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Nesbitt Entire Collection - Western Express Covers continued...
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Lot Description |
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| 1623 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, Union, El Dorado Co. Black oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 3-1 but even town unlisted) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with company frank (Haller type E) to San
Francisco, Cal., small corner repair at top right, Very Fine, ex-Haas, Vogel & Tatham.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
This is one of the rarest Wells Fargo Towns, only existed for 1 year as a Post Office with only 2 Wells Fargo
covers known and 1 postal making cover. Also only 2 towns had the county in there mark the other is also rare but much later. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Nesbitt Entire Collection - Eastern Express Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1624 |
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U9 |
 Adams Express Co. From Sandoval, Ill. Black on yellow label affixed on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Baltimore with manuscript, "Paid through 25¢", light light vert fold in entire & part of flap cut off,
Very Fine.
Scott Nos. U9; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1625 |
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U10 |
 (Confederate States) Adams Express Co. Nashville Apr. 6. Black oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Greenville, Tenn. with additional strike of black "Adams Express Company, Knoxville
Tenn. Apr. 7" oval datestamp, manuscript docketing at left, slightly reduced at right, Fine, Only a few covers are recorded with this combination of Adams office markings, which were applied in transit entirely outside the U.S. and
Confederate postal systems. Adams also had the option of placing letters into the Nashville post office for delivery by regular Confederate mails.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1626 |
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U9 |
 Livingston, Fargo & Co. (By the American Express). Blue printed frank (Haller FL6), blue "Cincinnati O. Mar. 2" circular datestamp on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Lieut. James B. McPherson at Fort
Delaware Del., backflap removed and slightly reduced at top, still Very Fine, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Scott Nos. U9; Estimate $300 - 400.
Livingston Fargo & Co. was formed by the original founders of
Wells, Fargo & Co. and American Express, this rare frank was used briefly in the mid to late 1850's on mail via the Eastern and Midwest routes, this letter probably originated west of Cincinnati and entered the regular mails there, the addressee was
James Birdseye McPherson, who later became a Major General and died in 1864 during the Atlanta campaign. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Nesbitt Entire Collection - Territorial Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1627 |
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U9 |
 Camp Floyd, U.T., Oct 6. Bold cds canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Bloomington, Ind.; light toning, missing backflap and small tear at top, F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. U9; Estimate $100 -
150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1628 |
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U10 |
 "Choctaw Agency, Ark, June 18 1854". Manuscript postmark of 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Wheeling, Va.; some minor wear, F.-V.F. a scarce Indian Territory postmark.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $200 -
300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1629 |
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U10 |
 Doniphan, K.T., Sep 24. Bold balloon cds on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Garnavillo, Iowa, with fancy flower handstamp canceling, 1860 docketing at left, Very Fine and choice.
Scott
Nos. U10; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1630 |
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 Fort Buchanan, N.M., May 5. Complete circa 1860 cds on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire addressed in the hand of Captain Richard S. Ewell (commander 1st Dragoons, U.S. Army, later a general in C.S.A.
Army), to his niece Elizabeth in Williamsburg, Virginia, endorsed "Via Washington D.C.", carried by Military Express to Tubac, then by Lathrop's Buckboard Mail to Tucson, and from Tucson to St. Louis by Butterfield Overland Mail, docketing note on
back "Relating to child captured from Indians", Very Fine and choice, ex-Birkinbine.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
A CLEAR STRIKE OF THE RARE FORT BUCHANAN, NEW MEXICO CDS ON A COVER FROM CAPTAIN RICHARD "OLD BALDY" EWELL -
LATER A CONFEDERATE GENERAL.
According to the Siegel Auctions catalogue of the Birkinbine Collection, "The sender of this cover, Captain Richard S. Ewell, arrived in the area of southern Arizona in November 1856 with Major Enoch Steen and
the 1st Dragoons. They established Camp Moore in mid-November 1856, which was relocated and renamed Fort Buchanan in mid-1857. This May 1860 cover from Capt. Ewell was carried by military express from Fort Buchanan to the post office at Tubac. It was
carried from Tubac to Tucson by S. H. Lathrop, who was under contract to transport mail once a week between the two towns. At Tucson the cover was put on the eastbound Butterfield Overland Mail stage to St. Louis via Fort Smith.
In early 1860
Captain Ewell successfully negotiated the release of eleven-year old Mercedes Sias Quiroz, one of two young women abducted by Pinal Apaches (the other was seriously injured and returned to camp after Mercedes's release). In recognition of his
efforts, one of four Arizona territorial counties was named Ewell. In May 1860, around the time this cover was postmarked, he inspected the site where Fort Breckinridge was eventually established to prevent Apache attacks. Before construction of the
new fort was completed, Ewell returned east in January 1861 due to recurring malaria infections. The note on back indicates that Ewell's letter contained a report of the recovery of the young hostage.
