1378 C Monroe M.T., Mar 6. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834 folded
cover to Washington D.C., file fold, Very Fine.....................$40
1379 C Monroe M.T. May 6. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834 folded
cover to Washington D.C., some soiling along file fold,
Fine...............................................................$35
1380 C Monroe M.T. Nov 18. Red ms. pmk., matching "Free" on 1834
green folded cover to Washington D.C., light soiling along
file folds, o/w Very Fine..........................................$75
1381 C Monroe MicT., Nov. 24. Black cds, ms. "25" crossed out, on
1835 folded cover to Washington D.C., some very minor
staining at far R., o/w Very Fine..................................$35
1382 C Navarino MT., June 24. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834 folded
cover to Washington D.C., file folds, Very Fine,
established under Michigan Territorial jurisdiction, the
office was discontinued before Wisconsin Territorial
jurisdiction took effect, eventually Navarino became Green
Bay...............................................................$290
1383 C Niles M.T., March 22. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on folded cover
to Washington D.C., "Polk" in red crayon (the name of
Lucius Lyon's boarding house), two file folds, Very Fine...........$55
1384 C Niles M.T., Feb. 24th. Ms. pmk. on 1834 folded cover to
Washington D.C., file fold, some overall toning, Very Fine.........$60
1385 C Niles MT, June 21st. Ms. pmk. on 1834 folded cover to
Washington D.C., red "Polk" in crayon, minor soiling along
file folds, Very Fine..............................................$60
1386 C Platteville M.T., June 4th. Ms. pmk., matching "per J.H.
Rountree, P.M." on 1835 folded cover to Detroit, some
staining along file fold, o/w Very Fine...........................$190
1387 C Port Huron, Mich. Sep 20, 1898. Neat wavy flag pmk. ties
strip of three of 2c Carmine (267) on all-over illustrated
flag cover to England, various due markings, light file
fold affecting R. stamp, Fine.....................................$120
1388 C Prairie du Chien M.T., Sep 11. Ms. pmk., matching "25" on
1834 folded letter to Detroit, light toning along file
fold, Very Fine...................................................$425
1389 C Prairie du Chien M.T., Dec 26. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on
folded cover to Washington D.C., two file folds, Very Fine
usage from what is now in Wisconsin...............................$325
1390 C Romeo M.T. Jany. 10th, 1835. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on folded
cover to Washington D.C., Very Fine...............................$110
1391 C Royalton M.T., Jan. 11th. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834
folded cover to Washington D.C., red crayon "Polk", two
file folds, Very Fine and rare....................................$170
1392 C Royalton M.T. March 22nd. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834
folded cover to Washington D.C., some light toning along
file fold, Very Fine..............................................$170
1393 C Schoolcraft MT, May 6. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834 folded
cover to Washington D.C., very minor splitting along file
fold, otherwise Very Fine..........................................$40
1394 C Schoolcraft M.T., 15th Decr. Ms. pmk., matching "f" on
1834 folded cover to Washington D.C., trivial toning along
file folds, Very Fine.............................................$130
1395 C Schoolcraft M.T. Dec 24. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834
folded cover to Washington D.C., some light toning and
minor splitting at B., o/w Very Fine...............................$35
1396 C Schoolcraft Mich., Mar 7. Bold green cds, matching "FREE"
on 1844 folded cover to Washington D.C., a Very Fine
strike............................................................$110
1397 C St. Joseph M.T. Decr. 14. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1833
folded cover to Washington D.C., some slight splitting
along file fold, o/w Very Fine.....................................$60
1398 C St. Joseph, April 12. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834 folded
cover to Washington D.C., two light file folds, Very Fine..........$55
1399 C St. Joseph, M.T., Nov 15. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834
folded cover to Washington D.C., toned spot along file
fold at R., o/w Very Fine..........................................$50
