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U.S. Postal History continued...

Autographs and Free Franks continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

561

Nimitz, Admiral Chester, bold ball point pen autograph on red & blue cacheted cover of Nimitz franked with #935 US Navy stamp tied by 1946 machine cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

562

Nixon, Richard, bold ball point autograph at bottom left of Eisenhower inaugural cover, Art Craft cachet, franked with block of four #990 tied by 1953 machine cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

563

Ramsey, Alex (First Territorial Governor of Minnesota), "St Paul Minn/Sep/14" cds with negative "2½" handstamp, free frank "Alx Ramsey", on cover addressed to Washington DC, carrier cancel on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Alexander Ramsey was a Pennsylvania congressman, 1st territorial governor of Minnesota, mayor of St Paul, Senator and Secretary of War. He was the first Union governor to commit troops during the Civil War. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

Postal History by State

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

564

[California] Bennettvile Cal, Tioga Mining District, 2¢(210) cancelled by target with "Bennettville Mono County Cal Tioga Mining District/Feb//1884" double outline cds, on corner advertising cover, addressed to New Bedford MA, red ink docketing at left, opened at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

565

[California] Sacramento City to Boston MA, 40¢ rate, red "Sacramento City Cal/Apr/8" cds with "40" rate on cover, addressed to Boston MA, reduced at left and edge flaws, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

566

[Maine] Augusta ME to Fort Gibson I.T. forwarded, 3¢(184) cancelled by quartered cork with "Augusta ME/Oct/21" cds, on cover addressed to Fort Gibson Indian Territory, with Fort Gibson cds used as receiver, redirected to Jacksonville IL, with Hays City KS transit, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

567

[Maryland] Baltimore straight line, "Baltimore, dec 23" sl, 31x3mm, with ms "2" rate, on 1790 folded letter sheet, addressed to Philadelphia, horizontal filefold, letter in French, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

568

[Pennsylvania] Pittsburg, printed ladies cover with red "Pittsburgh PA/Jun/26" cds with matching "5" rate on printed stampless cover with Webb & Chapman Dublin imprint at bottom, addressed to Austinburgh OH, reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

Western Express Covers

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CatNo.

Lot Description

569

Pacific Express to Sacramento, 3¢ postal entire (U10) cancelled by blue "Pacific Express San Francisco/Nov/10" double circle cds, with illustrated advertising for rider and horse, addressed to Sacramento CA, reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

570

Wells Fargo to New York, 10¢ postal entire (U17) with Wells Fargo imprint, addressed to Winchester VA, manuscript "Via Panama", cancelled by small circle grid and "New-York/Sep/28/1860" cds, light overall wear, some fading to imprint, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

Foreign Mail

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

571

1773-1850, 36 stampless Transatlantic folded letter sheets, includes 1773 Jamaica straight line to London, a 1796 Europe to Philadelphia with New York straight line, 1850 Trinidad to Hartford CT, and a correspondence from New York to Cognac France, with two folded letter sheets with forwarders markings "Renauld & Francois New York", several American & British packet markings, most have original contents, mostly shipping business, a wonderful group for the specialist, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

572

1857, triple forwarded cover Aspinwall & Baranquilla & Colon, datelined "Honda(Columbia) 12 Dbr 1857", addressed to New York, red oval "Encaminada Por/Alejandro Danquille Jr/Baranquilla"(Columbia) twice on reverse, red oval "Forwarded By/C.J. Fox/Aspinwall"(Panama), with "Steamship 10" on 1857 folded letter sheet, third red handstamp "From/T.R. Colon/Shipping & Commission Agent/Colon New Grenada", Rowe states that triple handling should be considered 75 times as scarce as single, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image 2) (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

573

ca. 1863, three color franking to France, 2¢(93), 3¢(94) and 10¢(68) tied by segmented cancels on cover with red New York cds and French transit, cover mended at right, Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

574

73(2), 94, 96(2)

1868, three color 27¢ rate French Mail to Italy (Scott 73(2), 94, 96(2)), on small sized cover, each value clipped prior to affixing and tied by geometrics on small size (slightly reduced at right) envelope addressed to American College in Rome and forwarded, manuscript "Per Scotia" and appropriate backstamps and transit markings, attractive.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

Civil War Postal History and Patriotic Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

575

Civil War Homefront Journal, 1862-1863, this journal consists of twenty entries, each entry at least three pages long with detailed observations of the political, military and social events of the day, samples as follow 2/18/62 "…the boys were crying "Extra-capture of Fort Donaldson" as we left…the morning papers had reported the fight still continues at last account…we saw a dispatch which had come from Washington reporting the authoritative announcement of the victory to Congress…", 5/27/62 "I have not the heart to make a long entry in my journal to-day. The sad news of the defeat of Banks, the rapid pursuit of the rebels & the apparent anxiety & consternation at Washington has made me long to be at home…", 8/2/62 "…I went round to Mr Lewis to see if he had rec'd any news in his Chicago paper. There did not seem to be much except of our failure to capture the rebel boat Arkansas, abandonment of the siege of Vicksburg for the present…", 1/4/63 "But we have had the joy of reading the President's great proclamation-which he did not withhold not withstanding all the prophesies that he would…", with much more on the slavery issue, easy to read, needs further research, a rare opportunity regarding the homefront during this historic era, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

576

Dickerson College illustrated letterhead eve of the Civil War, 1861, beautiful illustrated lettersheet showing Old West building designed by Ben Latrobe, extraordinary four page letter written by a male student to his mother, reads in part "…Here, a deep gloom appears in our national horizons. This week, unless the S. Carolinians have been indulging in most idle threats, civil war will be inaugurated in the harbor of Charlestown. For they have expressed a determination to open their batteries upon any United States vessel that shall attempt an entrance to their port and if nothing untoward happens a steamer carrying provisions and a reinforcement of 250 men will arrive at Fort Sumter. Should her entrance be resisted of course a trial of strength will be the result. There seems to be no doubt as to the ability of Major Anderson to hold his own against all the ? that can be brought against him…", fascinating letter that proved prophetic, needs further research, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

577

Letter to General Reynolds regarding Lincoln's election, 1860, three 1¢(24) tied by circle grids with Washington DC cds, on 1860 cover addressed to Frederick MD, written to General Reynolds who was killed at Gettysburg the first day of battle, reads in part "…They all give up here that Lincoln's going to be elected, we here a great deal about dissolution but we will soon see what the South are going to do. Nearly all of the clerks are backing themselves up for Lincoln's Administration…", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

578

Eagle, Shield and Flag (Scott 75), Dr. Angell cover franked with 5¢ red brown #75(2), #63, handsome appearing example, two 5c 1862's red brown shade tied on eye catching Patriotic cover to Bavaria, with 1c value, Scott #63, which did not originate, both 5c values with small faults, Fine to Very Fine, Ex-Matthies, Haas, 2012 Weiss certificate.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image)

Scott $4,000
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

579

Young America Off For The War, matching cover & lettersheet, 3¢(65) tied by 1862 Old Point Comfort VA cds, on red design illustrated cover(Bischel-3575, W-1878var), addressed to Geneva WI, reduced at right with tear upper left, with matching illustrated lettersheet, some war content, scarce as pair, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

Misc. Documents, Correspondence and Ephemera

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

580

American Bank Note Co. specimen eagle, 2 blocks of 4: one on thin semitransparent paper, the other on card, depicting eagle with numeral "3" in both lower corners, unusual, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction