California Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 237 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyhand-colored illustrated four-horse stagecoach directive on cover to Long Green, Maryland, 10c Green (35) tied by blue Marysville, California integral rate datestamp, extremely fine and beautiful cover, ex-Grunin, signed Ashbrook H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 232 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyblack datestamp on folded lettersheet to Angouleme, France, manuscript "Overland via Los Angeles" directive, crayon "30" rate and black "New York 24 Aug 18" datestamp, Havre transit and various backstamps including Paris and Angouleme, "16" due handstamp, very fine and rare double rate transatlantic cover carried via the Butterfield Route H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 220 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal HistoryType 1 frank addressed to Sacramento, circular "Penny Post Co San Francisco" handstamp, manuscript correction deleting "to the care of the" (Penny Post), probably indicating a pure out-of-the-mails use from origin to Sacramento, 1c Blue (9) with manuscript cancel did not originate despite the opinion of the certificate, otherwise very fine, ex-Knapp, Emerson, Jessup, Haas, and Grunin, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 205 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyred datestamp with matching "40" rate handstamp on 1850 folded lettersheet to Richmond, Virginia, very fine cover from the Crittenden correspondence H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 213 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historydouble circle datestamp on locally-addressed 10c Green entire, "San Francisco Post Office" imprint at top with "By calling at my private office, southeast corner of the building, you will receive a valuable letter, R.F. Perkins, P.M.", filing hole through indicia and light wear, fine appearance H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 239 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyrebus with train and mountain illustration on cover to Lena, Illinois, "Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery St." imprint, manuscript "Paid 10 Cts" and San Leandro datestamp, small edge faults, very fine and scarce H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 233 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historytwo-line wavy handstamp on cover with 10c Green (32) tied by indistinct "Santa Clara Cal." datestamp, addressed to Mr. Frederic Brimblecom in Ogle County, Illinois, light edge wear, very fine strike and cover, the only recorded example of this marking, an extraordinary Overland Mail cover, illustrated in Letters of Gold (page 248) H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 223 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal HistoryType 4 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, "Stockton Cal. Oct 25" datestamp, and "Penny Post Co Stockton" circular handstamp, reverse with printed advertisement for the Penny-Post Company with list of cities, couple light vertical creases, otherwise very fine, one of just 16 recorded in the Frajola census, ex-Barkhausen H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 4009 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2red datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" and "6" rate on 1852 folded letter to New York City, very fine, this marking is scarcer in red H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2u.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 4015 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2black datestamps tie 1857 1c Blue, Type V (24, natural straightedge at top and left) and strip of three 1851 3c Dull red, Type I (11) to cover to Augustus S. Farwell in Wells River, Vermont, cover small nick at bottom, very fine appearance, an attractive and rare mixed-issue franking, Farwell served as Wells River's postmaster in the late 1850s H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2u.s. postal history California Postal History |