1400 C [Toledo Strip] Tremainsville MT, Feby. 21. Ms. pmk. and
"Free" on 1835 folded cover to Washington D.C., file fold
and minor toning spots, Very Fine and rare usage..................$800
1401 C [Toledo Strip] Whitford MT, March 2. Ms. pmk. and "Free"
on 1836 folded cover to Washington D.C., light toning
along file folds, Very Fine and rare usage......................$1,500
1402 C [Toledo Strip] Whitford O., Jany. 6. Ms. pmk. and "Free"
on 1838 folded cover to Washington D.C., light file folds,
Very Fine Ohio usage...............................................$75
1403 C White Pigeon MT, May 8th. Ms. Pmk. and "Free" on folded
cover to Washington D.C., light file folds, Very Fine..............$95
1404 C White Pigeon M.T., Dec 12. Ms. pmk. and "Free" on 1834
folded cover to Washington D.C., file folds, Very Fine.............$55
1405 C White Pigeon Prairie M.Ty., Apr 14. Bold black cds,
matching "FREE" on folded cover to Washington D.C., light
file fold, a Very Fine and extremely scarce marking...............$600
Minnesota
1406 C Paid 3cts/Faribault MT/Septr. 26. Ms. postmark in three
lines on 1855 folded letter to Greenville R.I., lengthy
and faintly sad contents from a young woman attempting to
run the farm after the recent death of her husband, Very
Fine..............................................................$200
1407 C Fort Ripley Min. Sep. 13. Clear cds with matching "Paid 3"
in circle on small cover, interesting "Paid/B" in ms.,
Fine and scarce...................................................$180
1408 C Fort Snelling, July 11, 1849. Ms. pmk., matching "10" on
folded letter to St. Louis Mo., contents state in part
"The cholera seems to be prevailing to a considerable
degree among you at St. Louis, and I am told takes all
classes...we have nothing here worse than mosquitos and
black flies, and these in profusion...", Very Fine................$280
1410 C Saint Paul Min. Ter. Oct. 10. Neat red cds, black "5" in
circle on 1850 cover to Derby England, Liverpool and Derby
backstamps, file fold at T., some wear, still Fine, this
is the listing example for the earliest usage in AAMC.............$105
1411 C St. Anthony's Falls M.T. Blue Jun. 12 cds, a perfectly
clear strike tied 3c Dull Red (11), three ample margins,
on mourning cover to Conn., Very Fine and choice..................$350
1412 C Traverse Des Sioux M.T. Mar 13. Cds ties 3c Dull Red (11),
margins to in, on cover to South Weare N.H., slight
edgewear, Fine....................................................$230
1413 C Traverse Des Sioux Min. Aug. 26. Neat strike of cds,
matching grid cancels 3c Red entire (U10) to East Haven
Conn., slightly reduced at L., Very Fine strike...................$130
1414 C Winnebago City M.T. Sept. 26th. Ms. pmk., four pen strokes
cancel 3c Dull Red (26), faulty, on cover to Beloit Wis.,
fresh and Very Fine marking.......................................$250
1415 C Winnebago Agency Min. Jul. 30. Cds, matching targets tie
3c and 15c Bank Notes on orange 1873 cover to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C., ms.
""Bid for Winnebago Indian trust lands", receiving
backstamp, Fine...................................................$135
Mississippi
1416 C Bolton's Depot Mis, Oct 22. Ms. pmk., matching "Via New
Orleans Road" and pen marks cancelling 3c Red entire (U9)
to New Orleans, two staple holes, Fine.............................$65
1417 C Choctaw Agency, Sep 20. Ms. pmk. on 1820 folded cover to
Washington (Miss.), matching "Free" and postmaster's
signature, some aging, Fine.......................................$105
1418 C Choctaw Agency, April 19th. Ms. pmk. on 1827 folded letter
to Natchez Miss., matching "Free" and PM's signature, some
aging, Fine........................................................$80
1420 C Choctaw Agency Mi, August 7, 1841. Ms. pmk. on folded
cover to Jackson Miss., matching "12-1/2" rate marking,
Very Fine..........................................................$80
1421 C Choctaw Agency, Miss. Apr. 18. Bold cds with the "8"
inverted tying 3c Dull Red (11), margins to just in, on
cover to Demopolis Ala., minor edgewear, a Very Fine
strike............................................................$350
1422 C Choctaw Agency Miss., Jany 29. Ms. pmk., matching "X"
cancels 3c Red entire (U10) to Demopolis Ala., file fold
affecting embossing and Scotch tape mend on back, appears
Fine...............................................................$65
1422A C F * Adams * June.22. Straightline postmark on 1807 folded
cover to Sec. of War Henry Dearborn in Washington, ms.
