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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

**Postal Markings by State**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
632		San Francisco. Well-struck straightline handstamp with magenta ms. "Aug. 1" and "40" rate on folded letter datelined "Port Famine in the Straits of Magellans April 11th 1849" to East Limington Me., minor and sensible strengthening along folds, Very Fine, rare usage (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,250.00
633		California-Related Covers. Nine, incl. No. 15 from San Francisco to R.I., No. 33 tied by Yuba City blue grid to Va., No. 33 from San Francisco to Mass., No. 33 sent overland mail from San Francisco to New York, No. 32 on 3c entire from Sacramento City to Ohio, Moke Hill stampless cover to Pa. with interesting contents, Moke Hill ms. pmk. on cover with two No. 11, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine	E. 1,000-1,500	800.00
634		"W. City Apl. 19". Ms. pmk. with matching "8" rate for distance between 30-60 miles, on 1798 folded letter to Baltimore Md., contents concern details of construction, horizontal file fold well clear of pmk., Very Fine, scarce early manuscript Washington D.C. pmk., probably less than a dozen are known from this period and most are held by the Maryland Historical Society (Image)	E. 750-1,000	575.00
635		Wash. City Jun. 23. Clear strike of brown circular datestamp on 1799 folded letter to Boston Mass., ms. "20" rate, fresh and Very Fine, the earliest recorded strike of the Washington circular datestamp in private hands (Image)	E. 500-750	1,050.00
636		District of Columbia Postal History, 1790-1848. Comprehensive exhibition collection beautifully mounted on pages and ready to be put into the frames, including Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria, tremendous range of markings incl. wonderful group of auxiliary such as Potomac steamboat, railroad, few Smithsonian Institution handstamps, some free franks with range of markings, interesting study of rates and weights, some earliest known markings, notable for its mostly pristine condition VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POSTAL HISTORY. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EVER FORMED OF THIS AREA. As the seat of the Federal government, the District of Columbia saw a great volume of mail pass through its offices. The collection offered here is a wonderful study of the various markings.	E. 7,500-10,000	12,000.00
637		Cantonment Gibson Ar. Jul. 27. Bold circular datestamp with "Free" handstamp and ms. "On Public Service" on folded letter to Brig. Genl. R. Jones, Adj. Genl. USA, Washington D.C., brief letter written by Lt. Col. Mason of the 1st U.S. Dragoons datelined 1842 regarding the number of horses, toning freckles, otherwise Very Fine, the Cantonment Gibson was renamed Fort Gibson seven weeks later on Sep. 14, 1842 (Image)	575.00	350.00
638		Sturbridge Ms. May 15. Red circular datestamp with "Paid" and "5" handstamps on stampless folded letter to Constantinople, Turkey, faint toning at top and small tape stain at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	0.00
639		Sault de Ste. Marie MI. Feb. 1. Blue circular datestamp with matching "10" in circle handstamp on blue folded cover to Hon. William Woodbridge of the U.S. Senate, Washington D.C., with original contents -- a four-page letter datelined Jan. 1847 regarding the military's desire to establish a base there and construct a fort, signed by 30 residents, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	135.00
640		1c 1851 Issues Used in Minn. Territory. Two covers, each with three 1c issues tied by 1857 St. Paul M.T. circular datestamps on covers to same addressee, one in Chicago and one in Pompey Centre N.Y., latter with St. Paul banker's handstamp on back, both with top backflap faults, Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 300-400	180.00
641		St. Louis Streetcar Cancels. 180 postcards in two albums, wide range of cancels from different cars and cards, incl. three on leather postcards, mostly Very Fine, scarce and difficult collection to duplicate	E. 300-400	270.00
642		North Carolina, Revolutionary War. Ms. "pr. Express" and "Public Service" endorsements on docketed June 1781 folded cover to "The Honourable Brigr. Genl. Sumner on his march from the High Rock to Salisbury," central vertical file fold, Very Fine, scarce military express cover to Brig. Gen. Jethro Sumner, who marched his troops to Salisbury in July 1781 to join the North Carolina Continentals (Image)	E. 400-500	700.00

