Lot
1511 
(Washington) Hillsborough, Wash'n. Co., Oregon, Dec 27, very large town and county cds in red with manuscript month and day and showing spelling variant of "Hillsboro" official Post Office name (Whittlesey 1, R C), on stampless folded letter (outer sheet only with no contents) with manuscript "Free" to Joseph Lane, Oregon Territory's Delegate to Congress in Washington D.C., original "1853" political letter evidently remains in the archives of the Oregon Historical Society, light file fold through postmark, Very Fine, this is the first Town and County postmark used in the West. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,600