Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The R. K. Schloss Collection of Transcontinental Mails continued...

**Western & Territorial Markings:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Realized
207		GREENWOOD. D.T./JULY. 2. 1860. Two-line datestamp, ms. "Free" on yellow cover to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. EXTREMELY FINE AND PRISTINE CONDITION. THE EARLIER OF TWO REPORTED EXAMPLES OF THIS "ANTICIPATORY" TERRITORIAL MARKING, PREPARED WITH "D.T." DESIGNATION IN ANTICIPATION OF DAKOTA'S TERRITORIAL STATUS (EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 1861). Illustrated in American Stampless Cover Catalog, Simpson's U.S. Postal Markings, and Risvold's Minnesota book. Ex Bilden and Jarrett. (Image)	$ 5,250
208		Fort Buchanan N.M. Jul. 17. Full clear strike of Dike Type 1 circular datestamp ties 3c Dull Red (26) on small cover to Corning N.Y., sender's routing "Via St. Louis Overland Mail", with letter datelined "Senorta Valley, Arizona, July 8th 1860" describing fighting with Mexicans and Indians, and observing "this is very Rough Country on account of there Being no Laws and there is nobody but Rascals Here..." VERY FINE. A CHOICE STRIKE OF THIS RARE MARKING FROM FORT BUCHANAN IN NEW MEXICO TERRITORY (NOW ARIZONA). Ex Hall and Jarrett (see also lot 359) (Image)	$ 4,250
209		3c Brownish Carmine (11). Ample to large margins, affixed with embossed seal and tied by grids, "Annapolis Md. 24 May" circular datestamp on 1852 folded letter to Dr. McParkin at Fort Union, New Mexico, routing "Via Independence Missouri" and sent down the Sante Fe trail, mailed back to Annapolis with ms. "Fort Union N.M. Aust. 3d/52" postmark and "5" rate, both markings crossed out, ms. "ford 5" rate, Very Fine, unusual usage, carried in two directions along the Santa Fe trail -- a similar cover in our Sale 803 realized $1,500 hammer (see also lot 363)	$ 550
210		Fort Union N.M. April 3, 1852. Ms. pmk. and "5" rate on brown cover to Annapolis Md., minor edge wear, still Very Fine and scarce early New Mexico territorial postmark	$ 425
211		Santa Fe N.M. August 1st 1851. Dike Ty. 2 blue ms. postmark and ms. "10" rate on blue folded letter from Capt. Horace Brook to Maj. Gen. Towson, Paymaster at Washington D.C., official business endorsement, ms. rate crossed out, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce early Santa Fe postal marking -- reported to be the earliest of its type -- ex Jarrett	$ 575
212		Santa Fe N.M. Apr.. Dike Ty. 3 double-circle datestamp (month only) and "5" rate handstamp on Mar. 30, 1852 blue folded letter from Capt. Horace Brook to Maj. Gen. Towson, Paymaster at Washington D.C., official business endorsement, rate crossed out, fresh and Extremely Fine	$ 230
213		"Paid to Ft. Leavenworth, HW Edgar, PM, Socorro NM, Nov. 20/49". Manuscript marking attributed to military post office during New Mexico occupation period 1846-50, red "Leavenworth Mo. Feb. 7" circular datestamp and matching "5" handstamp on folded letter from Maj. William L. Smith to Coleman Younger, Liberty Mo., datelined "Succora N. Mexico 18th Nov. 1849", route directions "Via San Antonio" indicating that the letter was to travel south to San Antonio, then north to Fort Leavenworth, which may follow a regular military express route, excellent letter content including references to Indians, Mexicans, hardships etc. -- "...tell him also that is its absolutely necessary to learn the Spanish language if he intends to go to California -- which if as mean and degraded as this country, Africa I consider a Paradise to it." FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, MARKING. AN OUTSTANDING WESTERN PIONEER USAGE. A similar cover from the Smith-Younger correspondence is known, but it does not have the Socorro marking and was routed via Santa Fe. The red Fort Leavenworth postmark is rare in its own right. This is the listing example in the American Stampless Cover Catalog. Ex Jarrett. (Image)	$ 10,000
214		Socorro N.M. Dec. 28. Dike Ty. I ms. postmark, 3c Dull Red (26), ms. cancel, on cover to Hannibal N.Y., sender's routing "Via Texas", faint toning and edge wear, Very Fine, scarce early Socorro usage, ex Jarrett	$ 375
215		Portland O.T. Mar. 10th 1851. Manuscript Oregon Territory postmark and "40" rate on buff cover to postmaster of North Fairhaven Mass., fresh and Extremely Fine, extremely rare Oregon territorial cover at 40c transcontinental unpaid rate -- probably delivered free under postmaster's franking privilege -- ex Jarrett (where it realized $2,300 hammer in 1990)	$ 2,600
216		Fort Davis Tex. June 10th 1858. Ms. pmk. and cancel on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Washington D.C., carried on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line -- the so-called "Jackass Route", because passengers had to ride mule-back 100 miles across the Colorado Desert of Southern California -- Very Fine, scarce garrison marking and example of mail carried on this route, ex Jarrett	$ 300
217		Camp Floyd U.T. Dec. 24. Ms. Utah Territory pmk. with "X" cancel on 3c Dull Red (26), small ms. "3", on blue cover to New York City, Extremely Fine, very scarce military post office marking	$ 210
218		CARSON CITY, U.T. Blue straightline struck twice with "May 15th/61" date on 10c Green Star Die entire (U33) to Newport R.I., cover wrinkled, otherwise Very Fine, Carson City was still a part of Utah Territory at this time	$ 675
219		Salt Lake City Utah T. Mar. 1. Bold circular datestamp and "Paid 3" in circle on 1852 folded letter to Rome N.Y., forwarded with Rome circular datestamp and ms. rate, file fold, Very Fine	$ 160
220		Salt Lake City Utah T. Jul. 17. Bold greenish blue circular datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Concord N.H., slightly reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine	$ 170
221		Spanish Fork U.T. Nov. 11/64. Ms. Utah Territory pmk., 3c Rose (65) cancelled in matching ms. on buff cover to East Killingly Conn., Very Fine, ex Jarrett	$ 260
222		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Three large margins, clear at right, deep rich color, ms. "#" cancel, ms. "Cowlitz Landing W.T. Nov. 9" Washington Territory postmark on blue 1857 folded letter to Roxbury Mass., letter mentions baking bread for crews working on military roads, Very Fine and unusually fresh, reported to be the only example of this postmark, which has the "Landing" designation, ex Jarrett	$ 1,800
223		10c Green, Ty. III (33). Bright color, ms. "#" cancel, "Cowlitz W.T. July 19th 1858" Washington Territory postmark on blue folded letter to Roxbury Mass., trivial bleached specks, Very Fine, extremely scarce	$ 475
224		Gilmer Wy. Jany 25. Ms. postmark on 3c Pink entire to New Haven Conn., Chittenden correspondence, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, rare marking from this short-lived office in extreme southwestern Wyoming Territory, Gilmer was the winter terminus of the Union Pacific railroad while crews worked on the Echo Tunnel, ex Jarrett	$ 140
225		Wash-A-Kie WT. Perfectly struck woodcut circle without rim, ms. "May 13, 1869" date, used in conjunction with "U.P. R.R. May 13" circular datestamp and quartered cork cancel on 3c Pink entire to Butternuts N.Y., merchant's printed return address (from Butternuts) at left, Extremely Fine, extremely rare markings, used three days after completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah, on May 10th -- Wash-A-Kie was a railroad and telegraph station -- ex Persson and Jarrett	$ 2,700

