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Stampless Stories: A Postal History of America continued...

Manifest Destiny
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
139 c ImageTown of Zone, Canada West, to York Factory via Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie, 1844. Folded letter with lengthy address and mailing instructions to Mr. Donald Ross York Factory Hudsons Bay, to the care of the Agent of the honorable Hudsons Bay Company at the Sault Ste. Maries, forwarded by Sandwich and Detroit, the postmaster at Detroit are respectfully requested to forward this letter to Lake Superior," from George McBeath, datelined Township of Zone, County Kent, Western District, Canada West, April 12, 1844”, entered the Canadian mails with Mosa, U.C.” double-circle handstamp and 11th April, 1844” manuscript date, matching PAID” handstamp crossed out with line, red WINDSOR, C.W./12 APR 1844” two-line backstamp, entered the U.S. mails with blue Detroit, Mich. Apr 13” datestamp, forwarded to the Hudson’s Bay Co. at Sault Ste. Marie and rated 7” collect, then by Hudson’s Bay Co.’s fur-trade express to York Factory, docketed with August 8 receipt date (four months in transit)

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE AND VERY RARE LETTER TO ONE OF THE KEY FIGURES IN THE AMERICAN FUR TRADE, WHICH WAS CARRIED ON A LONG AND ARDUOUS JOURNEY TO THE HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY OUTPOST AT YORK FACTORY, USING CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES MAILS, AS WELL AS HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY’S PRIVATE EXPRESS.

Zone” was special district in Canada for the Native Americans of the Moravian Mission. Donald Ross was born in Scotland in 1797 and joined Hudson’s Bay Company in 1816. He became secretary to George Simpson in 1826 and went to the Columbia River with him in 1828. Ross quickly rose to become Chief Trader in 1829 and Chief Factor in 1839. He was in charge of Norway House from 1830 to 1851 and died on November 19, 1851.

Ex Risvold (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
140 c ImageBerthier, Canada, to Pembina, Minnesota Territory, Berthier L.C. Feb. 22, 1852”. Blue circular datestamp, matching 6d” in circle handstamp for combined Canadian-U.S. rate on folded letter to Pembina, Minnesota Territory, Montreal Feb. 23 backstamp, red CANADA” arc handstamp, red Saint Paul Min. Ter. 29 Mar.” circular datestamp, forwarded to Pembina with manuscript fwd” and 5” handstamp, 15” below for total due, Very Fine, a scarce use from Canada to Pembina (now in North Dakota), which served as the gateway post office for the Red River settlements to the North, the letter is from Ann Kittson to Norman Kittson, who was a fur trader, he joined the American Fur Company and established a post at Pembina, ex Steinhart and Dr. Robertson (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
141 c ImageRed River Settlement to Toronto, Canada, via Detroit, 1857, Pembina Jun. 12”. Manuscript postmark and 10c” on small cover from Red River settlement to Toronto, exchanged at Detroit, United States 6d” oval handstamp, Toronto Feb. 20 backstamp and receipt docketing of same day at top, Ross correspondence, small tear at top, still Very Fine, after the U.S. post office was established at Pembina in 1850, a monthly, then semi-monthly service was begun in 1855 to carry the mail from Red River to Pembina, the charge for this was 1d but does not show on covers, ex Dr. Robertson (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
142 c ImageVictoria, Republic of Texas, to Gananoque, Canada, via New Orleans, Victoria March 27, 1845”. Dateline on folded letter from Republic of Texas to Gananoque, Canada, carried privately to New Orleans where received as a ship letter, blue New Orleans Apr. 18” circular datestamp, SHIP” straightline and manuscript 27” rate for 2c ship plus 25c over-400 miles rate, exchanged via Ogdensburg N.Y. and Prescott, Canada, with red Prescott U.C. Apr. 29, 1845” circular datestamp and manuscript rate U.S.P. 1/ 4-1/2 (+) 4-1/2 (=) 1/9”, red TOO LATE” straightline, Gananouqe Apr. 20 receiving backstamp

VERY FINE. A RARE LETTER FROM THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS TO CANADA VIA NEW ORLEANS.

This lengthy letter is from Daniel McDonald, a Canadian serving as sheriff in Texas, to his brother in Gananoque. McDonald was part of the Mier Expedition, an unsuccessful military operation launched in November 1842 by a Texas militia against Mexican border settlements. He was liberated from Perote Prison and his letter contains interesting content related to criminal and other matters and includes the statement we have no doubts about annexation now”.

Ex Steinhart and Dr. Robertson (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
143 c ImageBRAZOS/JUNE 9, 1847. Two-line datestamp with 10” due handstamp on folded letter to Princeton N.J., manuscript Saltillo Mxo. 20th May” at lower left and datelined at Saltillo, Very Fine, interesting soldier’s letter to his aunt describing daily observations (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
144 c ImageBRAZOS/NOV 29. Two-line datestamp with 10” due handstamp on brown 1847 cover to Richmond Va., sender’s directive Via New Orleans” at lower left and From the Army” at top, trivial edgewear, Very Fine Mexican War use (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $150.00
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145 c ImageJohn F. Hamtranick, Indian Agent, Care of Genl. Wm Clark, St. Louis”, 1829. Folded cover with official business frank of 2nd Auditor’s Office, Treasury Department, addressed to John F. Hamtranick in care of Gen. William Clark (of Lewis and Clark fame), superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, red Washn. City Oct. 30” circular datestamp, matching FREE” handstamp, bottom flap missing, otherwise Very Fine, Hamtranick served as the Osage Indian Agent 1826-31, Lee as 2nd Auditor 1817-29 (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
146 c ImageLieut. Geo. H. Crosman, Asst. Quarter Master, Camp on Black Creek, Choctaw Agency, Mississippi”, 1831. Folded letter with official business frank of Brigadier General Thomas S. Jesup, Quartermaster General’s office, addressed to Lieut. Crosman at Choctaw Agency, red City of Washington Aug. 7” circular datestamp, matching FREE” handstamp, with Aug. 6, 1831 letter signed by General Jesup, Sep. 4 receipt docketing, Extremely Fine, desirable military letter and frank related to Indian resettlement and wars (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
147 c Genl. Jos. M. Street, Indian Agent at the New Agency on the Desmoines River, Iowa Territory”, 1839. Address on Dec. 25, 1839 folded letter from W. L. D. Ewing to Gen. Joseph Street at New Agency, Iowa Territory, red Springfield Ill. Dec. 26” circular datestamp, re-rated in manuscript to 12" due, internal splitting, light toning, still Very Fine, scarce Indian agency destination, General Street was an Indian Agent to the Winnebago and later to the Sauk and Fox tribes after the Black Hawk War

