| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Realized |
| 1016 | C | Colonial and 18th Century Stampless Covers. 1764-92, collection of eight folded letters and one folded cover, incl. "NEW/YORK" in magenta, brownish red and black, two from Philadelphia, one from Boston and two from Baltimore, usual file folds and light wear, all appear Fine-Very Fine | $ 800 |
| 1017 | C | West Point IT, Jan. 9. Brown straightline hs with date in ms. on 1846 folded letter to Ashtabula O., marked in ms. "Missent & Fowd", neat "Jefferson O. Jan. 24" cds, some foxing, Fine and rare handstamp | $ 105 |
| 1018 | C | Augusta Ky. Jan. 24. Straightline hs with day in magenta ms., matching ms. "25" rating on folded letter to Kinzua Pa., Very Fine | $ 250 |
| 1019 | C | Blue Lick Springs Ky. Apr. 8. Ms. pmk., matching "10" rating on small Valentine addressed to Cherokee Nation, with original enclosure datelined "Western Military Institute, Blue Lick Springs Ky., Apr. 6, 1850", cover shows some toning, still a Fine and rare Valentine usage | $ 100 |
| 1020 | C | Cloverport Ky. Dec. 1. Rimless cds with date in ms. ties vertical pair of 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) on 1857 folded letter to Hardinsburgh Ky., stamps also tied by pen strokes, contents contain depositions, Very Fine | $ 75 |
| 1021 | C | Crittenden Ky. Jan. 31. Rimless cds with day in ms. on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Danville Ky., ms. "via K.C.R.R." at B.L., 1859 docketing on B., Extremely Fine and choice, ex Jarrett | $ 400 |
| 1022 | C | Lexington Ky. September 7. Well-struck oval hs. on 1815 folded letter to Elizabethtown Ky., ms. "18-3/4" War of 1812 surcharge rate, contents are official papers for indenture, slight toning along vertical file fold (does not affect any markings), Very Fine strike on war-rate cover | $ 210 |
| 1023 | C | Louisville Ky. 20 Nov. 1817. Ms. pmk. on folded letter to Philadelphia, matching ms. "25" rating crossed out and re-rated to "50", letter datelined "St. Louis Nov. 3, 1817", light vertical file fold, cover with sealed internal tear, appears Very Fine | $ 75 |
| 1024 | C | Louisville Ky. Dec. 24. Blue double-circle ds, matching grid cancels 3c Pink entire to Baden, Germany, New York 23c debit hs also cancels entire, blue "45" rating, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine | $ 100 |
| 1025 | C | South-Union/Dec. 31/Kentucky. Boldly struck boxed hs on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to West Pittsfield Mass., trivial edge wear, a Very Fine strike of the Kentucky cancel, ex Grunin | $ 230 |
| 1026 | C | Kentucky Postal History. Collection of over 100 covers, wide range of usages, mostly Civil War period, many better usages incl. one sent to prisoner at Camp Douglas Ill., several Confederate usages, small group from Crab Orchard, mixed condition, still an interesting group for the specialist | $ 2,500 |
| 1027 | C |
BALIZE. Straightline in brownish ink with ms. "Septr.
13" date and "25" rate on 1807 folded letter to Philadelphia
datelined "Pointe a la hache 15 leagues below New Orleans - 7 Sept.