"Free", minor toning along folds, small paper loss at B.L.
corner which has been mended, Fine appearance.....................$210
1424 C Hobunkintoopa, Sept. 1st, 1806. Dateline in folded letter
addressed to Washington M. Territory, Fine and interesting
cover.............................................................$160
1425 C Natchez * Dec 30. Straightline hs, ms. "free" on 1807
folded cover addressed to Sec. of War Henry Dearborn in
Washington, small tear at T., a Fine and rare marking.............$300
1427 C Natchz. M.T. Apr 28. Neat cds on 1812 folded letter to
Harrodsburgh Ky., ms. "25" rate marking, some aging, Fine..........$60
1429 C St. Stephens, 14 Nov. Ms. pmk. with matching "18-1/2" on
1819 folded letter to Natchez, some toning, Fine..................$290
1430 C Ship Island Miss. Neatly struck hs, pen marks cancel 3c
Rose (65), s.e. at L., on cover to Turner Maine, Fine.............$200
1431 C Washington M.T. Mar. 12. Neat cds on 1816 folded letter to
New Orleans, sealed tear at T. and some aging, o/w Fine,
rare..............................................................$200
Missouri
1432 C Cant. Leavenworth, July 14. Ms. pmk., matching "18-3/4" on
1829 folded letter addressed to a fur company in St.
Louis, Fine and rare, ASCC $750.00................................$350
1433 C Cant. Leavenworth, 14th Oct.. Ms. pmk., matching "18-3/4"
on 1837 folded letter to St. Louis, interesting historical
content that is sympathetic to the Indians, Very Fine and
scarce............................................................$400
1434 C Cape Girardeau 31 May 1811. Ms. postmark and free frank of
postmaster J.M. Ferron, on folded letter to Pittsburgh
Pa., Fine and rare, the latest recorded example of this
Louisiana Terr. marking - this is the listing example in
ASCC..............................................................$350
1436 C FRANKLIN/MO. Bold two-line hs, matching "FREE" on 1823
folded cover to Washington City, with original enclosure,
cover has sealed internal tear, otherwise a Very Fine
strike of a rare postmark.........................................$525
1437 C Independence Mo. Jul. 4. Bold blue cds on 1838 folded
letter to Fayette Mo., ms. "12-1/2", Fine, this cover is
the earliest recorded use of a handstamped town marking in
Independence......................................................$100
1438 C Independence Mo. Oct. 24. Red cds with matching "PAID" and
"5" on 1850 folded letter to Liberty Mo., contents
regarding supplies for new Salt Lake mail line, Fine..............$140
1439 C Independence Mo. Aug. 5. Bold cds in red, matching "5"
rate marking crossed out and with ms. "Official Business"
on 1851 folded way letter to Washington D.C., datelined by
Lt. Col. D.S. Miles, 3rd Infantry in Council Grove and
reporting that he was en route to New Mexico, Fine................$115
1440 C Independence Mo. Mar 29. Cds with matching "10" on 1854
folded letter to Sacramento Cal., some edgewear and
splitting along folds, Fine, carried the entire length of
the California Trail route........................................$210
1441 C Jefferson Barracks Mo. Jan. 29. Well-struck cds in blue,
matching "FREE" on 1844 folded letter to the Paymester
General in Washington, faint toning along file folds, Fine........$125
1442 C Liberty Mo. May 9. Well-struck oval ds in red on 1834
folded letter to Urbana Ohio, excellent pioneer letter
describing Mormons and referring to the Kirtland Ohio
settlement, "there is a degraded kind of people in this
country called mormons that settled in the adjoining
county who pretend to have great supernatural gifts such
as speaking with toungs, healing diseases & c. The people
of that county became so disgusted with them and their
lying pretentions that last winter they drove them from
their county...I understand there is a great many of this
kind of people in the State of Ohio at a place called
Kirtland.", some aging, a Very Fine strike and extremely
rare contemporary reference to the conflict between
Mormons in western Missouri and their gentile neighbors...........$625
1444 C New Santa Fe Mo, May 31st 1857. Ms. pmk., matching
pen-strokes cancel horizontal strip of three of 3c Dull
Red (25) and 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) on cover to Jackson
County Missouri, the cover has been opened, shows
considerable wear incl. some Scotch tape mends, still Fine
and interesting....................................................$75
1446 C St. Genevieve Missouri May 23. Oval hs with ms. date on