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
148 c ImageCHEROKEE, CHER. NATION, Sept. 15, 1843. Sharp strike of rimless circular datestamp with Sept. 15” in manuscript and 25” rate on large folded letter datelined Cherokee Baptist Mission, Sept. 14th 1843,” lengthy letter in blue manuscript from Sarah H. Hibbard, a missionary teacher at the school, to her sister Deborah in Manchester N.H., minor fold splits and cover tear at bottom of little consequence

EXTREMELY FINE. THE EARLIEST AND FINEST STRIKE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE CHEROKEE NATION INDIAN TERRITORY DATESTAMP. A RARE MARKING ON A LETTER WITH FASCINATING CONTENT ABOUT DAILY LIFE OF THE MISSIONARIES IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN INDIAN TERRITORY.

Reverend Jessy Busyhead settled at Baptist Mission in Oklahoma in 1839, following the Cherokee removal from the East. He held services in his home until the Baptist Mission was established in 1841 by Rev. Evan Jones. A Cherokee National School was founded near there in 1843, and the mission established a female seminary there in the same year. The Mission Board of Boston furnished a printing press, and The Cherokee Messenger was printed at this mission, which was the first periodical in Oklahoma. According to the website http://cherokeeregistry.firstlightonline.org , a rift developed between the Missionaries, with slave owners on one side (Busyhead owned slaves) and abolitionists such as Evans on the other. This led to a schism among Cherokee Baptists as early as 1844-45, with Evans expelling Cherokee slaveowners from the church. This provided an opening for Southern Baptists, who started competing missions for slaveowners, who tended to be from the wealthier class. The Mission Station was burned by Confederates during the Civil War because of the missionaries’ anti-slavery teachings, and the mission was never rebuilt.

The post office at Cherokee was active from 1842 to 1844. According to the American Stampless Cover Catalog (p. 324) This post office is not listed in Shirk’s First Post Offices within the Boundaries of Oklahoma. After the eastern boundary line of the Cherokee Nation was accurately located, the town of Cherokee was found to be a few miles east of the line and actually in Arkansas. However, the markings of this 1842-44 post office are listed here (under Oklahoma) because they are among the earliest in the area to employ the ‘Nation’ designation.”

Three examples of this marking are known: 1) Sep. 15, 1843 from Sarah Hibbard to her sister Deborah in Manchester N.H., ex Chase, Bleuler, offered here; 2) Feb. 17, 1844, from Sarah Hibbard to her parents in Gilford N.H., Siegel Sale 1010, lot 2, ex Chase, Bleuler; and 3) April 8, 1844 from Sarah Hibbard to Rev. Babcock in Thetford Vt., ex Risvold and Kramer (Siegel Sale 1088, lot 85).

Ex Chase and Bleuler. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,250.00
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149 c ImageBaptist Mission, C.N., 4 Jan. Full clear strike of circular datestamp with inverted 4” in date, stencil marking WM. MUSGROVE/Babtist Mission CN” in ornate frame (with Babtist” spelling error), manuscript Free" above and PM” after Musgrove’s name on cover addressed in his hand to Andrew Nave at Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, no indication of year date; accompanied by a second cover addressed by Musgrove to Nave at Tahlequah and franked Free, William A. Musgrove, P.M.” and Bap Mission”, both covers have some very slight wear and toned spots

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE BAPTIST MISSION, CHEROKEE NATION, CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON COVER AND ONE OF THE FEW POSTMARKED COVERS KNOWN FROM THIS CHEROKEE NATION POST OFFICE IN PRESENT-DAY OKLAHOMA.

The Baptist Mission post office was established on July 5, 1850, with Rev. Evan Jones as postmaster. It apparently operated as a Confederate post office during the Civil War. It was discontinued on June 22, 1866.

William A. Musgrove (1814-1880) was a well-known resident of Baptist Mission, who ran a small mercantile business, manufactured plug tobacco, kept beehives, and ran wagon-, furniture-, and cabinet-making shops” (The Papers of Will Rogers). Musgrove also served as postmaster and likely introduced the Baptist Mission C.N.” circular datestamp, which is also found on the Confederate 25c scrip issued by Musgrove in 1862 (an example was offered in Stack's John J. Ford Jr. sale).

The addressee, Andrew Nave, was a Cherokee merchant and the son-in-law of Chief John Ross. In 1863 the Nave home was attacked by Confederate marauders led by Stand Watie, and Andrew Nave was killed during the attack.

Ex Chase and Bleuler. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $8,500.00
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