Sale 21: The Autumn Sale

Lot 39    

Granite Hill, Cal./Oct. 8, 1880 (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1610) on 1¢ Postal Card (UX5) to Sacramento with Placerville transit cds at bottom left, Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $110

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Lot 40    

Green Valley, Cal./Jul 17, '67 (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1640) on lemon cover to Placerville franked with 1861 3¢ with manuscript cancel, tiny cover reduction at left, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 41    

Greenwood, Cal. (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1690) on 1854 folded letter to Pennsylvania with matching "10"(¢) rate, letter datelined "Hogges Digging" which mentions not having enough rain to "wash" for gold, Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 42    

Greenwood, Cal. (El Dorado). Bold manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1690) on cover to Maine with matching "Paid 6" rate handstamp, Extremely Fine, Pictured in Letters of Gold.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 43    

Greenwood, Cal. (El Dorado). Fancy bluish arced postmark (Williams ELD-1700) with manuscript date "Mch 28, '54" on forwarded cover from Brighton, Ms. to "Greenwood Valley, Louisville, California" & franked with two 1851 3¢ tied by red grids, forwarded to San Francisco with Greenwood postmark & matching numeral "5" rate handstamp with manuscript "Frd" alongside, printed advertising on the reverse for "The Waverly Magazine", some wear & one 3¢ with trivial defects, F.-V.F., a very rare marking.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 44    

Greenwood, Cal. (El Dorado). Fancy bluish arced postmark (Williams ELD-1700) with manuscript date "June 28" on ladies cover to Maine franked with 1851 1¢ type IV + 3¢ strip of 3 (right stamp with light crease), all with manuscript cancel, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $190

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Lot 45    

Grizzly Flat, Cal. (El Dorado). Neat manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1780) on printed Masonic cover to Yuba City with matching manuscript "Paid 3" rate, Extremely Fine and choice, a very manuscript postmark (thought to be the only known example).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 46    

Grizzly Flat, Cal. (El Dorado). Bold postmark (Williams ELD-1800) on cover to Sacramento City franked with 1857 3¢ dull red tied by manuscript cancel, Very Fine, ex-Clifford.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $240

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Lot 47    

Grizzly Flats, Cal., Aug 19, 1907 (El Dorado). Doane postmark tying top margin imprint 2¢ Jamestown on corner card cover from The El Dorado Exploration Company, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 329    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 48    

Indian Diggings, Cal./Dec. 3, '55 (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-1910) on cover to Sacramento franked with four margin 1851 3¢ dull red with manuscript cancel, original miner's letter enclosed which includes, "If I have no better luck this Winter, I shall leave the country in the Spring, perhaps for South America or Oregon. Indian Diggins has about one hundred twenty new buildings…I have not been to the Mountains where we saw a fine example of the serpent race since we were there, you still remember how a fine rattlesanke appears when suddenly aroused from his sweet repose?", flap tear extending onto front, stamp apparently replaced, Very Fine, a very rare postmark, of which this is the earliest recorded.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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