Stampless Covers and Postal Markings by State
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1210 |
|
 Alabama Stampless Fancy Rate
Handstamps. Three folded letters or covers, includes Eutaw Half
Dime and Huntsville blue "5" in fancy star and blue "10" in fancy
circle with stars, usual filing creases, Eutaw with some light overall
age toning, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
350.00 |
| 1211 |
 |
 "Little Rock A.T. 20th
October 1821". Ms. postmark and "25" rate on folded letter datelined
"Dardanelles Octr. 11th 1821" to Mary B. Brearley in Trenton N.J.,
from her father, probably Joseph H. Brearley (later postmaster of
Dardanelle), interest content with a description of travels thru Arkansas
Territory including mention of large herds of buffalo, a bit toned,
otherwise Very Fine, listed in ASCC as the earliest dated postmark from
Little Rock (post office established in 1820)
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
425.00 |
| 1212 |
|
 Little Rock Ark., Jun. 13,
1831. Remarkably clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark
struck at top left of folded letter to Washington D.C., ms. "Free", some
overall toning, light file folds, Very Fine strike
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
900.00 |
| 1213 |
|
 Little Rock Ark., April 12,
1832. Remarkably clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark
struck at top left of folded letter to Chapel Hill N.C., ms. "25" rating,
some overall soiling, Very Fine strike and a late use of this marking (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
850.00 |
| 1214 |
|
 "Choctaw Agency, Aug. 9 1847-
Ark". Ms. postmark and "10" rate on green folded letter datelined
"Creek Nation July 30th 1847" to Westport Mo., Extremely Fine,
scarce, ex Jarrett (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 1215 |
|
 Camden Ark. Oct. 31.
Clear strike of green circular datestamp with matching "5" in circle
on 1852 folded letter to Montgomery Ala., Very Fine, scarce struck in
green, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
110.00 |
| 1216 |
|
 The Clippert Collection of
Arkansas Postal Markings. Approximately 200-250 covers, most on auction
lot cards as acquired over 40 years, a fantastic range of town markings and
some better usages, stampless and stamped, includes Indian Territory such
as "Camp Supply Ind. Ter.", "Tahlequah C N" (scarce large double-circle),
ms. "Fort Arbuckle C.N.", "Fort Washita Ark.", "Atoka P.O. Ind. Tery."
oval, "Kaw Agency Indian Territory", a good showing of Little Rock and
Camden, condition varies as usual for a state study, but overall Fine-Very
Fine, a fantastic holding with numerous covers in the $75-150 value range
and a substantial number that cost $300-500 each -- worth close and careful
examination (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
8,500.00 |
| 1217 |
|
 SONORA, CALIFORNIA/FEB, 18.
1852. Two-line datestamp in blue with matching woodcut "5" in circle
handstamp on blue folded letter to San Francisco, stained along bottom
edge, otherwise Very Fine, scarce use of the Sonora year-dated straightline
on an intra-California cover (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 1218 |
|
 Bridgeport Ct. Aug. 31.
Vivid red circular datestamp with matching "RAILROAD" straightline
and "10" rate handstamps on 1843 folded letter to Redding Conn. from agent
of Housatonic Railroad Co., Very Fine, this marking is extremely scarce (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
1,300.00 |
| 1219 |
|
 Columbus, Mi. 30 Sept.
Bold perfectly-struck fancy sawtooth circular datestamp (with "30" in ms.)
and ms. "50" double rate on folded letter to Cabot Vt. datelined "Elliot
Chata. [Choctaw] Nation, August 29th 1826" (and again on Sep.
29), four large and long pages of content from a female missionary
schoolteacher to her family, interesting content about the school
(routines, conditions, difficulties, disease, etc.) with a cautionary note
not to allow anything from missionaries to be published in the Vermont
newspapers, light toning and some splitting along folds, still Extremely
Fine and a magnificent example of this rare Mississippi fancy townmark (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,500.00 |
| 1220 |
|
 Granville, Ohio.
Perfectly struck double oval handstamp with ms. date, "Paid" straightline
and ms. "25" rate on 1833 folded letter to Hartford Conn., Extremely Fine
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
225.00 |
