Lot
119 
(Humboldt) Camp Grant, Cal., Jan 26, manuscript postmark (HUM-1050, R5) on 1874, 3¢ green entire to Roherville; rough opening at left, otherwise Very Fine, extremely rare with only two manuscript postmarks recorded. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot
120
(Humboldt) Martins Ferry (Cal), Sep 8 (1882), manuscript postmark (HUM-3620) tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Eureka, with original content dateline from "Saints Rest Mine"; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, the earliest and only manuscript postmark recorded of only a few covers for this town. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $425
Lot
121
(Humboldt) Union Town, H.(umboldt) B.(ay) Cal., Jul 16, blue double circle date stamp (HUM-4880, R5) canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, with original enclosure datelined "Hoopa Valley, Cal., July 5, 1860"; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, an rare and extremely late usage of this Union Town postmark used after the name was changed to Arcata on May 5th of 1860. Estimate $200 - 300.
The Union Town post office opened in 1852 and was the original name of Arcata (the permanent name change to "Arcata" occurred in 1860). Union Town was created as a port, and re-provisioning center for the gold mines in the Klamath, Trinity, and Salmon mountains to the east, and was very briefly the county seat during this period.
Realized: $325
Lot
122
(Inyo) Big Pine, June 12th, 1874, manuscript postmark (INY-140, R5) only used during the first period of this post office, on cover to Merced, Cal. franked with manuscript canceled 3¢ Banknote; cover reduction at right, Very Fine, rare with only a few examples are known (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
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123
(Inyo) Independence, Cal., Nov 27, manuscript postmark (INY-830, R5) on ca. 1866 cover to Michigan, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by manuscript cancel; cover edge nicks, F.-V.F., an extremely rare early manuscript postmark, with only one other example recorded. Scott No. 65 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $290
Lot
124
(Kern) Allen's Camp, Jany 7, 1875, manuscript postmark (William unlisted) tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Miss. Carter in Baltimore, Md., receiving backstamp, accompanied by Baltimore bank corner card cover addressed to Capt. Carter at Allen's Camp "or Caliente", Very Fine, this being the only known postmark from this extremely short-lived post office. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
125
(Kern) Gyle, Cal., Apr 1, 1889, cds (KER-1620, R5) on 1887, 2¢ green entire to Sacramento, canceled by matching target handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, the only recorded postmark from this short-lived post office which operated from February 29, 1888 to August 10, 1889. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $625
Lot
126
(Kern) Joyful 4/26/84, manuscript postmark (KER-2000) on manuscript canceled 2¢ red entire to Anaheim, Bakersfield transit and receiving backstamps; small cover tear at top left, Very Fine, an extremely rare and earliest recorded postmark from the short-lived Joyful post office, with known usage between April 26th and May 16th of 1884. Estimate $250 - 350.
Named by the Association of Brotherly Cooperation, a Utopian colony which disbanded at the end of 1884.
Realized: $675
Lot
127
(Kern) Kernville, May 29 / 68, manuscript postmark (KER-2120, R5) on manuscript canceled 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco; couple filing pinholes, Very Fine, this being the earliest and only manuscript postmark recorded from Kernville. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $500
Lot
128
(Kern) Mojave, Cal., Jany 23rd, manuscript postmark (Williams unlisted) on 1877 cover to London, O., franked with manuscript canceled 3¢ Banknote, docketing at left from sender at the Mojave Southern Pacific R.R. station; slight cover reduction at left, Very Fine, the earliest known postmark from the Mojave post office which was never listed by Williams. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $700