Lot
819 
"Shell Rock WT, Aug 24" (Skamania), blue manuscript circa 1880 postmark and matching "X" cancel 3¢ green on salmon entire to Hadley Mass.; some staining, Fine, One of only four recorded examples of this territorial postmark. (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200.
There is no listing in the Washington Territory records for this office. It is thought to have originated as Shell Rock, Oregon (1873-75, 1878).
Realized: $650