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Quick Navigation by Category  The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Western Postal (204)   |  United States (550)   | 
 

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The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Western Postal History continued...

Town Postmarks - Oregon & Texas continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1201       imageHouston, Texas Jan 3 [1840]. Black oval postmark with manuscript "Paid 25" rate on 1840 folded letter to Arrow Rock, Saline Co., Mo, with "via New Orleans" directive, postmarked in transit with blue "New Orleans La Jan 7" cds with matching straight line "SHIP" handstamp and blue manuscript "20¾" rate; contents datelined "Houston, Dec 31, 1840" with very interesting contents, in part, "…I entered the service on the 5th March 1836 in the ranks of the Brazoria volunteers…I belonged to the detachment that countermarched at the Colluado & recrossed the river on the night of the 26th March to give battle to then advancing with the Van division of the Mexican army…in the retreat from the Coluado to the Brases, I belonged to the rear guard…" more detail on the war with Mexico included in the letter, very interesting, some edge wear and staining, still Very Fine, A rare Texas letter with unusual Houston postmark used in 1839-1840 and very interesting contents about the Mexican War.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1202       imageLiberty, Texas December 12th 1837. Dateline on folded letter addressed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, entered the mail with orange-red "New Orleans, La. Jan 1" [1838] cds and rated in purple ink "25"; letter from Henry Wise Farley to his sisters which reads, in part, "…I wrote you from this place some time last winter…I know the letter may have miscarried in the mail…I do assure you that if you or any of the people of that country would wish to move to a new country, I do not believe that either of the new states or territories of the U.S. would afford half the facilities or good prospects that Texas would…direct your letters, if by post, postpaid to Liberty, Texas…", letter goes on to mention possible annexation of Texas to the U.S. "Our oppressions, our struggles, our victories and our final triumph upon the prairies of San Jacinto are what ever they cannot deny, and though a cloud it appears to hangover our destiny through the vacillating policy of the new American administration, still at last our wishes will succeed, our own people will receive us, the annexation will take place spite of every narrow minded opposer in the union for the current of human events tends too strongly to its accomplishments to be prevented by all their futile efforts. We are one people, we form one nation, what faction will prevent our coalescing?" etc.; light toning at folds, still Very Fine and a great letter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

During the period of the Texas Republic, 1836-1845, a regular service between Galveston and New Orleans was operated with an agent based in New Orleans for the "Texian Post Office". (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1203       imageSan Antonio, Tex. May 3. Neat cds on blue folded cover to Baltimore with matching boxed 10 rate handstamp, lettered datelined, "Elm River, 40 Miles East of Rio Grande, April 26, 1850" and endorsed at bottom left "Care of Major T. Howard, San Antonio de Bexar, to be forwarded", interesting letter reads in part, "I reached my land on the Quèhe on Monday 2 weeks ago; on hunting for a good place to run the cattle which I had in contemplation to procure on Wednesday, Mr. Chase and myself were attacked by eleven Comanche Indians - we got in the woods first and each got behind a tree. I killed one horse and an Indian. Mr. Chase shot two of them when they ran. The trees were literally dotted with their arrows but we both got clear except a small flesh wound which Mr. Chase received in the arm. It was only one mile from the spot where the four men were killed that you allude to, 6 miles from Castroville in a direct West or N.W. direction rather. Mr. Stiless was asleep in our fort but our firing in such rapid succession awoke him and peeping out he saw 8 running as fast as their ponies could carrying them with one dead Indian behind one of them. The next day my men positively refused to stay any longer, so we broke up and came to the town of Quèhe about four miles southwest from my place. The land is excellent but there is a scarcity of water - it is a dry season, yet everything looks green and the prairie covered with the most beautiful flowers in the world presents the coup d'oeil which would be envied in Maryland. I shot a panther 8 feet long, had the skin dressed and put in a natty carpet bag with my pocket books containing my patents and deeds, addressed to the care of Major T Howard, San Antonio…", Very Fine and choice, an outstanding Texas cover.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
Town Postmarks - Utah
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1204       imageAmerican Fork, Utah Dec 14 [1870]. Black cds with target killer tying 1861 3¢ rose (65) to folded letter addressed to Salt Lake City; datelined "Wild Dutchman Camp, Monday Evg. Dec 12/70" reads, in part, "…It gives me the greatest pleasure to inform you that I have struck the richest grade of ore in the solid Rock nothing could look better or more prominent…Geo Walker," the letter goes on to describe the need for mining tools, etc.; toning on verso, Very Fine, a rare Utah postmark.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1205       imageBrigham City, UT, Oct 18th, 1868. Black manuscript postmark ties 1867 3¢ rose Grill to orange cover to N.H., minor edge wear, Very Fine and a scarce postmark.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1206       imageCamp Floyd, U.T., February 18. Choice strike of postmark and matching "Paid 3" in arc overwritten with manuscript "24" rating at upper right on buff cover to Dublin, Ireland, New York reddish black "19" credit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Mar. 30th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 10th, sharp strike of "America, Paid, Dublin, AP 11 1859" (Robertson P1) arrival datestamp for late mail closed bag from Liverpool; vertical file fold at left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CAMP FLOYD UTAH TERRITORIAL TRANSATLANTIC USE WITH A CHOICE STRIKE OF THE RIMLESS POSTMARK.

