California Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 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 207 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyblack datestamp on folded lettersheet to Boston originating in Shanghai, China, dated December 20, 1852, endorsed "via California", red crayon "Ship" and handstamped "12" rate, very fine 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 240 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyillustrated miner's cover with "Noisy Carrier's, 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco" imprint, "Nappa City Cal. Nov 15" datestamp with matching "Paid" and manuscript "6c" rate, addressed to Charleston, South Carolina, January 1855 docketing, very fine and rare with just a few examples recorded, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold, ex-Hollobush, Kutz, and Vincent H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 202 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyblack straightline handstamp with magenta manuscript date and matching "40" rate on 1849 folded letter to Westernville, New York, interesting letter dated July 7 describes the journey through Panama and arrival in San Francisco, light wear and aging, fine strike and cover, the Mingee census records just eight August 1 uses of the San Francisco straightline (and just 34 examples total across three sailing dates) H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 214 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historydouble circle datestamp on 10c Green entire to North White Creek, New York, cogwheel and "10" cancels, red Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank obliterated with pen strokes, very fine H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 234 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyblack six-horse stagecoach illustrated directive with "Published by J.E. Hamlin, Nevada" imprint on cover to Mukwonago, Wisconsin, "Nevada City Cal. Feb 8 1860" datestamp with matching "Paid 10" in circle, light edge wear, very fine and rare, ex-Jessup and Haas H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 208 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyintegral rate datestamp on 1854 folded letter to Salem, Oregon Territory, light filefolds, 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 229 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyillustrated steamship directive with "Geo. H. Bell, Stationery, 153 Montgomery St. San Francisco" imprint, 10c Green (35) tied by "Folsom City Cal Apr 1861" double circle datestamp to cover to Oswego, New York, very fine and attractive H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 241 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyillustrated lettersheet depicting four scenes: "Going In To It", "Making Something", "Making Nothing", and "Going Out Of It", "Lith & Published by Britton & Rey, corner of Montgomery & Commercial Sts. S.F." imprint, small blue handstamp for "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall, 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco, Charles P. Kimball, Proprietor", trivial splitting along the folds, very fine and attractive H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
