Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Jeanette C. Rudy Collection of Tennessee Postal History continued...

**Stampless Markings**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
4		"Nashville 9 Oct. 97". Ms. pmk. and "17" rate on folded cover to Knoxville, file fold at bottom VERY FINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED POSTAL MARKING FROM NASHVILLE. Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. No earlier cover from Nashville has been reported. (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,800.00
5		"State of Franklin 1785". Legal memorandum with rare contemporary reference to the State of Franklin (Frankland), formed in August 1784 by inhabitants who wished to establish independence from North Carolina in the northwest corner of what is now known as Tennessee, it existed only until 1788 (Image)	E. 200-300	575.00
6		Columbia Tenn. Straightlines. Three different two-line datestamps on folded letters, 1814, 1815 and 1817 year dates, some minor wear, splitting along file fold in one, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	450.00
7		Franklin Ten. Sept. 1. Blue double-circle datestamp with matching negative "5" in circle on lady's bronze and blue decorative cover to Clearmont Tenn., slight wear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	160.00
8		Knoxville Ten. Jul. 1. Vivid red circular datestamp on folded letter datelined "United States Frigate Brandywine, The Island of Juan Fernandez, March the 15th, 1836" to Knoxville, entered mails at port of Philadelphia, red "Phila. 19 Jun." framed datestamp, matching "Ship" handstamp and "29" rate, forwarded from Knoxville to Paris Tenn., red ms. "forwd. 18-13/4 = 45-3/4" rate, neat and legible 5-12/pp letter mostly dedicated to gossip about girls back in Knoxville, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	210.00
9		Murfreesboro T. Oct. 29. 1818. Three lines in large circle clearly struck on folded letter from Wilson Tenn. to Cape Girardeau Miss. Terr., ms. "18-1/2" rate, file folds, Very Fine, this is the strike pictured in ASCC (Image)	E. 150-200	425.00
10		"Western Military Institute, Tyree Springs, Tennessee, September 29th/54". Ms. pmk. and "Paid 3" on cover to Mobile Ala., with original letter from a cadet, mentions cholera epidemic, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	190.00
11		Tennessee Stampless Markings. Over 400 folded letters and covers, enormous variety including many different towns (manuscript and handstamped), rates and some unusual usages, faults to be expected, majority Fine with many Very Fine strikes of scarce markings, an extraordinary opportunity for the postal history collector or dealer (lots of $30-40 retail items)	E. 3,000-4,000	9,000.00

Stampless Markings

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

"Nashville 9 Oct. 97". Ms. pmk. and "17" rate on folded cover to Knoxville, file fold at bottom

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED POSTAL MARKING FROM NASHVILLE.

Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. No earlier cover from Nashville has been reported. (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,800.00

"State of Franklin 1785". Legal memorandum with rare contemporary reference to the State of Franklin (Frankland), formed in August 1784 by inhabitants who wished to establish independence from North Carolina in the northwest corner of what is now known as Tennessee, it existed only until 1788 (Image)

E. 200-300

575.00

Columbia Tenn. Straightlines. Three different two-line datestamps on folded letters, 1814, 1815 and 1817 year dates, some minor wear, splitting along file fold in one, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

450.00

Franklin Ten. Sept. 1. Blue double-circle datestamp with matching negative "5" in circle on lady's bronze and blue decorative cover to Clearmont Tenn., slight wear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

160.00

Knoxville Ten. Jul. 1. Vivid red circular datestamp on folded letter datelined "United States Frigate Brandywine, The Island of Juan Fernandez, March the 15th, 1836" to Knoxville, entered mails at port of Philadelphia, red "Phila. 19 Jun." framed datestamp, matching "Ship" handstamp and "29" rate, forwarded from Knoxville to Paris Tenn., red ms. "forwd. 18-13/4 = 45-3/4" rate, neat and legible 5-12/pp letter mostly dedicated to gossip about girls back in Knoxville, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

210.00

Murfreesboro T. Oct. 29. 1818. Three lines in large circle clearly struck on folded letter from Wilson Tenn. to Cape Girardeau Miss. Terr., ms. "18-1/2" rate, file folds, Very Fine, this is the strike pictured in ASCC (Image)

E. 150-200

425.00

"Western Military Institute, Tyree Springs, Tennessee, September 29th/54". Ms. pmk. and "Paid 3" on cover to Mobile Ala., with original letter from a cadet, mentions cholera epidemic, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

190.00

Tennessee Stampless Markings. Over 400 folded letters and covers, enormous variety including many different towns (manuscript and handstamped), rates and some unusual usages, faults to be expected, majority Fine with many Very Fine strikes of scarce markings, an extraordinary opportunity for the postal history collector or dealer (lots of $30-40 retail items)

E. 3,000-4,000

9,000.00