Lot
597 
Killisnoo, Alaska, 1897 Dec 7, clear strike of type 2 bluish-black cds and matching four-ring target cancel ties 2¢ carmine (279B) on cover to Fall River, Mass., Dec. 20th arrival backstamp; tiny edge tear, Very Fine and scarce small town. Estimate $200 - 300.
Killisnoo was a fishing town near Sitka, with one of the very earliest post offices in Alaska. The type 2 town cancel was used 1894-1909. The sender was B.F. Brightman who ran the cannery at Killisnoo and was head of the Alaska Oil and Guano Company. He wrote many letters home and eventually traveled the entire coastal state, from Southeast in Killisnoo to Nome.
Realized: $210