1807" from Daniel Clarke, letter written in the midst of a
hurricane-force storm, with postscript dated Sept. 10, bold "SHIP"
straightline handstamp, overall toning, file folds and splits along
interior folds THE EARLIEST RECORDED DATE OF ANY COVER BEARING THE RARE "BALIZE" STRAIGHTLINE. Balize (buoy or beacon in French) was a settlement at the southeast end of the mouth of the Mississippi River. During the Orleans territorial period a post office was established there to receive mail from incoming ships. Examples of the "BALIZE" straightline marking are rare, with dates ranging from September 13, 1807, to March 9, 1809, according to the American Stampless Cover Catalogue (valued at $4,500) |
$ 5,000 |
| 1028 | C |
BALIZE. Bold straightline with faint ms. date and rate, "SHIP"
straightline hs cds on folded letter datelined "Chester July 11th
1808" from Col. William Anderson to Col. Thomas H. Cushing at New
Orleans, sender's routing "Hon'd by Capt. Barry", very faint
forwarding directions with New Orleans address crossed out and "Fort
Adams" added, red "New Orleans Sep. 26" cds, ms. line thru rate at
upper right and re-rated "17" just below "Ship" handstamp, some bleed-thru
from cross-outs in letter AN EXTREMELY RARE "BALIZE" STRAIGHTLINE AND UNUSUAL FORWARDED USAGE BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND FORT ADAMS. Fort Adams was established in 1798 on the left bank of the Mississippi, north of New Orleans. In 1807 Cantonment Columbian Springs was built to accommodate the large number of troops. In 1810, both the fort and the cantonment were abandoned. Col. William Anderson (1763-1829) of Chester Pa. served on the staff of General Lafayette during the Revolutionary War and was present at Valley Forge, Germantown and Yorktown. He participated in the Battle of Brandywine. From 1809 to 1819, Col. Anderson was a member of congress. Col. Thomas H. Cushing, to whom this letter is addressed, also served during the Revolutionary War. Ex Chase. The Balize straightline is priced at $4,500 in the American Stampless Cover Catalogue. |
$ 1,400 |
| 1029 | C | Plympton Mass. Stampless Covers. Three: two with Ms. pmk. dated 1822 and 1825, last with cds with date in ms. and datelined 1822, all to Homer N.Y. two rated at 18-1/2 and one at 25, some edge wear and toned spots, still a Fine group | $ 75 |
| 1030 | C | Anoka M.T. Jul. 21. Neat cds ties vertical strip of three of 1c Blue, Ty. II (7), large margins at sides incl. sheet margin at R., in at T. and B., on orange cover to Hampton Lower Corners Me., with original illustrated enclosure depicting Falls of St. Anthony, West of Hennepin Island, cover slightly reduced at R., some light overall wear, still Fine and very rare, Risvold Fig. 8 (cover) and 249 (enclosure) | $ 650 |
| 1031 | C | Fort Snelling July 1st 1831. dateline on folded letter to Albany N.Y., ms. "Politeness of Lt. Bradley, U.S. Army", indistinct red cds with "Aug. 11" in ms., also ms. "18" rating, part of contents reads "A report has just reached here, that the Indians near [sic] Island - the Sacs and Foxes have been troublesome, so much so that Genl. James has ordered troops from Jefferson Barracks to quiet them...", Very Fine letter from the unorganized territory carried partly outside of the mails | $ 450 |
| 1032 | C | Fort Snelling Feby. 18. Ms. pmk., matching "25" on 1836 folded letter to Williamsport Pa., some splitting along folds internally reinforced with scotch tape, Very Fine usage from Fort Snelling as part of Michigan Territory | $ 900 |
| 1033 | C | Fort Snelling Jany. 2nd. Ms. pmk, matching "25" on 1837 folded letter to Williamsport Pa., few toned spots, Very Fine usage from Fort Snelling as part of Wisconsin Territory | $ 650 |
| 1034 | C | Fort Snelling Sept. 21. Ms. pmk, matching "paid 25" on 1842 folded letter to London, England, three transit and receiving backstamps, some staining, still a Fine and rare usage from Fort Snelling as part of Iowa Territory | $ 200 |
| 1035 | C | Fort Snelling Jun. 23. Well-struck cds with "Iowa" mostly erased, matching "PAID" and "10" handstamps on blue 1851 folded letter to Boston Mass., light vertical file folds, small internal scotch tape mend affecting small part of contents only, Extremely Fine strike of the the Fort Snelling cds, Risvold Fig. 169 | $ 100 |
| 1036 | C | G. D. & Min. P. Co., Sep. 24. Route agent's cds ties 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) on orange cover to Winona Minn., small internal scotch tape mends at B., Fine and rare | $ 115 |
