Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Four margins, neatly pen canceled on enamel ladies envelope with embossed back flaps, manuscript postmark "Spout Spring Va., Mar. 6, 1862", to Oakville, Va., Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300.
Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Apr 28, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 08:00 to Sunday May 01, 2016 14:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Thursday Apr 28, 2016 07:00 America/Los_Angeles
We are pleased to have been named once again as the Official Auctioneer for Westpex, the West Coast’s premier philatelic exhibition.
For this special event we will offer over 3600 lots, which will feature the Rob Lund 3c 1851-57 Collection, specialized United States Revenue stamps, Telegraph Stamps, U.S. Possessions including part II of the Gary Peters collection of Hawaii and specialized sections of U.S. and Canadian Coins, U.S. Valentines, Ryukyu and Mexico, plus a fine array of United States and Worldwide stamps and postal history.
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Lot #1201 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Lot #1202 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, top margin single. Large margins to clear at right, tied by clear blue "Norfolk, Va., Feb 10, 1862" cds on embossed valentine envelope to Petersburg Va., Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1203 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to large margins, tied by "Graniteville S.C., Jan 17" cds on enamel embossed ladies envelope to Dunns Rock N.C.; edge toning and other flaws mostly on reverse, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1204 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to large margins, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 15, 1862" cds on wavy-line laid paper envelope to Waynesville Ga., manuscript "Due 5" likely due to overweight Valentine; some light toning, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1205 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Patterson printing. Large balanced margins, tied by large "Newton, Ga., Feb 7" cds on cover to Columbia S.C., with sticker-embellished embossed Valentine with printed red, white & blue 7-star Confederate flag, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 2b; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #1206 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair. Canceled by manuscript "Come Peace, Welcome Peace, Sweet Peace", apparently hand carried to Mr. Edwin Rieger, Goldsboro SC Troops, Comp D 53 Reg, in care of Capt Scott, includes small gold gilt embossed Valentine with handwritten verse inside signed "Charlie Valentine", F.-V.F., (See website for photo of Valentine enclosure).
Scott No. 7; Estimate $...
Lot #1207 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair. Tied by partial "Richmond Va., Feb 25, 1863" cds (left stamp tied by black pen stroke) on embossed ladies envelope to Centre, Ala., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $150 - 200.
Includes an Ashbrook typed note speculating that this envelope contained a Valentine from a soldier in "the Lines" around Richmond, who got the envelope from a local...
Lot #1208 - Specialized Collection of Valentines Confederate Usages on Valentines
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair. Tied by "Charleston S.C., Feb 19" cds on small cover to Augusta Ga.; includes large (10 x 14") hand colored penny dreadful comic Valentine "Dry Good Dummy" by artist C.J. Howard with quite an unflattering verse; cover with small stain at lower right, Valentine had to be folded many times to fit into the small envelope and has multiple repaired splits, Fine,...
Lot #1209 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Calaveras) Mok(ulumne) Hill, Cal., Jun 10. Manuscript postmark (CAL-1590) on folded letter to Monterey with fancy manuscript "5" rate, with "San Francisco, Cal., Jun 14" transit cds and matching "5" rate handstamp, with letter datelined "Jesus Maria, June the 9th, 1852" (small mining camp in the southern mother lode), Very Fine, an interesting and unusual early postal routing, pictured in Coburn Letters of Gold (page 36)....
Lot #1210 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Calaveras) Sutter Creek (Cal.), Mch 10. Manuscript postmark (CAL-2690, R5) with manuscript "Paid 12" on cover to Vermont, with original enclosure datelined "Amador - California, March 4th, 1852", Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
The Sutter Creek Post changed from Calaveras county to Amador on June 14, 1854.