S. H. Lathrop's Buckboard Contract Mail --
The Overland Mail route passed through Tucson, but not Tubac, which lies approximately 45 miles south on the Camino Real. The Tubac postmaster, D. F. Hulseman, contracted with S. H. Lathrop, treasurer of the Sonora Exploration and Mining Co., to
carry mail on weekly buckboard trips between the two towns." . (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1631 |
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U10 |
 Fort Gibson, Ark., Jan 12 (Cherokee Nation). Cds canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Tahlequah, C.N.; tone spot at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1632 |
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U10 |
 Mountain City K.T., Sept 29. Manuscript postmark on 1853. 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Emporia, K.T., canceled by grid handstamp; entire reduced at left, Very Fine, a rare Kansas Territory use.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Mountain City in Gilpin County was one of the richest mining discoveries on the site known as "Gregory Diggings". The Post Office opened on January 17, 1860 while in the Kansas Territory. The
office handled thousands of letters, and in October 1869 name changed to Central City. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1633 |
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U10 |
 Olympia, Ogn. (Washington Territory). Undated balloon cds on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire with handstamped "Paid" and manuscript "7" additional rate marking, to Massachusetts, late use of "Ogn." postmark
after Washington Territory was created, slightly reduced at left, an attractive "Paid 7" cover from the 1855-63 rate period when prepayment was made compulsory but there were no 7¢ stamps to combine with 3¢ stamps to make up the
transcontinental rate., Very Fine.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1634 |
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U2 |
 Salt Lake City, Utah T., Sep 1. Bold sharp cds on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Georgetown, S.C., manuscript canceled with "Due 5 cts" alongside, 1857 pencil docketing; sealed opening tears at top,
F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. U2; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1635 |
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U9 |
 Tahlequah, Ark, Oct 17 (Cherokee Nation). Bold cds with manuscript date, canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire address to Creek Nation, Very Fine, a rare usage from the capitol of Cherokee
Nation.
Scott Nos. U9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
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Nesbitt Entire Collection - Town Postmarks
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1636 |
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U10 |
 Athens, Ills., Feb 2, 1857. Fancy rimless oval-like date stamp on manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to St. Joseph, Mich., Very Fine and attractive.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $100
- 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1637 |
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U1 |
 Clermont, N.Y., Jan 24. Straight line postmark with manuscript date on fresh manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New York with Nesbitt circular crest on backflap, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. U1; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
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| 1638 |
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U10 |
 Colerain, Ohio, 5th Month, 1st. Clear Quaker date cds on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Pluto, Pa., with manuscript six line cancel, includes second similar entire with "Colerain, O., 7thMo, 11"
balloon type Quaker date cds (edge wear) and original enclosure, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1639 |
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 (Kentucky Military Institute) Military Institute, Franklin Co., Ky., Col E.W. Morgan, Supt. Clear full strike of fancy Eagle & Shield postmark with "Feby 9" date below, on 1855, 3¢ Nesbitt
entire to Louisiana, matching "Paid 3" in circle canceling indicia; cover split silked back together, restored tear affect both the postmark and indicia and repaired corner erosion at top right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 -
1,500.
QUITE CERTAINLY THE FINEST KNOWN STRIKE OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE FANCY MILITARY POSTMARK.
Military Institute, Franklin Co., Ky., was one of the two Kentucky post offices making use of a county postmark before the Civil War.
The other being Lodge, Ky. in Fulton county on stampless covers. Not only is this fancy "Eagle & Shield" a county postmark, but it is a college handstamp and a postmaster's, as well as E.W. Morgan shown as "Supt." doubled as postmaster with the post
office being in one of the school's buildings. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1640 |
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U10 |
 Killingly, Ct., Dec 21. Fancy boxed date stamp with manuscript day, canceling 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Wabaunsee, K.T.; slight soiling, F.-V.F., a rare destination.
Scott Nos. U10;
Estimate $75 - 100. (Image1)
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Est. $75-100
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1641 |
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U2 |
 New-York Jul 19 1853. Superb strike of cds on 1853, 3¢ red on buff entire addressed to Saegertown, Pa., part of flap replaced, Extremely Fine, a rare year date cancel which was used from
July 11 to July 26.
Scott Nos. U2; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1642 |
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U9 |
 New-York Jul 23 1853. Lovely strike of cds on 3¢ Nesbitt entire and addressed to Lenox, Mass., Extremely Fine, a rare year date cancel which was used from July 11 to July 26.
Scott Nos.
U9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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