Lot
1366 
California Postal History Collection, 1851-1901, of approximately 340 covers/some cards all franked and arranged by U.S. issues in four cover binders; starting with 1851 issues including Mount Ophir front with #7 (position 8R3 with major plate crack) + 11A strip, #14 use, etc., 1857 issues with #24 strip from Alpha, #32 usages from S.F. and La Porte, #33 from S.F., 1861 issues with scarce #62B usage from Columbia, #63 usages including Blackjack combination with fancy oval Clarksville postmark, #65 usages including Lockeford manuscript and earliest cds from Amador City, #68 usages from Georgetown and North San Juan, nice #68 pair usage San Jose to London, #78a S.F. to London, Blackjack pair usage from Ukiah and San Luis Obispo, #76+68 mourning cover Nevada City to France and pair usage Coloma to Canada, #77 S.F. to New Brunswick, #78 usages to U.K. including combination frankings, various grill usages including #94 with Pacific Union, Santa Clara cds tying and #98 S.F. to Germany, 1869 Pictorials with issues up to the 15¢ including #119+147 registered from S.F., strong showing of Banknote issues including #150 pair to Italy, #152 paying registry fee on 3¢ entire from Covelo, #158+161 registered from Santa Paula, #159+156 on 3¢ entire San Luis Obispo to Mexico, #160+158 strip Belmont to Switzerland, #162+158 on 3¢ entire Oakland to France, #178 x10 S.F. to France,#182 with purple Igo T&C octagon date stamp and usage on Flag patriotic cover #182-183 with Borden oval date stamp, 3¢ usages from King's River and Valley Ford, #187+205+206 Cuffey's Cove registered, #188 on registered 3¢ entire with manuscript Calpella postmark, #189 "Fresno City Registered" straight line to Italy, #205+209 usage S.F. to Jerusalem, #213 x6 Fort Bidwell registered, #214 on 3¢ entire to Hawaii, #216 Azusa to Ireland, etc., nice showing of Columbian issue usages including 5¢ to Yokohama with Japan 10s paying due, combination registered usages including foreign, similar Bureau issues usages including usages from Olancha, French Camp, Indian Gulch and Gold Run with denominations up to the 15¢. Trans-Miss with 2¢ on allover flag patriotic and various registered usages with denomination up to the 10¢, Pan-Am with 1¢ x2+4¢+5¢ on 2¢ registered entire to N.S.W. with S.F. etiquette, #298+297+304 Berkeley registered to Sarawak, etc.; condition varies mostly confined to earlier items, inspection highly recommended.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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