folded cover to the "Very Revd. John Timon Visitor of the
Congr of the Mission St. Louis Mo.", ms. "10" rate, some
wear along file folds, Fine
is in the statehood period. Until 1823,
Timon was a merchant. In that year he entered the Lazarist
seminary near St. Louis............................................$70
1447 C ST. LOUIS/OCT. 10. Small two-line hs, ms. "25" on 1819
folded letter to Canandaigua N.Y., Fine territorial cover.........$180
1448 C St. Louis Mo.T. Nov 17. Brown cds on 1820 folded letter to
Washington, ms. "free", some aging and repair, Fine
territorial usage.................................................$100
Montana
1449 C Bannack City M.T. Aug 19. Date in ms., matching target
cancel ties 3c Rose (65) on cover to Tallimadge Ohio, some
toning spots, o/w a Fine and rare pmk.............................$575
1450 C Bannock City Montano Dec 17. Bold cds, matching target
ties 3c Rose (65) on orange cover to Newark N.J., stamp
centered to R., fresh and Very Fine...............................$280
1451 C Bozeman Mont. Jun. 25, 1899. Cds ties horizontal pair of
1c Bureau on illustrated corner card cover for camping
transport in Yellowstone National Park to New Albany Ind.,
receiving backstamp, opened at R., few toned perf tips,
Fine..............................................................$350
1452 C Fort Keogh Montana Apr. 7, 1883. Straightline hs, matching
Indian head fancy cancel ties 2c Bank Note on 3c Green
entire (U163) to Vienna Austria, receiving backstamp, a
Very Fine and extremely scarce cancel and usage...................$800
1454 C Virginia City Montano Feb 12. Neat cds, matching target
ties 3c Rose (65) on yellow cover to McIndoes Falls Vt.,
Fine usage.........................................................$70
1455 C Montana. Three covers, includes 1894 2c Green entire with
"Washington Bar. Mont." cds and Virginia City backstamp,
greenish blue "Ennis" rimmed double-circle and matching
star tying No. 213, and out of the mails "Stage Business"
envelope with printed address to the "Agent Virginia City
& Red Bluff Stage Co., Fine........................................$80
Nebraska
1459 C Bennett's Ferry N.T. May 19, 1856. Ms. pmk., matching pen
strokes cancel 3c Dull Red (11), margins to in, on orange
cover to Middlebury Vt., Fine and rare, this is the
listing cover in AAMC for earliest usage..........................$210
1460 C Bennett's Ferry N.T. Aug 25, 1856. Ms. pmk., matching pen
marks tie 3c Dull Red (11), margins to just in, on orange
cover to Middlebury Vt., Very Fine and extremely scarce,
this is the listing cover in AAMC for latest usage................$280
1461 C Black Bird N.T. Aug 11th. Ms. pmk. on cover to Elizabeth
N.J., Very Fine and rare, this is the listing cover in
AAMC..............................................................$280
1462 C Brownsville N.T. Jan. 29. Bold blue cds cancels 3c Red
entire (U10) to Union N.Y., 1860 usage, slightly reduced
at R., Fine........................................................$90
1463 C Brownville N.T. Jan. 10. Light cds, matching bold grid
cancels 3c Red entire (U10) to Logensport Ind., 1861
usage, with original enclosure, Fine...............................$70
1464 C Brownsville N.T. Oct. 31. Blue cds, matching "PAID" on
orange cover to Nebraska City, with original enclosure
dated 1861, some edgewear, Fine...................................$135
1467 C Columbus N.T. July 19, 1858. Ms. pmk. with "paid 3c" on
cover to Omaha City, missing backflap, Very Fine, this is
the listing cover in AAMC.........................................$280
1468 C Columbus N.T. July ?. Ms. pmk. ties 3c Dull Red (26) on
yellow cover to Galena Ill., light edgewear, Fine.................$140
1470 C Cottonwood Spring N.T. Aug 13th. Ms. pmk., matching pen
strokes tie 3c Rose (65) on blue embossed cover to
Nebraska City, neat "ADVERTISED" in oval hs, some edgewear
and few perf flaws, Fine..........................................$160
1472 C DeSoto, N.T. Sep 28. Ms. pmk. on 3c Red entire (U10) to
Eckmansville Ohio, 1857 usage, with original contents,
light file fold at T., Fine........................................$70
1473 C DeSoto N.T. Jan 12. Ms. pmk., matching pen strokes cancel
3c Dull Red (26) on 1860 yellow cover to Ohio, with
original contents, Fine............................................$70
1475 C Elkhorn, Neb Jan 12. Ms. town marking, matching pen
strokes cancel 3c Dull Red (26) on orange cover to
Marathon N.Y., light file fold and slightly reduced at L.
