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1860s Staples Ranch San Joaquin California Town Postmark to Mokelumne Hill Calaveras Cover
Dec. 20 canceled ladies cover to Calaveras County,slight wear at lower left corner. (SAJ-2260) Years of post office operations 1851 to Dec 28 1863. Name for David Staples, the 1st Postmaster. AKA Lairds Ferry and Staples Ferry (no P.O.s) A ghost site on the Mokelumne River.
id #5272
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$225
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1870s French Camp San Joaquin California Manuscript Town Cancel Cover
Sept. 5 Stockton Cal. received at back. Cover reduced at left edge. (SAJ-980) Name stems from the French - Canadian fur trappers who camped at the site in 1830-40s. AKA Castoria ( No P.O.) Located 6 miles south of Stockton.
id #5271
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$125
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1868 Red Dog Nevada California 10c Washington to North Plains Michigan Care of John Heydlauff
Nevada County California 3c Washington #68 tied by partial Red Dog cancel, cover reduced at left edge. Manuscript docket at back July 9 1868 answered.
id #5270
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$150
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1876 Bath Placer California Manuscript 3c Postal Stationery to Camden Maine Cover
Dated Oct. 21/76 (1876) (PLA-450) Cover addressed to Mrs. George W. Thorndike. Cover reduced at right edge. Was a 1850s mining camp. AKA Volcano and Sarahville (No Post Offices) No Connection with Amador County Post Offices with the same name. Located 23 miles North East of Auburn and 5 Miles west of Michigan Bluff.
id #5266
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$100
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1850s Nevada City California Manuscript 10 Rate Stampless To Bushnell Worchester Mass Cover
Nov. 10 dated postmark (NEV-1180) Manuscript docket at right reads - Nov. 8th Going to Ophir . Wrinkles and wear at corners.
id #5265
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$150
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1856-60s Little York Nevada California Manuscript Postmark 10c Nesbitt to Johnson Rhoad Island
Feb. 17 manuscript postmark (NEV-950) and manuscript cancel on 1855, 10ยข Nesbitt entire to Johnston, R.I. manuscript Via Panama, clean uneven tear at back flap, lower left corner bend.
id #5264
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$175
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