Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale

(San Francisco) Rassette House. Black cameo corner card on cover originating from San Francisco to Maine, cover cancelled in transit by black "New-York / Ship / 5cts" cds, cameo shows view of the of the Hotel, flap tear, Very Fine, a rare San Francisco ad cover.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

(San Francisco) Tehama House. Printed card on cover to J.W. Denver in Washington, D.C., postmarked "San Francisco, Cal. / Free" cds, illustrated corner card shows early view of the Hotel and Street Scene, Very Fine and choice, signed Ashbrook.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

(Sierra) Gibsonville Cal. Jan 12. Cds on light yellow registered cover bearing pen cancelled 10¢ green (35) to Foxcroft Me, matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "5cts" rating and "Regis No 4" at top; reduced slightly at right and tiny corner mend lower left, flap torn, Fine-V.F., ex-Landau., F.-V.F., One of only four recorded examples of this rare California 5¢ registered "Paid" handstamp use. ex-Landau.
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(Tuolumne) "Shaw's Flat, Cal., Apr. 26th". Manuscript postmark (TUO-1290) and matching "Paid 4" rating on 6¢ green (U12) buff entire to Newbury Me.; torn at upper left; pencil 1854 docketing, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

THIS IS EARLIEST POSTMARK FROM SHAW'S FLAT AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE MANUSCRIPT POSTMARK.

(Yuba) "Emerys Xing (Crossing), Cal., Febr. 2, '56". Manuscript postmark (YUB-570, R5) on buff cover bearing 10¢ green, type III (15), four margins, cancelled by matching manuscript to Fairplay Wisc., accompanying correspondence letter datelined "Emerys Crossing, Jan 30th '57" may not belong, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

The Emery's Crossing post office is known opened June 2nd, 1855 to July 15,...

California Town Stock. Stock of approximately 230 covers including range of counties including Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, San Bernandino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sanoma, Tehama, Yuba, etc., some better towns including Mokelumne Hill, Coloma on U18a, Culloma stampless cds, Hurleton 1881 gem strike of duplex with star fancy...

Stanislaus County Balance. Group of 66 covers, towns identified by Williams numbers include Ceres, Crows Landing (2) including manuscript, Grayson, Hickman, Hill's Ferry, Knight's Ferry, La Grange, Modesto, Montpellier, Newman, Oakdale, Salida manuscript, Turlock, Twenty-Six Mile House (only known), Wanda, Warnersville, Waterford, Westley; many different cds types, clear strikes the rule, F.-V.F., Owner's retail $4,310, a...

Forwarded by Thomas O. Larkin, Monterey, California. Clear strike of oval forwarder handstamp on flap of blue folded letter datelined "Boston January 15th 1845" to Ship Vandalia, on the Coast of Upper California, letter states it is being sent care of Midshipman Charles Henry Caldwell who sails from Portsmouth in a few days for the Pacific; some paper loss on flap affects oval, Very Fine, ex-Hackett.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,...

Stmr. Sierra Nevada, Via Nicaragua in Advance of the Mails. Blue oval handstamp on ca. 1854 cover to Branchport N.Y., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red, pair tied by "New - York, Ship, Oct 9" cds; light cover wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400.

Bamber & Co.'s Express. Printed scroll frank on unused 1861, 12¢ red & brown on buff legal size entire; some soiling, F.-V.F. and scarce.
Scott No. U42; $425; Estimate $150 - 200.

Freeman & Co's Express, Grass Valley. Oval handstamp on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, red ribbon printed frank, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Pacific Express Co., Diamond Springs. Blue oval handstamp (PAC-108) on stampless cover addressed to Folsom, F.-V.F., very rare with only two examples known of the Diamond Springs handstamp.
Estimate; $200 - 300.