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State Postmarks - Arizona Expresses continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 641 |
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TUT-400 |
 Tucson and Tombstone Stage Line, Stage and Express Business, J.D. Kinnear, Proprietor. Illustrated four-horse stagecoach frank on 3¢ green (U164) entire cancelled by "Tucson Ariz. Jan 7" cds duplex to
New York N.Y., "New-York, Rec'd Feb 17" arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein.
Thomas No. TUT-400; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
John Delamore Kinnear and H. C. Walker established a stage company which ran between
Tucson and Tombstone, Arizona Territory. This affair ended around 1881 and each partner formed his own stage company that ran over the same route. It is believed that John Kinnear formed the Tucson & Tombstone and the Tombstone & Patagonia stage
lines when the partnership with Walker ended. At first, service over the 95 mile route between Tucson and Tombstone ran four times a week with a through time of about 17 hours. Times on this route were later reduced to less than 14 hours as roads
improved. In early 1883, Kinnear sold his stage lines to Robert Crouch & Company. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 642 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Globe A.T. Purple oval handstamp with manuscript "5/19/86" date in center on 2¢ red entire with printed Wells Fargo paid frank to San Francisco, reverse with magenta "W.F. & Co's
Ex., S.F., China Route" bilingual oval handstamp and pencil "2cts Asstd Ex" notation above; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and scarce use.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 643 |
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 Arizona Territory Forts and Military Post Offices. Group of 13 covers including Camp Verde (3), Fort Bowie (3 different), Fort Apache (2), Fort Defiance, Camp Grant, Fort Grant, 1869 and 1880 Apache
Pass; mixed condition, Fine and scarce group of Arizona Territory Military mail.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Complete Images. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 644 |
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 Arizona Territory Towns, 1868-1900. Group of 25 covers and cards including Aribaca, Arivaca, Chloride, Dos Cabezas, Isaacson (unique?), Grand Canyon, Mc'Dowell, Oro Blanco, Globe, Snowlow, Wilcox,
1868 Yuma, Terminus, Benson & Nogales R.P.O., etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Complete Images. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
State Postmarks - Arkansas to Montana
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Lot Description |
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| 645 |
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 (Arkansas) HELENA, Arks. / MAY 17. Two-line postmark on 1836 folded letter datelined "Helena May the 5th 1836" to Henderson Ky., interesting content from John Hart Standley to his brother including
"…Kind brother we have got this far without any accident. The River is very high in many places - in the water there is very little of anything planted yet on the Mississippi and in many places cannot be before the 15th or 20th of this
month. I have had no information relative to the corn market from below that I could rely upon but have no doubt that it is very low. Bacon is selling from 15 to 18 cts a pound along the River…"; few tone spots and edge wear, Very Fine
and rare.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS HELENA, ARKANSAS TERRITORY POSTMARK. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 646 |
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 (Colorado) Denver City, Col, Nov 4. Blue cds duplex with four-rings as forwarding postmark on 1863 cover in search of soldier in 1st Batt. Colorado Regiment bearing 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by
fancy circular geometric cancel duplexed with "New Ipswich N.H." cds to Fort Lyon, Denver City, Colorado Terr., forwarded to Kansas City Mo., "Pawnee Fork Kas." forwarding cds with address on reverse of "1st Battery Colorado Vols, Denver city, Col.
