Lot 107
California R.P.O. Covers. 16 covers & cards, 1880's-1910's, variety of cancels including Union Pacific R.R. on 3¢ pink Wells, Fargo & Co. franked entire; Calistoga & S.F. Rte; Old Beach & Calexico R.P.O.; 1907 S.F., Pajaro & Santa Cruz R.P.O.; 1917 Cazadero & San Fran. R.P.O.; Roland Park & St. Helena (street car?) R.P.O.; and more, generally F-VF, please inspect (no photo).Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot 108
California Railway Post Offices. A collection of 150 covers and cards covering all of California from the 1890's thru the 1930's, includes the rare and sought after "Kite Shape Route" with an article about it, vast in its scope, one of the larger collections we've seen, F.-V.F (no photo).Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot 109
(County Balance) Bay Area Counties. 146 covers, 19th & early 20th Century, from Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Alameda & Monterey counties, range of cancels including manuscript, mostly 19th century & early 20th, some scarce frankings including 5¢ 1861 strip of 3 Santa Cruz to Idaho Terr, 30¢ 1857 to Switzerland, few other good destinations, few ad covers including Hotel Del Monte, pair 6¢ Banknotes to Sandwich Islands, some better towns & fancy cancels; F-VF lot (no photo).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 110
(County Balance) Butte County. 94 covers, mostly 19th & a few early 20th Century, including many better like manuscript Hamilton, Butte Mills, Bidwell's Bar, Oroville to Canada West, Rock Creek, Clear Creek, etc; several Forbestown "Kicking Mule"; some transcontinental and cross border covers; some advertising, and much more of interest, generally F-VF (no photo).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 111
(County Balance) Calaveras County. 39 covers, mainly 19th Century, including manuscript 1852 Murphy's, 1877 Sheep Ranch, 1862 Jenny Lind; 1858 North Branch cds + "Paid 29cts" to London, Camp Seco blue double circle datestamp with "Paid 30" to N.Y., early blue double circle Murphy's and "10" to Maine, Mosquito Gulch with target cancel on 3¢ green Banknote; and much more, generally F-VF, please inspect (no photo).Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,250
Lot 112
(County Balance) Central Valley Counties. 68 covers mid-19th to early 20th Century Stanislaus Horrs Ranch manuscript; Mono fancy Bodie octagon & star; Amador manuscript Fiddletown, Sutter Creek, Buena Vista, Volcano + some good letters; few Alpine; generally F-VF (no photo).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 113
(County Balance) El Dorado County. 62 covers, 19th & early 20th Century, including manuscript 1851 Salmon Falls, Cold Spring, Mud Springs, Fair Play; other include Diamond Springs on 10¢ green Nesbitt entire "Per Isthmus Panama" to Mass., 1863 Georgetown on 10¢ green entire to Corinth, Miss ., 1849 fascinating letter from Coloma (without cover) detailing life and doing business with the miners; and much more with advertising, fancy cancels, etc, generally F-VF, please inspect (no photo).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 114
(County Balance) Humboldt County. 53 covers, mainly 19th & few early 20th Century, including rare manuscript 1853 Uniontown, couple 1863 Eel River, cds Eureka H. Bay on 3¢ Nesbitt, fancy purple octagon Orleans 1889, fancy registered Klamath sawtooth cds + "U.S. Mail" in circle killers, Frank on 2¢ green entire to Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa, and much more; generally F-VF (no photo).Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $850
Lot 115
(County Balance) Los Angeles County. 64 covers, mostly later 19th & 20th Century to 1930, including Los Angeles with 10¢ green #35 to Mass., another on 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Vermont, another with cds on 1869 3¢ ultra & hotel corner card, many nice advertising, 1910 registered to Canton, China, registered 1915 L.A. franked with 10¢ orange #400A, 1930 crash cover, and much more, please inspect (no photo).Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450
Lot 116
(County Balance) Mariposa County. 33 covers, mostly 19th & a few 20th Century, including manuscript Hornitos 1852 with 10¢ imperf, Bondville "Paid 5", Mt. Bullion, 1851 Mariposa "5", plus early Mount Ophir cds, Quartzburg "Paid 10", double circle Hornitos on 10¢ Nesbitt to Texas, Mariposa cds with #94 + 97 grills to Switzerland, double circle Bondville with 10¢ imperf, double circle 1886 Grant Springs to D.C., and much more, generally F-VF, please inspect (no photo).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,000