Lot
82 
(Mono) Esmeralda, Cal, Oct. 28 /62, manuscript postmark (MON-650, R5) on cover to Shushan, New York, franked with 1857, 10¢ green, type V with manuscript "Old Thing" notation over portrait on stamp and "Due 10" rating to left; stamp scissor clipped, Very Fine. Scott No. 35 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A WHIMSICAL AND UNIQUE "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" DEMONETIZED USAGE FROM ESMERALDA, CALIFORNIA.
Manuscript postal marks are recorded from this ghost town between March of 1862 and May of 1863. In January 1864, a boundary survey placed the town in Nevada.
Realized: $1,000