Secret Ravine, CAL, Early State Postal History - Cover

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

#15

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Centering

VF

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1855

Item Description

This is a nice piece California postal history featuring the ever popular 1855 imperforate 10c green Washington, Type III, featuring a smeared Secret Ravine, Placer County, California, cancellation. The stamp has generous margins on three sides and just in at the left, and this a tiny clipped upper left corner. The reverse of the cover is torn various ways customary when being opened in a hurried excitement as this must have been. 

The Post Office at Secret Ravine was established Aug. 29, 1854, but discontinued mid-way through the American Civil War; March 25, 1863. The name, Secret Ravine, stems from a legend that a gold prospector concealed his gold find from his partners.  The Post Office was located three miles southwest of Newcastle.

Please review the images of this philatelic California cover. The Helbock scarcity index is 7, while the Willaims scarcity index is 5 putting the auction value for the cover between $200 to $300.  Generally, a nice tidy cover with a fresh stamp. Please study the images to determine condition as well as clarity, color, condition, cancel, and centering. Note, the reverse features pencil notations from a previous collector. 

Scott Catalogue Number: #15 on Cover, $190.00

Color: Green (10c stamp).

Usage/Issue Date: Probably 1855 or 1856.

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Seller Information

Seller

Doyle (1934)

Registered Since

03/15/2018

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Item Location

Washington, United States

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