Lot 2782
Official Covers, 1856-1951. Interesting group of 25 items, including 1864 Depot Quartermaster's Office Fort Leavenworth Kans to Fort Laramie, Idaho Terr; Adjutant General's Office, Augusta, Maine, with nice 2¢ black jack with partial imprint; several Muskogee, Indian Terr items from "U.S. Indian Inspector" and "Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes"; and many more interesting usages, mixed condition, please inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot 2783
U.S. Official Business / Penalty Covers, 1880-1901. Ten #10 size envelopes from Dept. of Interior (6), Treasury, Post Office, Provost Marshal General, and Smithsonian Institution. Five with various Washington, DC cancels, including. one Reg. Official envelope. Also, four Interior Dept. envelopes used with Territorial cancels (Tucson, AZ Reg. with strip of four 2c; Las Cruces, NM Reg. with 10c Banknote issue, Santa Fe, NM with 2c (cap on 2's, #220c) and Cheyenne, WY 1886 cover). One 1888 Wash. DC with letter of Geological Survey.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $70
Lot 2784
Carriers & Locals Covers, 1840's-1850's. 20 covers, most with adhesives, including Hale & Co., U.S. P.O. Despatch; Boyd's City Express; Blood's Despatch; Hanford's Pony Express; D.O.Blood's; Hussey's; Union Square P.O.; also San Francisco "40" stampless to Conn.; etc; interesting assortment, mixed condition, please inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $675
Lot 2785 o/
Local Balance. 12 covers bearing adhesives/indicia and a used 143L8, Am. Letter Mail 5L2, Blood including combination cover, tied 20L4, uncanceled Gordon's 72L2, Hale and Messenkopes, few unused entires including Fresno Bicycle Mail Route; condition varies, a Fine group.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $425
Lot 2786 /o
Postal Card Group, 1873-89. Group of 12 mostly better; with mint #UX1, two used UX3a, UX5 group, UX7 with interesting double "kiss" impression, mint UX12 private order McKinley & White House card, used Trans-Miss Expo EX96a and UX12 multicolored Worcester, Mass card.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $260
Lot 2787 /o
Postal Stationery Group, 1853-1992. Interesting selection of 14 entires; #U1-U4, U24 addressed & uncanceled, 1880-90's 4¢ registered entires from N.Y., U412 double impression on backflap, U300 with EKU cert., 5¢ Grant entire to Guatemala in 1893, couple mint airmail revalue items with UC20 with inverted surcharge, UO87 Consular entire.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $200
Lot 2788
Postal Stationery, 20th Century. Carton of mostly later mint postal cards, strength in later commemorative complete sets (many unopened) and uncut sheets; condition excellent, high retail.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot 2789 /o
California Picture Post Cards. Approximately 400 cards, mostly 1900-20's with some more modern, including Southern California, San Francisco including approximately 50 1906 earthquake cards including real-photo, Portola Festival, etc.; condition varies, worth evaluation.Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $425
Lot 2790
Exposition Post Cards, 1905-1915. Impressive selection of 215 post cards, in sleeves, including 100+ 1907 Jamestown Expo cards, 10 with Expo Station cancels on 1¢ Jamestown commemorative, exceptional variety mostly official cards; 14 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial; 50 or so 1909 Alaska-Yukon; and 50 or so 1915 San Diego Expo cards; generally F-VF, please inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $800
Lot 2791
Panama Pacific Exposition Postcards. Attractive collection of 125 or so picture postcards, in sleeves, featuring buildings and scenes from the Exposition, including about 20 real photo, virtually all different (there may be a couple of duplicates), some used, many unused; condition generally F-VF or better, please inspect.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220