Lot
347 
(Town & County) Harrisburg, Alameda Co., Cal., May 20 (Alameda), oval date stamp with manuscript date (ALA-1840) on locally addressed cover, franked with manuscript canceled 1¢ Banknote (s.e. at left); cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, very scarce. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
348
(Town & County) Henlyville, Tehama Co. Cal., June 17, 1881 (Tehama), large octagon date stamp (Williams unlisted) with misspelled town name (Henlyville for Henleyville), on cover to Sacramento City, franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by manuscript, docketing at left, F.-V.F., the earliest handstamp postmark and the only known example. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot
349
(Town & County) Hopkins, Nevada Co., California, Jul 23, 1886 (Nevada), choice strike of purple cds (NEV-880, R5) on 1884, 2¢ brown entire to San Francisco, canceled by matching wheel-of-fortune handstamp, Soda Springs Hotel corner card (Placer Co.), an Extremely Fine strike, the only recorded example of a postmark from Hopkins, a short-lived post office operating from Oct. 20, 1885 to Dec. 2, 1886. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $475
Lot
350
(Town & County) Igo, Shasta Co., California, Nov 20, 1879 (Shasta), bold purple octagon date stamp (SHA-2130) on cover to Napa, franked with manuscript canceled 3¢ Banknote; slight cover reduction and bottom nick at right, an Extremely Fine strike, a choice example of this very scarce date stamp. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $140
Lot
351
(Town & County) Irvington, Alameda Co., Cal., May 19, 1887 (Alameda), perfect strike of purple serrated oval date stamp (ALA-2130) tying 1¢ banknote on locally addressed cover, with second cover bearing violet oval date stamp dated "Nov 26, 1889" showing deformation in device, to San Jose franked with 1¢ Banknote canceled by circle of wedges handstamp, with wedding invitation enclosure, Extremely Fine strikes, the earliest and latest recorded strikes of this fancy postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
352
(Town & County) Keeler, Inyo Co., Cal., Oct 24, 1885 (Inyo), perfect strike of purple cds and Maltese cross duplex (INY-1000) tying 1883, 2¢ red brown on cover to Georgetown, an Extremely Fine strike. Scott No. 210 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $1,250
Lot
353
(Town & County) La Cañada, Los Angeles Co. Cal., Apr 11, 1885 (Los Angeles), choice strike of oval date stamp and star duplex (LOS-4410, R5) tying 1883, 2¢ red brown on cover to San Francisco; slight cover soiling, an Extremely Fine strike, the only recorded example of La Canada's first handstamp postmark. Scott No. 210 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot
354
(Town & County) Lake City, Modoc Co., Calif., Oct 13, 1890 (Modoc), three strikes of purple cds and target duplex (William unlisted) tying 2¢ + 10¢ Banknotes on registered 1887, 2¢ green entire to San Francisco; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a very rare unlisted postmark. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
355
(Town & County) Lime Kiln, Tulare Co., Cal., Dec 19, 1885 (Tulare), two strikes of violet serrated oval date stamp (Williams unlisted) with only tying 1883, 2¢ red brown (corner nick) on cover to Stockton, forwarded to San Francisco with partial Stockton cds and matching "2" due handstamp, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this unlisted first handstamp Lime Kiln postmark. Scott No. 210 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
356
(Town & County) Loma Portal, San Diego Co., Cal., Jul 29, 1915 (San Diego), purple triple circle town and county postmark (SAN-3010) tying 1¢ green on Panama California Exposition post card, Extremely Fine, only a few 20th century town and county postmarks exist (photo on web site). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50