affecting stamp, Fine..............................................$70
1476 C Elkhorn, Neb. Aug 2, 1859. Ms. pmk., matching pen marks
cancel 3c Red on Buff (U10) to Williamsburg, Mass., a Very
Fine early usage...................................................$70
1478 C Florence N.T. Sep. 1. Boldly struck cds on forwarded
cover, with ms. "Menomonee Falls Wis Aug 11" marking tying
3c Dull Red (11), margins to in, addressed to Florence and
forwarded back to Wisconsin, marked in ms. "Fwd Due 3c",
some wear, a Fine and interesting usage...........................$125
1479 C Florence N.T. Feb. 18. Cds, matching grid ties 3c Dull Red
(11), margins to just in, on embossed 1858 cover to Groton
N.Y., with original contents, trivial edge toning, Fine............$80
1481 C Florence N.T. Jun. 30. Bold cds ties 3c Dull Red (26) on
embossed cover to Cottonwood Grove Ill., slightly reduced
at L., Fine........................................................$70
1482 C Fontenelle Neb. Nov. 20. Cds, matching hs ties 3c Rose
(65), centered to B.R., on cover to De Witt N.Y., Fine.............$55
1483 C Fort Calhoun N.T. July 15th. Ms. pmk., matching pen
strokes cancel 3c Red entire (U10) to Edry Va., 1857
usage, with original enclosure, some edgewear, Fine...............$140
1484 C Fort Calhoun Neb. Jan. 24. Bold cds on 1867 orange cover
sent from what appears to be Beaver Dam Minn., matching
target ties 3c Rose (65) addressed to Fort Collins
Colorado Terr., ms. "Missent", slightly reduced at R.,
Fine and interesting usage........................................$180
1485 C Fort Halleck Neb.T.. Cds ties 3c Rose (65) on yellow cover
to Savannah N.Y., Seneca Falls and Old Mining Co.
embossing, Very Fine..............................................$220
1486 C Fort Laramie N.T. Aug. 15. Boldly struck cds, matching
"Paid 3" in arc on cover to Rhancocus N.J., few light
stains, Fine and very scarce......................................$400
1487 C Fort Randall N.T. May 2. Cds, matching target cancels 3c
Rose (65) on Howell's verse patriotic cover to Prescott
Wis., stamp torn, appears Fine....................................$350
1488 C Fort Randall N.T. Aug. 23. Bold cds ties 3c Rose (65) on
yellow cover to Sioux City Iowa, stamp torn at B.L., o/w
Fine...............................................................$95
1489 C Fremont N.T. Feb 28. Bold cds, blurred strike of "PAID" in
oval cancels 3c Dull Red (26), small tears at B., on cover
to Dekalb Center Ill., with original enclosure dated 1860
which states in part "We are going to start for the mines
on the Arkansas river about 60 miles S.W. of pikes peak.
There has been some new digins discovered there
lately...", some edgewear, Fine...................................$180
1492 C Kearny City N.T. May. Ms. pmk. with indistinct date,
matching pen strokes cancel 3c Rose (65) on 1863 cover to
Highland Kans., slightly reduced at R., Fine......................$140
1494 C MISSENT. Hs, bold "Plantsville Ct. Mar 20" with matching
target ties 3c Rose (65) on missent cover addressed to
Buchanan Nebraska Territory, red "Genoa Nebraska Apr 7"
cds which matches the "Missent", Fine.............................$210
1497 C Nebraska Centre N.T. July 31. Cds ties fresh and
well-centered 3c Rose (65) on orange cover with Seneca
Falls Gold Mining Co. embossing to Savannah N.Y., fresh
and Very Fine.....................................................$140
1509 C Omadi N.T. May 29. Ms. pmk. ties 3c Dull Red (26) on
orange cover to Pittsburgh Penn., Fine............................$110
1517 C Omaha City N.T. July 7. Ms. pmk., matching pen strokes
cancel horizontal strip of three of 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9),
just in to large margins, on cover to Rowe Mass., missing
backflap and some wear, Fine and scarce...........................$210
1518 C Omaha City N.T. July 16. Ms. pmk., matching pen strokes
tie 3c Dull Red (11), clear to large margins, on cover to
South Granville Mass., few toning spots, tears on back,
Fine and scarce marking...........................................$140
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