United States Postal History continued...

Michigan -- Many from the Lucius Lyon Correspondence continued...

Prices realized...
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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