Lot #1211 - united states postal history California Postal History
(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal., 40, May 28. Rare integral rate postmark in red (Williams ELD-420) on 1850 buff cover to Massachusetts with matching "Paid" in arc, tiny cover tear at bottom, Very Fine and choice, rare with handstamp paid, ex-Newton, Nathan.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #1212 - united states postal history California Postal History
(El Dorado) "Indian Diggings, Jan. 12". Manuscript postmark (ELD-1910, R5) ties 3¢ dull red (11), small flaws, as forwarding postage to Mokelumne Hill on buff cover originally mailed with 10¢ green (15), four margins and strong color, tied by "Old Hickory Mo Nov 4" cds; minor edge wear and refolded at bottom, Very Fine and unusual forwarded use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #1213 - united states postal history California Postal History
(El Dorado) Placerville, Cal., Feb. 16. Blue manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-2910) on brown envelope to Houseville, New York with matching "80" rate over "40" rate, minor corner wear, Very Fine, the only 80¢ double rate known.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #1214 - united states postal history California Postal History
(El Dorado) Placerville, Cal./Jan 11. Manuscript postmark (Williams ELD-2910) on rebacked cover front to Illinois with matching "Paid 40" rate, repair at bottom, Fine appearance.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #1215 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Humboldt) Scotia, Cal., Sep 5, 1895. Perfect strike of cds and star duplex (HUM-4490) tying 2¢ red on cover to Lakeport, Cal., Extremely Fine, a gem strike.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1216 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Los Angeles) Lamanda, Cal. Two covers with Lamanda postmark and wonderful all over illustrated design showing the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel, one in violet & other in orange brown, both franked with 2¢ Bureau, Very Fine and attractive, a lovely pair of covers.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1217 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Mariposa) Coruth Correspondence, 1852-57. Of 10 lengthy letters from William to his wife in Vermont, early letters datelined from Ridley's Ferry, Mercede River and later from Bondsville and Sherlocks Flat, from miner mentioning letters by express, high costs of provisions, sending of gold pieces (including an impression of coin in one of the letters), working the rockers, the hint and miss of striking gold and other interesting...
Lot #1218 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Mariposa) Wawona, Cal / Jul. 1, 1892. Blue double circle postmark ties 1890 2¢ on cover to Chicago with illustrated corner card showing The Wawona Hotel with The Mountains in the background, included is a stunning matching illustrated letterhead in orange showing various Yosemite views, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #1219 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Mariposa) Yosemite, Cal./ 1894 Jun 25. Cds on cover franked with 1890 2¢, cancelled by indistinct cancel, cover with attractive blue illustrated corner card showing the Stoneman House with Half Dome in the background, small cover tear at top, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1220 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Nevada & Yuba) Kyle Correspondence, 1856-60. Of a dozens covers with original letters from John Kyle to his mother and sisters in Fannettsburg, Pa.; virtually all 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entires, four mailed from Patterson (one with scarce manuscript postmark) and seven posted in Marysville, letters mostly of personal or local business, one letter of Jan 3, 1858 (Marysville) mentions Mormon War and California men wish to join to fight...
Lot #1221 - united states postal history California Postal History
(Placer) Todd's Valley, Cal., Feb 17. Clear cds (PLA-3660) on cover to Amherst, N.H., with matching Paid handstamp and "10 "rate in manuscript; some light water stain, F.-V.F., the only surviving example of Todd's Valley first postmark.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Todd's Valley is named after Dr. F. Walton Todd, a cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's wife., He owned a store there in June of 1849 and...
Lot #1222 - united states postal history California Postal History
(San Diego) San Diego Cal. Dec 18. Clear strike of cds and manuscript "12½" cent rating on 1850 folded cover addressed to the Governor of the State of California, San Jose Cal., inside 1850 docketing; file folds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
A very early intrastate letter from the tiny village of San Diego, population of 600, to the Governor Peter Hardeman Burnett at the State Capital in San Jose....
Lot #1223 - united states postal history California Postal History
(San Diego) "San Diego May 30, 1848" (Pioneer California Use). Docketing on folded cover from Capt. Henry Lindsey to Messrs. William Appleton, Boston Mass., endorsed "Per ship Barnstable", no postal markings, Appleton was engaged in the Hide & Tallow trade, clean and Very Fine, ex-Forster, Walske.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #1224 - united states postal history California Postal History
(San Francisco) San Francisco "July 2". Bold strike of straightline postmark with magenta date and matching manuscript "40" cent rating on 1849 folded letter to New York N.Y., excellent three page commercial letter of Samuel Ward (brother of Juli Ward Howe) that commences "Our prospects have materially improved since the return of M. Mersch a wreck since the result of his trading voyage to the mines", Very Fine.
Estimate...
Lot #1225 - united states postal history California Postal History
(San Francisco) San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 10. Bold strike of cds duplexed with target cancel tying 10¢ green (68), rich color, couple tiny perf flaws, on 1867 yellow cover from Vancouver V.I. to Boston Mass., blue "Post Office, Victoria Vancouver Island, Paid" oval frank handstamp, original enclosed letter datelined "Victoria V.I. July 31st /67"; trivial cover stain, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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