The letter likely traveled East from Camp Floyd by stage or horse via the Salt Lake City to St. Joseph route, where it then went to New York by rail. It left New York Mar. 30th on the Cunard Line "Asia", arriving at Liverpool Apr. 10th. From there, it went by rail to Holyhead, across the Irish Sea by boat, to Dublin. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1207       imageCamp Floyd, U.T., July 14. Large balloon type postmark tying 1857 3¢ dull red, type I (25) on blue cover to Mrs. F. J. Porter in New York City, manuscript "79" numbering at top left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
1208       imageCamp Floyd, UT Feb 4 [1859]. Bold black manuscript postmark with pen squiggle tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26) to blue cover of the Porter correspondence to New York City, dated to 1859 based on known usages of handstamp postmarks, Very Fine and choice, Camp Floyd post office used the manuscript postmark for only a few months., ex-Chase.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

On November 9, 1858, amid gun fire and patriotic music, the soldiers of Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, raised the United States flag above their newly completed garrison. Named for Secretary of War, John B. Floyd, the post housed the largest concentration of U.S. troops to that time, in what immediately became the third largest city in Utah. Camp Floyd was a product of the so-called "Utah War." Influenced by rumors of rebellion in Utah, President James Buchanan ordered 2,500 soldiers led by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston to Utah. After a short stay at the north end of the valley, Johnston moved his men across a creek from present-day Fairfield where soldiers, aided by Mormon laborers and artisans, built Camp Floyd. By December of 1858 Camp Floyd had its own post office using a manuscript postmark. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1209       imageCamp Floyd, U.T., February 11 [1859], Paid 3. Exceptional strike of homemade fancy integral rate postmark tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26, corner defect) on cover to Lexington, Massachusetts; very light toning right, wax seal damage to cover backflaps, still Very Fine, a rare example of this provisional integral rate postmark., ex-Jessup, illustrated in Brookman Volume I, page 170 and featured in an article written for Western Express (March 2014) by Dr. Milgram, with 1988 P.F. certificate
with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Within a week, the "Paid 3" was no longer used integrally with the townmark and was later to used independently in conjunction with this Camp Floyd postmark. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1210       imageCamp Floyd U.T., March 25 [1859]. Homemade fancy postmark and scarce matching "Paid 3" arc handstamp on blue cover to Mrs. F. J. Porter in New York City, manuscript "Charge F.J.P. 3" at upper right, "67" numbering at top left; stain at lower right, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

