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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Stampless Covers by State
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3080 c ImageSan Francisco Cal. Nov. 15. Neat strike of circular datestamp with boxed "40" handstamp on 1849 adversity cover made from a blue illustrated advertising cover for Wm. H. Cary & Co. to West Killingly Conn., some edge faults and overall wear, still a very unusual use (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
3081 c Image"Kaskasia March 7" (1804). Manuscript territorial postmark and "25" rate (over 500 miles) on folded letter to Williamstown Vt., datelined "Kaskaskia, Indiana Territory, 3 March 1804", interesting content related to the recent Louisiana Purchase, including "Doubtless you are informed of Louisiana's being ceded to the United States...possessions is taken without any resistance by the Spanish, but uniformly are highly pleased to be citizens...", some minor soiling, Very Fine, Kaskaskia was the capital of Illinois during the territorial period and also for two years after statehood, it lies in the small area of Illinois that is west of the Mississippi, ex Kramer (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
3082 c Image(Louisiana Territory) "Cape Girardeau 31 May 1811". Manuscript postmark and free frank of postmaster J. M. Ferron on folded letter to Pittsburgh Pa., Fine and rare, this is the latest recorded example of this Louisiana Territory marking (subsequently became part of Missouri Territory), this is the listing example in ASCC, ex Kramer (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
3083 c ImageSt. Genevieve Missouri July 20. Oval postmark with day and "Paid 25" in manuscript on 1813 folded letter to Camden N.J., two file folds, edge splitting and some toning, still Fine and very rare, possibly the earliest recorded example, ASCC $950.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
3084 c ImageHermitage N.Y. March 20. Red circular datestamp on 1844 folded letter to the Attorney General in Albany N.Y., matching "FREE" and "Sidney Stowe P.M." handstamps, each in rectangular frame, the postmaster's name in cursive type, letter written by the postmaster, vertical file fold, Very Fine and unusual postmaster's marking (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
3085 c ImageScottsburg, Oregon Territory Two covers, first with "Scottsburg O.T." circular handstamp with manuscript "April 22 Free" at center to Miss S. R. Fiske at Cambridge Mass., "FREE" handstamp and signed by the postmaster ("E.R. Fiske P.M."), 1853 docketing, some edgewear, second with "Scottsburg O.T. Sep. 5, 1854" manuscript postmark with printed address to Rufus Fiske in Cambridgeport Mass. with printed "Free E.R. Fiske, P.M." at top right, some edge flaws, a Very Fine pair of Oregon Territory postmaster's free frank covers (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
3086 c ImagePhiladelphia Full-Rigged Ship. Clear strike of this pictorial handstamp in red, matching bold "PHILA./28/FEB." octagonal double-line frame crossed out, as is the "27" manuscript rating, on incoming folded ship cover datelined "U.S. Ship Vincennes, At Sea" to Portland Me., 1834 docketing at right, manuscript "Forwarded by G.H.N. who is here, all is well" in an arc around wax seal on back, Very Fine and very unusual, we don't know whether the datestamp and rate were crossed out because it was carried privately or whether this was done after receiving payment from the recipient, according to Wikipedia, the Vincennes was the first U.S. Navy ship to circumnavigate the globe, in 1833 she was deployed to the Pacific for the second time and was the first American warship to call at Guam, she sailed around the world again before returning to the east coast in 1836, she later became the flagship for the Wilkes expedition to Antarctica (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3087 c ImagePhila. Special Post June 1, Philadelphia Passenger Train Jan. 19. Two stampless covers, first with lightly struck purple "Phila. Special Post June 1" circular datestamp on buff cover to local street address, Fine, reported to be ca. 1850 but style of marking looks to us to be of a later vintage (1860's), the only recorded example, ex Hahn, second cover with clear strike of "Passenger Train Jan. 19" oval datestamp on cover to Harrisburg Pa., original 1865 enclosure, Very Fine pair of covers with scarce Philadelphia markings (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
3088 c ImageBennington Vt./March 24 (1824). Clear strike of red two-line postmark (28.5mm wide) with manuscript "12-1/2" rate for 81-150 miles on folded letter to Oxford Mass., clear strike of "OXFORD MS." straightline with manuscript "Mar. 28 Missent & forwarded", light file fold, Very Fine and unusual with straightline town markings of two different states in two different colors (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
3089 c ImageBennington Vt./Sept. 14 (1829). Clear strike of red two-line postmark with manuscript date and "12-1/2" rate for 81-150 miles on folded letter to Hartford Conn., small singed spot at top right, Very Fine strike of this red straightline, this style (33mm wide) is larger than the example offered in the previous lot (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3090 c ImageBurlington Vt. Nov. 17 (1858). Bold strike of circular datestamp, Canada, 1855, 6p Greenish Gray (5b) used from the United States, pen-cancelled and just tied by partly clear strike of red "United States Paid 6d" two-line handstamp on grayish cover to Hamilton Canada, 1856 docketing and two Canadian transit backstamps, split along one fold, stamp with slight edge toning, appears Very Fine, an extremely rare use of a Canadian stamp applied in the United States to prepay the treaty rate to Canada, we have not encountered another such use (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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