California Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 231 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historydatestamp on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to Galveston, Texas, endorsed "Via Tehuatepec", carried by PMSS's J.L. Stephens to Acapulco and then by LTC's Habana from Minatitlan to New Orleans, left edge repaired, very fine appearance H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 209 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historydatestamp on cover to Crowland, Welland County, Canada West, red "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "15" rate, printed illustrated advertisement on reverse for Woodward's What Cheer House, original enclosure datelined "San Francisco Dec 30th 1856", light wear, very fine, the What Cheer House was a male-only hotel opened in 1852 which permitted no liquor on the premises and housed San Francisco's first free library and first museum H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 217 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyoctagonal handstamp on 1853 folded letter originating with red "New York Paid Mar 21" datestamp, pencil "12" rate (double the 6c rate to San Francisco), addressed in care of "Messr. G.B. Post Co., San Francisco, Cala" for their transmittal to Honolulu, Hawaii, additional blue oval "Oriental Line Agents Ogden & Haynes" handstamp, "Rec'd May 9 '53" docket on reverse, contents related to the sperm oil trade, file fold, very fine, an extraordinary combination of markings, ex-Haas H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 245 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historymanuscript postmark on canvas pouch addressed to Lisbon, Maine, franked with two strips of five 3c Dull red and two strips of five 10c Green, each with neat pen cancel, small faults to be expected, an extraordinary postal relic, this pouch would have been sewn around a metal cigarette box containing gold nuggets circa 1855, the postage of $1.30 would pay for 6½ ounces (at a rate of 10c per half-ounce H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 204 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historydatestamp with matching boxed "40" rate handstamp on 1850 cover to Pikesville, Maryland, carried by PMSS steamer Panama to Panama and then USMSC Georgia to New York City, original enclosure datelined "San Francisco January 26, 1850" makes mention of Generals Bennet C. Riley and Winfield Scott, very fine and interesting H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of Western Postal Historyu.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 212 - 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 New London, Connecticut, matching cogwheel, red Wells, Fargo & Co. frank at top, endorsed "Steamer", light edge wear, 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 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 4013 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2red datestamp on ca. 1854 cover to George T. Allen in Oyster Bay, New York, very fine, Allen's brother William moved to San Francisco in 1849 and is presumably the sender of this cover H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2u.s. postal history California Postal History |
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 Lot 4008 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2red datestamp with black "Ship 6" in shell handstamp on incoming folded letter datelined "Sydney, 31st March, 1851", endorsed "Robert Bowne" which according to newspaper records traveled via Honolulu and arrived August 17, very fine, one of two recorded covers with a red datestamp and black "Ship 6", ex-Salzer H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2u.s. postal history California Postal History |
