Lot
575 
(Alpine) Silver Mountain, Cal. Dec 3, bold double-circle datestamp with matching cork cancels on 2¢ black (73) pair and 10¢ green (68) strip of four and two singles, on 1868 reduced legal-size yellow cover front to London, England, red New York, Paid All, Dec 13" exchange cds and London Paid (12.29.68) arrival cds, original tissue paper letter accompanies; small flaws, Fine and striking use. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot
576
(Butte) Forbestown, Cal. Sep 12, red cds on circa 1859 yellow cover bearing 5¢ brown (29) horizontal pair, trimmed perfs at top, tied by smudged manuscript cancel to Groton Mass., endorsed "Overland Via Los Angeles" at left; minor edge wear, otherwise Very Fine and scarce 5¢ 1857 Issue use from California. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
Lot
577
(Calaveras) Pleasant Springs, Cal., Oct 2, cds (CAL-2200) on cover to Bradford, Me., franked with ample margin 1851, 10¢ green, type III canceled be manuscript, with original contents datelined 1857, Very Fine, the only known example of Pleasant Springs first type postmark, ex-Polland and Tatham. Scott No. 15 Estimate $300 - 400.
This cover realized $850 hammer in our 2009 Westpex sale.
Realized: $300
Lot
578
(Calaveras) Railroad Flat, Cal., May 11th 1857, neat manuscript postmark (CAL-2240, R5) with pen cancel on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Sacramento, with original enclosure; upper right corner nick, otherwise Very Fine, the only first period usage recorded. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot
579
(Kern) Delano, Cal., March 28, blue manuscript postmark (KER-1030) tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Vineyard Haven, Mass., 1876 docketing on reverse, Very Fine, very scarce, with known usages between March 28 and June 18 of 1876. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
580
(Kern) Keysville, Cal., Sept 1st, 1866, manuscript postmark (Williams "no postmarks recorded") on cover to Masonville, W.V., franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 3¢ rose; stamp flaws and cover wear, Fine, the only known Keysville postmark during the Kern county period. Scott No. 65 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
Lot
581
(Kern) Linn's Valley, Aug 8, manuscript postmark (KER-2380, R5) on manuscript canceled 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, notation on reverse confirming 1870 usage, couple opening tears at upper right, F.-V.F., very rare with only three examples recorded. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $400
Lot
582
(Kern) Piute, Cal., Jan 12, 1897, cds (KER-3290) on cover to Baldwinsville, N.Y., franked with 2¢ bureau canceled by light target handstamp; few small cover tone spots, Very Fine, Williams records only one other example. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
583
(Kern) Rose's Station, Cal., Jul 29, cds (KER-3640, R5) canceling on 1874, 3¢ green entire to Newhall, forwarded to Gorman's Station with 1881 Bakerville transit backstamp; rough opening at right into indicia, Fine and rare, the latest of only a few known, Rose's Station was formerly Tejon. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot
584
(Kern) Tehachipo, Cal., Jun 2 1873, bold cds (KER-4100) with last letter "O" in town name and "3" in 1873 penned in, on 1870, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco canceled by negative star in circle handstamp, Very Fine, the finer of two known Tehachipo postmarks, both bearing manuscript corrections. Estimate $300 - 400.
During the first period the Tehachipi post office was opened (1869-85) the postal marking named changed four times. From Tehachipah, to Tehachipa, then Tehichipa and finally Tehichipi. The 1872 Tehachipah postmark was short-lived and by 1873 the "AH" at the end of name was removed from the postmark (creating this Williams KER-4100 postmark). Later, after the office changed to Greenwich, the office (and town name) then became Tehachapi.
Realized: $350