Lot
1549 
Dubuques Mines Mic. T. Sep 21 (Wisconsin Territory), bold strike of cds and manuscript "free" rating on 1836 folded letter from Stephen Hampstead to Col. G.W. Jones, Cincinara Mounds, Wisconsin Territory, endorsed "By Mail", letter concerns support from Col. Jones for his to gaining a nomination to the Supreme Court of the Territory, Very Fine and rare. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE DUBUQUES MINES CDS USED IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF THE WISCONSIN TERRITORIAL PERIOD.
Stephen Hemstead would later serve as the second Governor of Wisconsin in 1850-54.
Realized: $2,000