Lot
1367 
California 20th Century Postal History Collection, 1902-47, of approximately 1,700 covers and cards all franked and arranged by U.S. issues in fifteen cover binders, with a wonderful array of California townmarks throughout; starting with the the 1902 definitive issue with issues up to the 13¢ with 1¢ issues including block of 10 paying special delivery fee on 2¢ entire Livermore to S.F., 2¢+5¢ x9+10¢ franking on cover Railroad Flat to Mokelumne Hill, 13¢ Visalia registered to England, etc., Louisiana issues all represented, Jamestown same including 5¢ to Germany, Washington-Franklin issues well represented with regular issue into mid-values and some high values, plate singles, numerous bisect usages and coils including pairs and strips, includes #332a bisect paying postcard rate (with cert), #367 first day from Modesto, scarce #386 usage, Pan-Pac including 1¢ multiple S.F. to Yokohama, 5¢ to China and forwarded to Massachusetts, many 10¢ usage paying registry domestic and foreign, interesting registered Pan-Pac Expo corner card cover canceled at the Model Post Office, #480 on parcel tag, #496 5¢ coil strip of 4 and single on registered L.A. to Holland, #497 10¢ coil pair on airmail special delivery cover Fresno to L.A., #500 solo usage from Standard (with cert.), #546 $5 on Zepp round the world flight, #573 $5 usages on parcel tags, interesting #576+680+680 multiple frankings on Death Valley registered with skull & crossbones cancels, #577 block on Nickles EDU cover (with cert), #620-21 Norse-Am blocks on FDC, #634b usage on cover, #648 S.F. to Oregon with "Tatsjta-Maru, I.J. Seapost" cds tying, Kans-Nebr used to and from Cal., #698 FDC, #700 FDC, and much more including Parks, interesting section of Prexies, F.A.'s, etc., etc.; with many interesting multiple combination frankings and usages throughout, inspection highly recommended.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Realized: $3,000