Postal Markings by State

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

632

San Francisco. Well-struck straightline handstamp with magenta ms. "Aug. 1" and "40" rate on folded letter datelined "Port Famine in the Straits of Magellans April 11th 1849" to East Limington Me., minor and sensible strengthening along folds, Very Fine, rare usage (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,250.00

633

California-Related Covers. Nine, incl. No. 15 from San Francisco to R.I., No. 33 tied by Yuba City blue grid to Va., No. 33 from San Francisco to Mass., No. 33 sent overland mail from San Francisco to New York, No. 32 on 3c entire from Sacramento City to Ohio, Moke Hill stampless cover to Pa. with interesting contents, Moke Hill ms. pmk. on cover with two No. 11, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500

800.00

634

"W. City Apl. 19". Ms. pmk. with matching "8" rate for distance between 30-60 miles, on 1798 folded letter to Baltimore Md., contents concern details of construction, horizontal file fold well clear of pmk., Very Fine, scarce early manuscript Washington D.C. pmk., probably less than a dozen are known from this period and most are held by the Maryland Historical Society (Image)

E. 750-1,000

575.00

635

Wash. City Jun. 23. Clear strike of brown circular datestamp on 1799 folded letter to Boston Mass., ms. "20" rate, fresh and Very Fine, the earliest recorded strike of the Washington circular datestamp in private hands (Image)

E. 500-750

1,050.00

636

District of Columbia Postal History, 1790-1848. Comprehensive exhibition collection beautifully mounted on pages and ready to be put into the frames, including Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria, tremendous range of markings incl. wonderful group of auxiliary such as Potomac steamboat, railroad, few Smithsonian Institution handstamps, some free franks with range of markings, interesting study of rates and weights, some earliest known markings, notable for its mostly pristine condition

VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POSTAL HISTORY. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EVER FORMED OF THIS AREA.

As the seat of the Federal government, the District of Columbia saw a great volume of mail pass through its offices. The collection offered here is a wonderful study of the various markings.

E. 7,500-10,000

12,000.00

637

Cantonment Gibson Ar. Jul. 27. Bold circular datestamp with "Free" handstamp and ms. "On Public Service" on folded letter to Brig. Genl. R. Jones, Adj. Genl. USA, Washington D.C., brief letter written by Lt. Col. Mason of the 1st U.S. Dragoons datelined 1842 regarding the number of horses, toning freckles, otherwise Very Fine, the Cantonment Gibson was renamed Fort Gibson seven weeks later on Sep. 14, 1842 (Image)

575.00

350.00

638

Sturbridge Ms. May 15. Red circular datestamp with "Paid" and "5" handstamps on stampless folded letter to Constantinople, Turkey, faint toning at top and small tape stain at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

0.00

639

Sault de Ste. Marie MI. Feb. 1. Blue circular datestamp with matching "10" in circle handstamp on blue folded cover to Hon. William Woodbridge of the U.S. Senate, Washington D.C., with original contents -- a four-page letter datelined Jan. 1847 regarding the military's desire to establish a base there and construct a fort, signed by 30 residents, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

135.00

640

1c 1851 Issues Used in Minn. Territory. Two covers, each with three 1c issues tied by 1857 St. Paul M.T. circular datestamps on covers to same addressee, one in Chicago and one in Pompey Centre N.Y., latter with St. Paul banker's handstamp on back, both with top backflap faults, Very Fine appearance (Image)

E. 300-400

180.00

641

St. Louis Streetcar Cancels. 180 postcards in two albums, wide range of cancels from different cars and cards, incl. three on leather postcards, mostly Very Fine, scarce and difficult collection to duplicate

E. 300-400

270.00

642

North Carolina, Revolutionary War. Ms. "pr. Express" and "Public Service" endorsements on docketed June 1781 folded cover to "The Honourable Brigr. Genl. Sumner on his march from the High Rock to Salisbury," central vertical file fold, Very Fine, scarce military express cover to Brig. Gen. Jethro Sumner, who marched his troops to Salisbury in July 1781 to join the North Carolina Continentals (Image)

E. 400-500

700.00