Detroit 23d March, manuscript postmark on 1810 folded letter to "The Honorable Peter B. Porter in Congress" in Washington, DC, matching "Free" frank, interesting contents about the establishment of a garrison at Prairie du Chien and the usefulness of protecting the mouth of the Fox River at Green Bay, file folds and wear along the edges, these faults do not detract from the historical importance of this item (Image)

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"Residence Episcopale Du Detroit, 11 Dec 1836", dateline on folded letter to Lyon, France, paid 25c to New York and carried by French packet, Le Havre transit and Lyon backstamp, interesting letter in French from Father Francis Badin regarding working with the "savages" of the Menomonee Tribe in Wisconsin Territory, very fine and rare, ex-Schaefer (Image)

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"Copper Harbor June 23rd 1846", dateline on folded letter to Boston, carried privately to Detroit where it entered the mails with a July 2 postmark, interesting letter from Samuel W. Hill, agent for the Quincy Mining Co. about his prospecting in the region, very fine, Copper Harbor's post office didn't open until 1860 (Image)

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Eagle River Oct 25 Mich, manuscript postmark with matching "10" rate on 1846 folded letter to Mount Vernon, Ohio, vertical file fold through postmark, otherwise very fine, Eagle River's post office opened in 1845 (Image)

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Fort Wilkins Mich Nov 13, manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on 1846 folded letter to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, very fine, Fort Wilkins was established in 1844 and named for Secretary of War William Wilkins, in 1846 all but a single caretaker were sent to serve in the Mexican-American War (Image)

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Greenland Oct 29/59 Mich, manuscript postmark on embossed ladies cover to Omena, Michigan, matching "3" rate, small faults, still fine and attractive cover from the year after this office opened (Image)

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Hancock Mich Jul 29, circular datestamp on large-sized cover franked with 1861 30c Orange (71) with grid cancel, addressed to New York City, very fine and scarce domestic use of the 30c stamp to pay 10-times the first class rate (Image)

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Keewenkn Bay Mich Jan 3, manuscript postmark on 1846 cover to Woonsocket, Rhode Island and forwarded to Boston, manuscript "paid 10" crossed out and replaced with blue "5" handstamp, fine, this office's name was changed to Keweenaw Bay on November 2, 1846 and finally L'Ance in 1865, ex-Allen (Image)

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"Michilimackinac Sept. 12th 1835", dateline on folded letter carried privately to Joshua Hathaway in Green Bay, fine, letter mentions a deposit of $1,500 for lands owned by Hathaway (Image)

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Minesota Mine Ontonagon Co Mich 19 Dec, circular datestamp on cover to Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1851 3c Dull red with matching grid, very fine and scarce (Image)

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Minesota Mine Ontonagon Co Mich 31 Dec, crisp strike of circular datestamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to Pontiac, Michigan, slightly reduced at left, very fine, ex-Taylor (Image)

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N W Mines L.S. Mich Mch 1, manuscript postmark on cover with pen-cancelled 1851 3c Dull red, addressed to Hamilton, Virginia, some staining, very fine marking, a rare cover, the "L.S." in the postmark stands for Lake Superior (Image)

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National Mich. July 29, perfect strike of circular datestamp ties 1857 3c Dull red to cover to Windsor, Vermont, 1861 docketing at left, extremely fine and rare, this office was only open from 1861-63 (Image)

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Ontonagon Mich. Dec 26, magenta circular datestamp with matching handstamped "5" on 1851 folded letter to Detroit, fine and scarce (Image)

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Penna Mine Mich Nov 10, circular datestamp on cover to South Butler, New York, 1861 3c Rose (65) with bold strike of "Paid 3" in circle, light wear and just reduced at right, otherwise very fine (Image)

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Michigan Upper Peninsula Postal History Balance,, approximately 17 covers plus a few other documents, mostly dating from the 1850s/90s, nice variety of handstamped and manuscript markings, generally fine to very fine, worth a look for the specialist

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