| 1037 | C | Mil. & Miss. R.R. Agency, Winona, M.T. Oct. 1, 1857. Boldly struck route agent's cds on back of cover to Dunkirk Wis., 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) tied by "Prairie Du Chien Wis. Oct. 3" cds, stamp with sealed tear, otherwise Extremely Fine and choice, this is the only recorded cover bearing this railroad handstamp, carried outside of the mails to Prairie Du Chien, Risvold Fig. 218 and 219 | $ 1,100 |
| 1038 | C | Minneapolis Min. Jan. 19. Cds, matching target ties 3c Ulramarine (114) on cover with photo of Minne-Ha-Ha in embossed frame, to St. Charles Mo., Very Fine and attractive cover | $ 450 |
| 1039 | C | Minneapolis Min. Two covers: first bearing 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) tied by "Minneapolis Min. Oct. 16, 1858" cds on back of illustrated cover depicting Minne-Ha-Ha Falls, to Pine Grove N.Y., second bears 3c Rose (65) tied by grid, matching "Minneapolis Min. Jan. 15, 1862" cds on similarly illustrated cover to North Weare N.H., Very Fine pair of covers | $ 280 |
| 1040 | C | Minneapolis Minn. Jan. 26, 1888. Duplex ties diagonal bisect of 2c Green (213) on unsealed cover addressed locally, fresh and Very Fine circular rate usage | $ 290 |
| 1041 | C | Osseo Min. Oct. 7. Cds on cover to Plymouth, N.B., bearing 3c Dull Red (11) margins to just in, light corner crease, tied by pen squiggle, with original contents, fresh and Very Fine | $ 220 |
| 1042 | C | Pembina M.T. Jany. 15/55. Ms. territorial pmk. with matching "Paid 10cts" on cover to Toronto, Canada West, red "U. States Paid 5d" hs, March 19 receiving backstamp, trivial edge wear, Very Fine and very rare, ex Rohloff | $ 675 |
| 1043 | C | Rochester M.T. Mar. 19. Red cds on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) bearing horizontal strip of five and vertical pair of 3c Dull Red (11), margins to slightly in, cancelled by pen marks, used to London, England, red "3" credit hs, 1857 London transit, some toning and overall wear, still Fine, rare Minnesota usage to a foreign destination, Risvold Fig. 223, ex Chase | $ 1,800 |
| 1044 | C | Rochester Min. Aug. 8. Bold cds, matching segmented cork ties horizontal strip of three of 1c Blue, Ty. I (18) on orange cover to Fort Madison Iowa, barely reduced at R., fresh and Very Fine | $ 425 |
| 1045 | C | Saint Paul Min. Ter. 5 Apr. well-struck red cds, matching "Paid 3 U.S." fancy rate handstamp on 1852 folded printed notice for Minnesota Female Institute, to Georgetown D.C., Extremely Fine and very rare | $ 1,300 |
| 1046 | C | Saint Paul Min. Ter. Apr. 4. Cds, matching "Paid 3 U.S." fancy rate handstamp (both struck in black) on cover to the Governor of Tennessee in Nashville, very trivial toning at T. and L., otherwise Very Fine and very rare | $ 650 |
| 1047 | C | Saint Paul M.T. Dec. 1, 1856. Bold cds, matching "PAID" hs with "21" in ms., on cover to Paris, France, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Dec. 13" cds, 13 decimes due marking, with original contents, tiny edge tears, Very Fine and rare usage to a foreign destination especially paying the 21c American Packet rate, Risvold Fig. 226 | $ 260 |
| 1048 | C | Saint Paul M.T. Two covers -- one territorial and one statehood: first with Nov. 2, 1857 cds and matching "Paid 30" in circle hs on yellow cover to Germany, second with May 25, 1860 cds and red "Paid 30" in circle hs to Germany, appropriate transit markings incl. both with boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamps, some faint overall toning, Very Fine pair from the Schuhler correspondence | $ 250 |
| 1049 | C | Saint Paul Min. Oct. 15, 1864. Double-circle ds, matching targets tie horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65) and two singles of 2c Black (73), one s.e. at L., on orange cover to Heckstun, Canada West, transit and receiving backstamps, tear at B., otherwise Very Fine | $ 90 |
| 1050 | C | Saint Paul Minn. May 29, 1931. Pmk. ties 2c, 5c Norse American (620-621) on cover to Norway, also bearing 20o and 30o Norway stamps tied by "Bergen 21.IX.32" cds, cachet for "Viking Ship/Over the Ocean/Roald Amundsen", typed inscription at T.L. "This letter was carried from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to bergen, Norway, in the Viking Ship, Roald Amundsen", fresh and Very Fine | $ 290 |
