the any money for fear of being murdered and robbed. The Spaniards, some of them will kill a man for five dollars or less…I live about five miles from Fiddletown.", some cover edge wear & small tears, Very Fine, a rare example of a Fiddletown postmark, before being transferred into Amador County from El Dorado County by boundary change.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $550

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Lot 30    

Garden Valley, Cal. (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1280) on cover to Maine franked with 1855 10¢ green type III with manuscript cancel, adhesive with four margins, couple trivial margin creases, cover with a bit of wear & small tear at bottom, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 31    

Garden Valley, Cal. (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1280) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Massachusetts with matching manuscript "Paid 20", which appears to have been rerated to "10", used in 1858, light wear & slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 32    

Garden Valley, Cal. (El Dorado). A perfect stike of postmark (Williams ELD-1290) on 1853-55 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Maine, minor edge wear & two small, light tape stains, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 33    

Georgetown, Cal. (El Dorado). Fancy large size double circle postmark (Williams ELD-1390) with manuscript date at center on buff cover to Sacramento City with matching "3" handstamp & manuscript "Paid", cover carried by Everts & Co.s Express to Onion Valley as indicated by pencil "O.V." and blue "Forwarded by Everts & Co.s Express" three line handstamp, letter from same correspondence, but is not the corresponding letter for this cover included, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $800

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Lot 34    

Georgetown, Cal. (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1380) on 1851 folded letter to Mokolumne Hill, Cal. with matching manuscript "5" rate, a lengthy miner's letter is included with details of the hardships of a Miner, minor edge wear, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 35    

Georgetown, Cal. (El Dorado). Lot of four covers all with Georgetown, Cal. cds (Williams ELD-1400) and different rate handstamps, two with unpaid markings, "5"(¢) & "10"(¢) rates, & two with different type "Paid 6"(¢) rate markings, one of the covers with all markings in red (flap missing & corner repair), other in black, the unpaid 10¢ rate cover with blue embossed cameo corner card on backflap, some cover wear, F.-V.F., a scarce group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 36    

Georgetown, Cal. (El Dorado). Bold postmark (Williams ELD-1410) tying 1857 10¢ green type V on cover to Vermont with 2nd strike at bottom left, adhesive with part imprint of printer, "Toppa"(n), Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $260

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Lot 37    

Georgetown, Cal./May 20, 1861 (El Dorado). Bold postmark (Williams ELD-1420) on cover to New York franked with 1857 10¢ green type V (couple minor blunt perfs at bottom) with matching fancy hollow star cancel, Extremely Fine, a lovely cover.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 38    

Georgetown, Coloma and Placerville Telegraph Co. Printed cover addressed to Round Meadows, Georgetown with manuscript "Coll. Deliver Charges $7.00", flap missing & some wear & soiling, Fine and rare, unlisted.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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