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Nevada City, C.T., My 18, manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 3" rate on cover to Cowlesville, N.Y.; cover edge wear and a bit reduced at right, F.-V.F., believed to be an 1861 usage and the earliest recorded postmark from Nevada City, ex-D. New & Persson.Estimate $200 - 300.
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(Florida) Welaka, E.F., May 7, two strikes of fancy two-line script postmark on cover to Darlington, S.C., one tying 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) with other at top center; stamp with perf flaws and date docketing at left removed as certificate states is not contemporary, otherwise Very Fine; with 1992 P.F. certificate.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
QUITE POSSIBLY THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FANCY SCRIPT STRAIGHT LINE POSTMARK FROM WELAKA, EAST FLORIDA.
Realized: $1,250
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(Indiana) Mechanicsburg, Ind., Jan 25, neat bold strike of blue fancy Eagle, Shield & Stars oval postmark with manuscript date, on cover to Cincinnati, O., franked with manuscript canceled 1857, 3¢ dull red, right frame line double; small sealed cover tear at bottom, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 26 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A MAGNIFICENT STRIKE OF THE FANCY MECHANICSBURG, INDIANA EAGLE IN OVAL POSTMARK.
Realized: $1,300
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(Iowa) Chickasaw, Iowa, clear full strike of fancy Birds at Fountain oval postmark with "May 7" date alongside on manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Dix, N.Y., Extremely Fine and choice.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY REPORTED EXAMPLE THIS FANCY CHICKASAW, IOWA BIRDS & FOUNTAIN MORTISE TOWNMARK.
Realized: $4,000
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(Kentucky) Cloverport, Ky., Jan 3, bold fancy negative circular townmark with manuscript date on ca. 1854 folded letter sheet to Frederick Hull, Va. with "Via Washington City" endorsement, franked with clear to large margin 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A), manuscript canceled, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A WONDERFUL STRIKE OF THIS FANCY NEGATIVE POSTMARK FROM CLOVERPORT, KENTUCKY.
Realized: $1,050
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(Missouri) Ft. Osage, Mo., July 18, manuscript postmark on folded letter to Governor Frank Bates in St. Louis, Mo. and forwarded to St. Charles, with manuscript "18¾" rating and "ford 6" added totaling "24¾", with letter datelined "Fort Osage, July 17, 1825" from Lieut. Gov. B.H. Reeves regarding his resignation…"About the first of this month I dropped you a short note purporting to be my resignation to the office of Lt. Governor…My appointment as commissioner of the Mexican Road is believed by many of my friends in compatible with this office, which I held under the authority of this State…To put the matter to rest, I believe it my duty to resign."; trivial cover edge nick at top right, Very Fine, ex-Risvold.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $450
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(Missouri) Santa Fe Trail Trade Report, 1825 printed 12 page report entitled "Answers of Augustus Storrs, of Missouri, to Certain Queries Upon the Origin, Present State, and Future Prospect, of Trade and Intercourse, Between Missouri and the Internal Provinces of Mexico, Propounded by the Hon. Mr. Benton" (18th Congress, 2d Session), with interesting information regarding the trail from Fort Osage in Missouri to Taos, N.M. and beyond to the Rock Mountains, Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782 - April 10, 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was an American politician, attorney, soldier, and longtime United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms.
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(New Jersey) Newark, N.J., Feb 14, light red Valentine's Day cds and manuscript "2" rating on locally addressed oversized white glazed enamel Valentine cover with gold and blue floral border design, embossed Ackeman & Co. maker's imprint on backflap, with pierced lace bordered Valentine enclosure with multicolored embellishments (missing one in corner) and central honeycomb pull up revealing lady & gentlemen couple, with Mansell maker's imprint and hand written 4 verse poem inside; some usual enamel wear at edges, Very Fine, a spectacular cover; with 1996 P.F. certificate.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425
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(New Mexico) Fort Union N.M., Sept 3rd, 1852, manuscript New Mexico Territory military postmark with matching pen strokes tying 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A), rich color, on blue folded letter to St. Louis, Mo., with original lengthy four-page letter from Gov. William Carr Lane that mentions using chloroform and ether for illness, traveling 100 miles to Santa Fe with Major Carleton with stations all the way, etc., Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Meroni.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY FORT UNION N.M. TERRITORY MILITARY POSTMARK USAGE.
The sender, William Carr Lane, was a doctor by profession and elected the first Mayor of St. Louis. He served from 1823 to 1829 and elected again in 1837 to 1840. In 1852, President Fillmore appointed him also the Governor of Territory of New Mexico where he severed a two year term from 1852 to 1853.
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Realized: $2,500
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(New Mexico) Las Vegas, June 2nd, 1850 (Unorganized Territory), manuscript docketing on folded letter sheet to Annapolis, Md., entering the mails with "Fort Leavenworth, Mo., Aug" cds and matching "10" rate handstamp, additional "Received Sept 2nd, 1850" docketing over ratemarker; some cover toning, Very Fine, a very rare usage from Las Vegas, New Mexico prior to the establishment of the post office on November 11, 1850.Estimate $750 - 1,000.