| 1051 | C | Shakopee Min. Two covers: each bearing 30c Orange (71) tied by either the cds or matching target, one to Switzerland, other cover to France, 1865 and 1864 usages respectively, various transits incl. each with red boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, some slight wear, both appear Fine | $ 525 |
| 1052 | C | Winona Jany. 8, 1857. Ms. pmk, matching pen strokes cancel two horizontal strips of three and horizontal pair of 3c Dull Red (11), margins to in incl. two sheet margins, on cover to Herts, England, red "3" credit hs, Liverpool transit, receiving backstamp, some overall wear and edge faults, appears Fine, rare usage | $ 1,350 |
| 1053 | C | Cape Girardeau 14 Octo. 1806. Ms. pmk., matching "20cts" rating on folded letter to Bairdstown Ky., overall wear, still almost Fine, rare usage under Louisiana Territory which later became part of Missouri Territory, ASCC $700.00 | $ 200 |
| 1054 | C | Cape Girardeau 8 April 1809. Ms. pmk., matching "Free, J.M. Ferron, Postmaster" at R., on folded letter to St. Louis, interesting contents listing all acts of the Legislature which had been received to date at Cape Girardeau, some slight toning, still Very Fine and rare usage as Louisiana Territory, ASCC $650.00 | $ 170 |
| 1055 | C | Jackson M.T. Feb. 8th. Ms. pmk., matching "Dbl. 25" rating on folded outer address sheet with 1818-dated enclosure, addressed to "St. Louis, M. Territory", docketing indicates court judgment for $115 damages, some wear incl. tape stain affecting part of pmk., still Fine and rare, this is the earliest recorded usage and the ASCC listing copy, ASCC $500.00 | $ 160 |
| 1056 | C | St. Genevieve Mis.ouri July 20. Oval pmk. with day and "Paid 25" in ms. on 1813 folded letter to Camden N.J., two file folds and some toning, still Fine and very rare, possibly the earliest recorded usage, ASCC $950.00 | $ 210 |
| 1057 | C | St. Genevieve/Mis.ouri Jul. 13. Oval hs with day in ms. on 1815 folded letter to Hagarstown Md., ms. "75" rating, letter datelined Kaskasias, vertical file fold clear of markings, Fine and rare territorial marking, ASCC $950.00 | $ 220 |
| 1058 | C | St. Louis Mo. T Mar. 3. Bold strike of cds on 1820 folded letter to Baltimore, ms. "25" rate marking, letter in French, slight wear, Very Fine strike | $ 210 |
| 1059 | C | Lempster N.H. Nov. 21. Brown segmented cds with date in ms. on 1834-dated folded letter to Alstead N.H., ms. "6" rating, some slight wear, Very Fine strike, ASCC $300.00 | $ 120 |
| 1060 | C | NEW JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY, Cape May County. Comprehensive collection of over 200 covers and cards mostly neatly mounted and annotated on pages, 42 Post Offices are represented with wide range of usages and markings, many sent by the Postmasters, some better incl. West Jersey Express Company printed cover from Cape Island to Philadelphia, few foreign destinations with better frankings incl. covers to Chile, Peru, England and France, also several advertising and corner card covers, few faults to be expected but generally most are Fine-Very Fine, a perfect lot for the specialist, accompanied by book Post Offices and Postmasters of Cape May County, New Jersey 1802-1970, this collection was formed by the author | $ 4,000 |
| 1061 | C | Richfield O. Feb. 14. Bold red cds on back of small Valentine cover used locally, "2" in circle hs on front of cover, fresh and Very Fine | $ 250 |
| 1063 | C | Progress of Civilization. Illustrated cover depicting range of societies from Indian and pilgrim village to industrial society, "New-York 5 Cts. Jul. 5" cds, addressed to East Clarenden Vt., minor edge wear, still Very Fine, rare | $ 750 |
| 1064 | C | Temperance Covers. Two: first is stampless with standing Liberty holding flag with banner "The Maine Liquor Law" and with slogan at B. "Will Free All Nations from the Curse of Rum", from Sedgwick Me. to Buxton Centre Me., second bears 3c Dull Red (11) tied by "Portland Me. Dec. 18" cds on cover to Oxford Me., some wear to both, still almost Fine | $ 130 |
| 1065 | C | Stampless Valentines. 73, each attractively mounted on exhibit pages, virtually all have original enclosures, range of markings and enclosures, incl. four with pull-up enclosures, three folded printed Valentines, thirteen either hand-drawn or with love poems, also printed notice for Valentine printer, few faults, most are Fine-Very Fine, an attractive and interesting collection | $ 2,700 |