By the time the top cover entered the mail on March 25, 1859, a short-lived system of charging postage to the soldier sending it had been instituted. This may have applied to officers only. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1211       imageCamp Floyd U.T., Apr 11 [1859]. Homemade fancy postmark tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26, small defects) to blue cover to Mrs. F. J. Porter in New York City, manuscript "Camp Floyd U.T. April 27 '59" at upper left and "71" numbering at top left; light wear at right edge, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1212       imageCamp Floyd U.T. Group of four covers: 1.) "Camp Floyd U.T. May 19" [1859] homemade fancy postmark on 3¢ first issue Nesbitt entire (U9) with moderate edge wear and missing backflap, latest known use of this provisional handstamp, 2.) "Camp Floyd U.T. March 11" [1859] homemade fancy postmark on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U10) to Kentucky with additional 1857 3¢ dull red adhesive (#26) added for double rate postage, repaired at top, 3.) "Salt Lake City, U.T. Nov 13" [1858] large balloon cds tying 3¢ dull red (26) to blue cover, Porter correspondence (number "50") to New York City, lower right corner of stamp missing; 4.) "Salt Lake City, U.T. Nov 27" [1858] large balloon cds tying 3¢ dull red (26) on damaged cover of Porter correspondence to New York City, mixed condition, generally Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1213       imageCamp Floyd, U.T. Oct 20 [1859]. Black cds tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26) on cover to New Hampshire, part of the Gove correspondence, docketed left "from Jesse Dated Oct 18=59", Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1214     26 image1857, 3¢ dull red, type III. Black cds tying 1857 3¢ dull red (#26) on cover to N.H., part of the Gove correspondence, docketed left "from Jesse Dated Nov 2d-59", Very Fine.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1215       imageCamp Floyd U.T. Nov 3. Black cds and matching "Paid 3" circular rating handstamp on circa 1860 legal-size orange cover addressed to "Colonel Henry Wilson 7th Infantry, care of Asst. Quarter Master U.S. Army in New Orleans La.", manuscript "Head Quarters 7th Infantry, Official Business" endorsement at top right; some minor corner wear at right, Very Fine, an unusual 7th Regiment official business use, featured in an article written for Western Express (June 2014) by Dr. Milgram.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1216       imageFort Bridger, UT Mar 24 [1858]. Light manuscript postmark with pen strokes not tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26) on Gove correspondence cover to New Hampshire; dated to 1858 based on the Gove letters housed at the New Hampshire State Historical Society where the original contents now reside; toned spot center, neatly sealed tear at top, Very Fine appearance, one of only a handful of Fort Bridger, UT manuscript covers known.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Acting on rumors of a Mormon insurrection in Salt Lake City in May 1857, President James Buchanan ordered 2,500 soldiers under the command of General William S. Harney (and later Col. Albert Sidney Johnson) to the area. These troops followed the California/Oregon Trail along the Platte River and then overland via Fort Laramie. The Mormons destroyed Fort Bridger before the expedition arrived, forcing the troops to winter in the open at a nearby site. In the spring of 1858 the army marched through Salt Lake City and built Camp Floyd about 40 miles beyond the city. It was occupied from 1858 to midsummer of 1861, when the troops were recalled to the East because of the beginning of the Civil War. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1217       imageFort Bridger, U.T. Aug 9. Bold strike of balloon cds with matching fancy negative star in circle killer tying 1861 3¢ rose (65) on cover to New York, reduced at left, Very Fine and attractive, A wonderful example of this fancy killer from Fort Bridger.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Originally an emigrant stop, by this period, Ft. Bridger was almost 100 miles out of the way. However, unlike the rest of the region, this spot had plenty of trees and fresh water. Thus, it was an ideal spot for the overland mails. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
1218     65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Double circle datestamp with circle of wedges killer on 1861 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Michigan, reduced at left, F.-V.F., An uncommon variety of datestamp from Fort Bridger.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
1219     65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Black manuscript postmark with pen canceled 1861 3¢ rose (65) on homemade grayish envelope to Salt Lake City, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300.

Farmers from the then-settled towns of Lehi and Kay's Creek, looking for a new place to homestead, began considering the area now known as Plain City. On March 17, 1859, led by Lorin Farr, a group arrived to begin homesteading. Soon after arriving, the group surveyed a townsite and assigned building lots. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1220       imageProvo City, Utah. Light straight line postmark with manuscript date "July 8, '58" on outer folded lettersheet made from printed Territory of Utah Indian Agent form and addressed to Michigan, franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (light crease) tied by neat manuscript cancel, Very Fine and rare as this is the only recorded example of this straight line postmark, this is the subject of an article for the Chronicle (Nov. 1993) by Dr. Milgram, with 1989 P.F. certificate stating, the postmark is "counterfeit", we believe the P.F. is incorrect and the cover is signed as genuine by R. Frajola with a good 1993 A.P.S. certificate.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$475.00
Will close during Public Auction

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