Western & Territorial Markings:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Realized

207

GREENWOOD. D.T./JULY. 2. 1860. Two-line datestamp, ms. "Free" on yellow cover to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.

EXTREMELY FINE AND PRISTINE CONDITION. THE EARLIER OF TWO REPORTED EXAMPLES OF THIS "ANTICIPATORY" TERRITORIAL MARKING, PREPARED WITH "D.T." DESIGNATION IN ANTICIPATION OF DAKOTA'S TERRITORIAL STATUS (EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 1861).

Illustrated in American Stampless Cover Catalog, Simpson's U.S. Postal Markings, and Risvold's Minnesota book. Ex Bilden and Jarrett. (Image)

$ 5,250

208

Fort Buchanan N.M. Jul. 17. Full clear strike of Dike Type 1 circular datestamp ties 3c Dull Red (26) on small cover to Corning N.Y., sender's routing "Via St. Louis Overland Mail", with letter datelined "Senorta Valley, Arizona, July 8th 1860" describing fighting with Mexicans and Indians, and observing "this is very Rough Country on account of there Being no Laws and there is nobody but Rascals Here..."

VERY FINE. A CHOICE STRIKE OF THIS RARE MARKING FROM FORT BUCHANAN IN NEW MEXICO TERRITORY (NOW ARIZONA).

Ex Hall and Jarrett (see also lot 359) (Image)

$ 4,250

209

3c Brownish Carmine (11). Ample to large margins, affixed with embossed seal and tied by grids, "Annapolis Md. 24 May" circular datestamp on 1852 folded letter to Dr. McParkin at Fort Union, New Mexico, routing "Via Independence Missouri" and sent down the Sante Fe trail, mailed back to Annapolis with ms. "Fort Union N.M. Aust. 3d/52" postmark and "5" rate, both markings crossed out, ms. "ford 5" rate, Very Fine, unusual usage, carried in two directions along the Santa Fe trail -- a similar cover in our Sale 803 realized $1,500 hammer (see also lot 363)

$ 550

210

Fort Union N.M. April 3, 1852. Ms. pmk. and "5" rate on brown cover to Annapolis Md., minor edge wear, still Very Fine and scarce early New Mexico territorial postmark

$ 425

211

Santa Fe N.M. August 1st 1851. Dike Ty. 2 blue ms. postmark and ms. "10" rate on blue folded letter from Capt. Horace Brook to Maj. Gen. Towson, Paymaster at Washington D.C., official business endorsement, ms. rate crossed out, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce early Santa Fe postal marking -- reported to be the earliest of its type -- ex Jarrett

