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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
335		Salt Lake City U.T./SEPT 1. Two-line handstamp and "5" rate handstamp boldly struck on folded letter from W. H. Bartram to his mother in Sinclearville N.Y., datelined "In camp 30 miles from Great Salt Lake City, August 10th 1851", slight wear along folds and faint dampstaining VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE FIRST HANDSTAMPED MARKING USED BY THE SALT LAKE CITY POST OFFICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ARTIFACT OF MORMON POSTAL HISTORY. The writer, on his way to Sacramento, refers to the government contract mail route, which started in November 1850: "the mail leaves Independence Mo. the 1 of each month for here and leaves here for Sacramento the following month so that it takes more than 2 months after it leaves the settlements." (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,700.00
336		Salt Lake City, Utah T., Oct. 1. Slightly blurry cds and "5" rate handstamp on folded letter datelined "Great Salt Lake City, Sept. 30th 1852" from Urselia B. Hascall to Col. Wilson Andrews in North New Salem Mass., mentioned regular mails leaving first of every month, other news re family and usual gospel preaching, some ink smears, otherwise Fine	E. 200-300	210.00
337		"by Louises Extra Mail" -- Provo to Salt Lake City. Sender's route endorsement on folded letter datelined "Provo Augst. 26th 1860" from John Gerber to his son at Salt Lake City, letter begins: "I send this by Louises Mail who wishes to fetch his gun to protect him from the Bears in Provo Valley", a later reference to "hurry on Louis that he comes back again as we have to make us a house" suggests that Louis was a family member or helper who hand-carried some correspondence between Provo and Salt Lake City, waterstains on address panel, otherwise clean and attractive	E. 400-500	220.00
338		"Utah Postage" Fantasy Issue. Three examples of the 1864 philatelic fantasies depicting Brigham Young with the words "Utah Postage/Five Cents", two in Red, one in Green (with a postmark that appears to be a genuine contemporary datestamp), faults, these are among the earliest bogus issues created for collectors, very scarce and sought-after	E. 150-200	180.00

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

335

Salt Lake City U.T./SEPT 1. Two-line handstamp and "5" rate handstamp boldly struck on folded letter from W. H. Bartram to his mother in Sinclearville N.Y., datelined "In camp 30 miles from Great Salt Lake City, August 10th 1851", slight wear along folds and faint dampstaining

VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE FIRST HANDSTAMPED MARKING USED BY THE SALT LAKE CITY POST OFFICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ARTIFACT OF MORMON POSTAL HISTORY.

The writer, on his way to Sacramento, refers to the government contract mail route, which started in November 1850: "the mail leaves Independence Mo. the 1 of each month for here and leaves here for Sacramento the following month so that it takes more than 2 months after it leaves the settlements." (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,700.00

336

Salt Lake City, Utah T., Oct. 1. Slightly blurry cds and "5" rate handstamp on folded letter datelined "Great Salt Lake City, Sept. 30th 1852" from Urselia B. Hascall to Col. Wilson Andrews in North New Salem Mass., mentioned regular mails leaving first of every month, other news re family and usual gospel preaching, some ink smears, otherwise Fine

E. 200-300

210.00

337

"by Louises Extra Mail" -- Provo to Salt Lake City. Sender's route endorsement on folded letter datelined "Provo Augst. 26th 1860" from John Gerber to his son at Salt Lake City, letter begins: "I send this by Louises Mail who wishes to fetch his gun to protect him from the Bears in Provo Valley", a later reference to "hurry on Louis that he comes back again as we have to make us a house" suggests that Louis was a family member or helper who hand-carried some correspondence between Provo and Salt Lake City, waterstains on address panel, otherwise clean and attractive

E. 400-500

220.00

338

"Utah Postage" Fantasy Issue. Three examples of the 1864 philatelic fantasies depicting Brigham Young with the words "Utah Postage/Five Cents", two in Red, one in Green (with a postmark that appears to be a genuine contemporary datestamp), faults, these are among the earliest bogus issues created for collectors, very scarce and sought-after

E. 150-200

180.00