Lot
2876 
Kern County Postmark Collection, approximately 230 covers and cards arranged on stockpages in four Lighthouse cover binders, with many examples the listing illustration in Williams; strong showing of scarce postmarks including Amalie T&C first postmark (KER-10, R4, known used between April and August of 1895), Bakersfield including the fancy 1880's octagon (KER-170) and oval postmarks (KER-180, R4) and later fancy boxed registered postmarks, scarce 1912 "Kern Branch" slogan machine postmark (KER-590), 1919 integral "Parcel Post" cds (KER-440, only example recorded), Caliente with all first five postmarks present (four are the illustration in Williams), Chanz postmark (KER-990, known used from February to August 1906), the short-lived Craft cursive handstamp postmark (KER-1000, R4), short-lived Cutten postmark (KER-1020), Delano 1880's straight line postmark, Elmer first postmark (KER-1260, the only listed), 1896 Glennville postmark (KER-1510, only listed), Havilah including 1873 registered usages, 1878 T&C postmark (KER-1680, earliest recorded), Kernville with 1880's registered, Mohave including straight line first postmark (KER-2740, R4) and 2nd-5th postmarks present, the 1908 Oilcenter registered postmark, couple Piute postmark (both the only postmark listed), rare Rose's Station (KER-3640, R5), Searles first postmark (KER-3690, R4), Semitropic first postmark on registered cover (KER-3720, R4), Sumner's first T&C postmark, 1909 Taft straight line provisional postmark (KER-3920, used March-December 1909), Unadilla postmark (faulty but rare), short-lived Vaughn cds, scarce early Weldon postmarks; a nice assembly and an excellent foundation for continuation. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,800