Ter."; flap torn and some light soiling, otherwise Very Fine and interesting Colorado Territorial use.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 647 |
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 (Colorado) (Leadville, Colo.). Ca. 1870-80's pink envelope with an allover illustrated mining scenes showing Mining, Smelting and Banker Holding "U.S. Bonds", "W. Mackwitz, St. Louis" maker imprint,
backflap with "Hildreth Printing House…Leadville" imprint, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 648 |
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 (Colorado) The Overland Stage Line (Office of), Ben Holladay, Proprietor, Denver City, Col. Ter. Printed corner card with "Carrying the Great Through Mails from the Atlantic to the Pacific" endorsement, on
internal company cover with printed "Bela M. Hughes, Esq., General Agent, Atchison, Kansas" address, carried outside the mails, sender and recipient docketing; repaired corner tear at bottom left, F.-V.F., a very rare Overland Stage
Line cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Bela M. Hughes was an American lawyer, businessman, politician and Ben Holladay's cousin. He joined him in Weston, Missouri where Holladay started his first businesses. As a lawyer, represented
Holladay in the takeover of Russell and Majors interests in the C. O. C. & P. P. Express. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 649 |
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 (Colorado) Scissors, Colo., 8/29/87. Manuscript postmark on registered cover to Philadelphia. Pa., franked with manuscript canceled 2¢ + 10¢ Banknotes (209+210), with additional "Registered by
A.M. Kellar, Scissors Colo." notation at left, boxed receiving date stamp on reverse; small stamp flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 650 |
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 (Connecticut) Hartford, Ct. Dec 2. Red cds with two strikes of matching "Paid" pointing hand handstamp and red ms. "6" cent rating on 1841 folded letter datelined from Hartford to Berlin Ct., additional
red "New Britain Ct., Dec 11" cds, various blue auxiliary handstamps of "Missent", "Paid", "Missent & Forwar'd" and "Way 5", Very Fine and fascinating use.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 651 |
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 (Connecticut) Windsor Locks, Ct., "Sep 19". Type I fancy illustrated Steamboat in Lock postmark in red with manuscript dating and matching "18¾" rating on 1835 folded letter to Waterford N.Y.,
F.-V.F., A rare early example of the second type Windsor Locks fancy illustrated steamboat in lock postmark.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Alfred Smith, president of the Enfield Falls Canal Company, proposed to change the name of Pine
Meadow to Windsor Locks. The Windsor Locks Post Office was opened in 1833 and was located in a store near a grist mill owned by Charles Haskell Dexter. He eventually was appointed first postmaster. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 652 |
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 (Indian Territory) Tahlequah, C.N. "Nov 27". Neat double-circle postmark with manuscript date and matching ms. "10" rating on circa 1853 cover to Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary at South Hadley Mass.,
forwarded to Cornish Flat N.H. with red "South Hadley Mass., Dec 26" cds, ms. "Ford" and matching large "5" rating handstamp, small edge tear at left, Very Fine and scarce Indian Territory use from Cherokee Nation, ex-Bleuler.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
The Cherokee Female Seminary was established in the summer of 1851, and at the insistence of Sarah Worcester and others, a Miss Whitman, a student at Mount Holyoke was engaged as the head-mistress. It is probable
that this is a letter to one of her classmates. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 653 |
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 (Michigan) Cassville, M.Ty., Feby 27th. Manuscript postmark with "Tho. P. Hawly P.M. Free" frank on folded letter datelined "Cassville, Michigan Territory, Feby 25th, 1829", to St. Armand, Lower
Canada, with "Via Franklin P.O., Vt." endorsement at bottom left, red manuscript "1/2" rating crossed-out; small cover tear at top, Very Fine, a rare Michigan territory usage.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 654 |
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 (Missouri Territory) "Jackson M.T., 5 Sept". Manuscript postmark and "25" rating on folded letter datelined "Little Rock (Ark. Ter.) Augt. 25th 1820" to Andover Mass., manuscript "Andover, Missent & forwd
March 31" postmark and "12½" rating to Salisbury Ct. totalled to "37½" cents due, letter written by Ephraim Chapman who was a missionary to the Cherokees and Osages; some staining bottom left, Fine and scarce Missouri Territory
use.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 655 |
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U227 |
 (Montana) Pacific Express Co., Paid. Black illustrated train and globe frank (PAX-001) on uncanceled 2¢ brown entire to San Francisco, with purple company straight line "Anaconda, Mont."
handstamp (PAX-800) with "C.M.Parr" agent signature, purple "Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Sep 22, 1890" oval date stamp; slight reduction at right, Very Fine, the finest known example of this rare frank with the only known company
handstamp of Anaconda, Montana.
Scott No. U227; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
State Postmarks - Nevada & New Hampshire
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 656 |
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 Amos, Nev., Nov 14, 1889 (Humboldt). Clear cds on cover to Springport, Ind., franked with 2¢ Banknote tied by matching target handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a very rare short-lived
first period postmark (Gamett-Paher Rarity 10).
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 657 |
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 Bristol, Nev., Jun 23, 1881 (Lincoln). Bold cds and star in circle duplex canceling on 1876, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco; partial backflap and slight reduction at top, otherwise Very Fine
(Gamett & Paher Rarity 7).
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 658 |
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 Bunkerville, 10/9/85 (Lincoln). Manuscript postmark on cover to Chapel En Le Frith, England, franked with manuscript canceled 2¢ + 3¢ Banknotes, transit and receiving backstamps; flaws
including folds, one affecting stamps, F.-V.F., a rare and seldom seen cancel.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 659 |
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65 |
 Dun Glen, Nv, Aug 7 (Humboldt). Manuscript postmark on 1866 cover to New York, franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 3¢ rose, with original enclosure, Very Fine and choice, a rare early
postmark (Gamett & Paher Rarity 6).
Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 660 |
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 Esmeralda, Nev, Jan 19, '66 (Esmeralda). Bold cds and target duplex canceling on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, Very Fine and choice, a choice strike of this scarce postmark (Gamett &
Paher Rarity 9).
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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