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(Forts - Missouri) "Fort Scott Mo., March 30 -", manuscript postmark ties 1852, 3¢ dull red, pre-use tear, on 1853 folded letter to New York City, the letter is from a sergeant at the fort and he is asking that newspapers be sent to him there, he is obviously unaware that the garrison will be moved within a month; fold mends, Fine, ex-Beals. Scott No. 11A Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED STAMPED USE FROM FORT SCOTT DURING THE UNORGANIZED TERRITORY TIME PERIOD.
Fort Scott was established on May 30, 1842, four miles west of the Missouri state line in what is now Kansas. It served as an intermediate post on the military road that connected the frontier forts from Fort Snelling in the North to Fort Jessup (Louisiana) in the South. The post was abandoned on April 22, 1853, but was re-occupied by troops in March 1862.
As was the case with Fort Leavenworth that was also in unorganized territory west of the Missouri state line, Fort Scott used a townmark (manuscript) incorporating the term "Mo." The Post Office Department attached these forts to Missouri on their records for administrative purposes.
Realized: $6,250