Lot
63 
(Calaveras) Angels, Cal., July 16, manuscript postmark (CAL-40) with manuscript "Paid 3" on ca. 1855 cover to Yuba City, with original Bear Mountain Lodge enclosure; light corner stain at lower left does not detract, still Very Fine, the earliest known cover and only manuscript recorded. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $170
Lot
64
(Calaveras) Angel's, Cal., Mar 28, blue three-line postmark (CAL-60) on ca. 1858 cover to Amherst, O., with matching straight line "Paid" and "6" rate handstamps, Very Fine, an attractive example of this rare postmark, with only a handful known. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $325
Lot
65
(Calaveras) Campo Seco, Cal., April 5, manuscript postmark (CAL-520) on manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (Nesbitt seal on reverse) to Staples Ranch; vertical file folds, one affecting indicia, otherwise Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot
66
(Calaveras) Campo Seco, Cal., Jun 11, blue first type cds (CAL-530, R4) on ca. 1856 cover to Hebron, N.H., with straight line "Paid" and "10" rate handstamps in black; small cover tear at top, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $60
Lot
67
(Calaveras) Chili Junction, Apr 2, 1892, clear cds (CAL-670, R4) on cover to Iowa, franked with target canceled 1890, 2¢ carmine, Very Fine, the only recorded postmark from the short-lived Chili Junction post office which operated from December 1891 to October 1892. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
68
(Calaveras) Double Springs, Cala., Dec 18th, manuscript postmark (CAL-850) with postmaster free frank on 1855 folded letter to Maine, with letter datelined from the Spring Valley Hotel; central file fold, Very Fine, this being the finer of two known examples of the Double Springs postmark and the only known postmarks from this town. Estimate $400 - 600.
The other example sold in our 2011 Western Postal History Sale which realized $1,600 hammer.
Realized: $475
Lot
69
(Calaveras) Ione Valley, Cal., May 3, cds with manuscript date (CAL-1250) on ca. 1854 cover to Drytown, manuscript "5" rating; some light toning, still Very Fine, the only known example and unique Calaveras county usage (later usages in Amador). Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
70
(Calaveras) Jackson, Cal., June 27, cds (CAL-1280, R5) on ca. 1851 cover to Maine, manuscript "Paid 10" rating, Very Fine, a very scarce first type handstamp postmark (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
71
(Calaveras) Jackson, Cal., Oct 20 (1852), rare second type handstamp (CAL-1290, R5) on cover to Placerville, with matching "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine, a short-lived postmark known used between September 23 and October 20 of 1852, this being the latest recorded (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
72
(Calaveras) Jenny Lind, Cal., Nov 4th, 1858, manuscript postmark (CAL-1310) on cover to Oakham, Mass., franked with 1857, 10¢ green, type III tied by manuscript; some light cover wear, Very Fine, the earliest recorded usage from Jenny Lind (photo on web site). Scott No. 33 Estimate $100 - 150.