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 Green Bay WT Aug 9, red manuscript postmark on 1836 folded letter to Cincinnati, Ohio, manuscript “50” rate for double-weight
letter, written by W.B. Houghton regarding a land sale, very fine and attractive, ex-Risvold (Image 1)
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| 182 |
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 Green Bay, W. T. Sept 19, red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “25” rate on 1836 folded letter to
Sconondoa, New York, extremely fine strike of this scarce early marking, ex-Risvold (Image 1)
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 Green Bay, W. T. Sept 19, red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching manuscript “12½” rate on 1836 folded letter
to Milwaukee, letter written by J.W. Beall, very fine strike and cover (Image 1)
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 Green Bay, W. T. Sept 27, red straight line town mark with manuscript date and matching "25" rate on 1836 folded letter to
Milwaukee, letter written by J.W. Cotton, slightly reduced and small repairs, still very fine appearance, ex-Valentine (Image
1)
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| 185 |
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 Green Bay, W. T. Oct 29, red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “$1.00” rate on 1836 folded letter to
Versailles, Kentucky, letter from James Duane Doty discussing territorial legislature at Belmont (Madison would not become the capitol until the following month), datelined “Astor, Green Bay”, quadruple-rate cover because of enclosed certificate
mentioned in the letter, very fine with historically-interesting contents, despite there never being an Astor post office in Wisconsin Doty was an agent for John Jacob Astor and attempted to name a town for him, ex-Hustis and Van
Vlissingen (Image 1)
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SOLD for $150.00
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| 186 |
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 Green Bay, W.T. Nov 14, red straightlne postmark with manuscript date and matching "25" rate on 1836 folded letter to Joshua
Hathaway in Milwaukee, letter from J.W. Cotton wanting to sell land at "City of the 2nd Lake", very fine and choice, ex-Kann and Valentine (Image 1)
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 Green Bay, W.T, red straightline postmark with illegible manuscript date, matching "12½" rate, on folded letter to Joshua
Hathaway in Milwaukee, letter datelined December 25, 1836, written by J.W. Cotton, extremely fine and choice, ex-Valentine (Image 1)
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SOLD for $200.00
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| 188 |
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 Green Bay, W. T. Dec 27, red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “Free” frank on 1836 folded letter to
Washington, DC, letter from James D. Doty to Congressional Delegate George W. Jones discusses selling a stake in the town of Madison ($100 for 1/24th interest), Doty lost to Jones in the election of 1835 and later turned to land speculation, very
fine letter with great historical interest (Image 1)
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| 189 |
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 Green Bay, W.T. Mch 2, red straightline postmark with manuscript date (1837) on large folded letter originating in London,
England in September 1836, addressed to "Green Bay, Mich. Terr" (news had not reached London about the establishment of Wisconsin Territory), carried privately to New York City where it entered the mails, forwarded to Peoria, Illinois upon arrival in
Green Bay, manuscript "$1.50" rate, despite the size this is actually one large sheet and was twice marked "Single Sheet" (despite weighing nearly two ounces),fine, rare and spectacular use (Image 1)
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 Green Bay, W.T. Mch 31, red straight line postmark with manuscript date on 1837 folded letter, matching “25” manuscript rate,
letter datelined “Deansburg” (now Brothertown), interesting contents about daily life, fine, ex-Van Vlissingen (Image
1)
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| 191 |
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 "Fort Howard, June 12 1837", dateline on folded letter to Peoria, Illinois, indistinct red Illinois postmark (carried privately)
manuscript "18¾" rate, fine, letter contains news of Fort Howard, Fort Crawford, and Fort Snelling (Green Bay, Waukegan, and Minneapolis-St. Paul) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $75.00
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 Green Bay WisT. Jul 7, red circular datestamp on 1837 folded letter to Boston, manuscript “25” rate, fine, most likely the
earliest recorded use of this datestamp as the red straight line is also known to be used on the same date, ex-Van Vlissingen (Image 1)
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SOLD for $25.00
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 Green Bay WisT. Oct 1, incoming 1837 folded lettersheet postmarked “Washington City D.C. Sep 4”, endorsed “Treasury Department,
Free” with additional red “Free” handstamp, addressed to Governor Henry Dodge, postmarked Green Bay upon arrival and forwarded to Mineral Point, very fine and attractive, ex-Van Vlissingen (Image 1)
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SOLD for $110.00
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| 194 |
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 Green Bay WisT. Mar 7, red circular datestamp on 1838 folded lettersheet to Joshua Hathaway in Milwaukee, manuscript "12½" rate,
letter from Charles C. P. Arndt (who was infamously killed on the floor of the Wisconsin legislature by James Russell Vineyard), very fine (Image 1)
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SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-26, 11:38 AM |
| 195 |
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 Green Bay WisT. Mar 16, red circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway Jr. in Milwaukee, manuscript “12½” rate,
letter from Henry S. Baird about sale or rental of a farm, fine, ex-Valentine (Image 1)
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SOLD for $15.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-26, 11:39 AM |
| 196 |
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 Green Bay WisT. Aug 10, black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett in Washington, DC,
matching straight line “Free” and franked “H. Hubbard, U.S.S.” (Henry Hubbard was a Senator from New Hampshire), very fine and attractive, ex-Van Vlissingen (Image 1)
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SOLD for $60.00
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| 197 |
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 Green Bay WisT. Aug 15, black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Gilbert Rodman in Washington, DC, manuscript “25” rate,
letter from James D. Doty about his election prospects, fine (Image 1)
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| 198 |
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 Green Bay WisT. 10 Oct, black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Martinsburgh, New York, manuscript “25” rate, lengthy
and interesting letter discussing the trip from New York to Wisconsin and daily life in Green Bay, fine strike, ex-Sampson and Van Vlissingen (Image 1)
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SOLD for $55.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-26, 11:40 AM |
| 199 |
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 Green Bay WisT. 10 Oct, black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Stockbridge, Wisconsin Territory, manuscript “10” rate,
very fine strike of this scarce postmark, the addressee of this cover, John W. Quinney, left New York for Wisconsin in the early 1820s as a sachem and diplomat for the Stockbridge Tribe, ex-Chase and Leiterman (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 200 |
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 Green Bay WisT. Dec 5, perfect strike of black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Milwaukee, manuscript “12½” rate,
contains list of landowners from undersheriff David Bush, very fine, ex-Valentine (Image 1)
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SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-26, 11:42 AM |
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