$ 575

212

Santa Fe N.M. Apr.. Dike Ty. 3 double-circle datestamp (month only) and "5" rate handstamp on Mar. 30, 1852 blue folded letter from Capt. Horace Brook to Maj. Gen. Towson, Paymaster at Washington D.C., official business endorsement, rate crossed out, fresh and Extremely Fine

$ 230

213

"Paid to Ft. Leavenworth, HW Edgar, PM, Socorro NM, Nov. 20/49". Manuscript marking attributed to military post office during New Mexico occupation period 1846-50, red "Leavenworth Mo. Feb. 7" circular datestamp and matching "5" handstamp on folded letter from Maj. William L. Smith to Coleman Younger, Liberty Mo., datelined "Succora N. Mexico 18th Nov. 1849", route directions "Via San Antonio" indicating that the letter was to travel south to San Antonio, then north to Fort Leavenworth, which may follow a regular military express route, excellent letter content including references to Indians, Mexicans, hardships etc. -- "...tell him also that is its absolutely necessary to learn the Spanish language if he intends to go to California -- which if as mean and degraded as this country, Africa I consider a Paradise to it."

FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, MARKING. AN OUTSTANDING WESTERN PIONEER USAGE.

A similar cover from the Smith-Younger correspondence is known, but it does not have the Socorro marking and was routed via Santa Fe. The red Fort Leavenworth postmark is rare in its own right.

This is the listing example in the American Stampless Cover Catalog. Ex Jarrett. (Image)

$ 10,000

214

Socorro N.M. Dec. 28. Dike Ty. I ms. postmark, 3c Dull Red (26), ms. cancel, on cover to Hannibal N.Y., sender's routing "Via Texas", faint toning and edge wear, Very Fine, scarce early Socorro usage, ex Jarrett

$ 375

215

Portland O.T. Mar. 10th 1851. Manuscript Oregon Territory postmark and "40" rate on buff cover to postmaster of North Fairhaven Mass., fresh and Extremely Fine, extremely rare Oregon territorial cover at 40c transcontinental unpaid rate -- probably delivered free under postmaster's franking privilege -- ex Jarrett (where it realized $2,300 hammer in 1990)

$ 2,600

216

Fort Davis Tex. June 10th 1858. Ms. pmk. and cancel on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Washington D.C., carried on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line -- the so-called "Jackass Route", because passengers had to ride mule-back 100 miles across the Colorado Desert of Southern California -- Very Fine, scarce garrison marking and example of mail carried on this route, ex Jarrett

$ 300

217

Camp Floyd U.T. Dec. 24. Ms. Utah Territory pmk. with "X" cancel on 3c Dull Red (26), small ms. "3", on blue cover to New York City, Extremely Fine, very scarce military post office marking

$ 210

218

CARSON CITY, U.T. Blue straightline struck twice with "May 15th/61" date on 10c Green Star Die entire (U33) to Newport R.I., cover wrinkled, otherwise Very Fine, Carson City was still a part of Utah Territory at this time

$ 675

219

Salt Lake City Utah T. Mar. 1. Bold circular datestamp and "Paid 3" in circle on 1852 folded letter to Rome N.Y., forwarded with Rome circular datestamp and ms. rate, file fold, Very Fine

$ 160

220

Salt Lake City Utah T. Jul. 17. Bold greenish blue circular datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Concord N.H., slightly reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine

$ 170

221

Spanish Fork U.T. Nov. 11/64. Ms. Utah Territory pmk., 3c Rose (65) cancelled in matching ms. on buff cover to East Killingly Conn., Very Fine, ex Jarrett

$ 260

222

10c Green, Ty. II (14). Three large margins, clear at right, deep rich color, ms. "#" cancel, ms. "Cowlitz Landing W.T. Nov. 9" Washington Territory postmark on blue 1857 folded letter to Roxbury Mass., letter mentions baking bread for crews working on military roads, Very Fine and unusually fresh, reported to be the only example of this postmark, which has the "Landing" designation, ex Jarrett

$ 1,800

223

10c Green, Ty. III (33). Bright color, ms. "#" cancel, "Cowlitz W.T. July 19th 1858" Washington Territory postmark on blue folded letter to Roxbury Mass., trivial bleached specks, Very Fine, extremely scarce

$ 475

224

Gilmer Wy. Jany 25. Ms. postmark on 3c Pink entire to New Haven Conn., Chittenden correspondence, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, rare marking from this short-lived office in extreme southwestern Wyoming Territory, Gilmer was the winter terminus of the Union Pacific railroad while crews worked on the Echo Tunnel, ex Jarrett

$ 140

225

Wash-A-Kie WT. Perfectly struck woodcut circle without rim, ms. "May 13, 1869" date, used in conjunction with "U.P. R.R. May 13" circular datestamp and quartered cork cancel on 3c Pink entire to Butternuts N.Y., merchant's printed return address (from Butternuts) at left, Extremely Fine, extremely rare markings, used three days after completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah, on May 10th -- Wash-A-Kie was a railroad and telegraph station -- ex Persson and Jarrett

$ 2,700