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U.S. Postal History: State Postal History - Pennsylvania to Utah

Lots 1401-1410 Lots 1411-1412

Lot 1401    

(Pennsylvania) Phila/Delphia. Red two-line postmark and matching "9 Jv" Franklin mark on reverse of ca. 1770's folded letter sheet to Westriver, Md., manuscript "2 16" (dwt/gr) rate on front, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1402    

(Pennsylvania) Philadelphia "R" Incoming Recorded Valuable. 9 stampless covers from various town bearing blue "R" handstamp, mostly large type (one small), from towns including Baltimore, Md., Washington D.C., Pennsylvania towns including Tamaqua, Kutztown, Shippensburgh, manuscript Wyoming, Lancaster & Columbia, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1403    

(Pennsylvania) Philadelphia to London. Ca. 1750 folded letter sheet with "Shrewsbury" straight line postmark and matching "26, Oc" Bishops mark on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $95

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Lot 1404    

Brazos, May 6, 1847. Clear straight line postmark on folded letter sheet to Washington, D.C., manuscript "Free" at right, docketing stating Maj. Trail's letter in which he applies for permission to raise a Regiment of volunteers in Ills., Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 1405    

Cuero, Texas, Nov 11, 1922. Running turkey machine postmark tying 2¢ Wash-Frank on Chamber of Commerce illustrated running turkey corner card cover to Fort Stotsenburg, P.I., Very Fine and scarce, Cuero was home to a turkey processing business which hosted an annual turkey race.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $85

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Lot 1406    

El Paso : Mex., March 20. Manuscript postmark & "5" rate on ca. 1852 cover to soldier at Fort Conrad, N.M.; light staining at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1407    

Galveston, Republic of Texas, 6th April, 1840. Dateline on lengthy 3½ page folded letter to Westfield, Mass., oval "Forwarded By, A.F. James, Comn. Merchant, Galveston, Texas" handstamp, blue "New Orleans, La., Apr 14" cds and manuscript "27" rate; light cover corner stain at lower left, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1408    

Houston, Tex., Jan 21, 1861. Cds with matching grid canceling on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Jackson, Ga., Very Fine and choice, usage shortly before Texas secession on February 1.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1409    

San Antonio, Txs., May 21. Brown cds with matching "10" in box rate handstamp on folded letter to Hayesville, Ohio., letter datelined "Santa-rosa, May the 4th, 1849" with interesting content of wagon train heading out west… We have proceeded very slowly. We have been detained much time by sickness & getting provisions. We have broken several waggons, we are all detained a day or two if only one wagon is broken. We are going by the smugglers pass or passo Delnort through the mountains. Waggons have never passed through this pass but we are told that by a little work we can pass to Chihuahua by going 280 or 300 miles; but to go the ordinary rout it is 600 miles & without grass great part of the way…write to San franando, California; some cover aging, Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1410    

Carson City, June 30/50 (Utah Territory). Manuscript postmark on 1853, 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Middletown, R.I., "Via San Francisco" routing endorsement at lower left, missent and forwarded (most likely from New York), with photocopy of portion of original enclosure and excerpts from letter (WE 7/1990) datelined Steam Boat Valley, June 18/59 …I was a jeuror orn a caise at Egelle Valley, one William Sides kill one Jessip with a knife…It was proved to be a willfull murder, there being to (two) jeurors bribed in consequence and June 24…new mines (but 12 miles from here) the gold is so plenty that it yields $100 per bucket of dird and from that down to 10 cents per bucket of dird said to be the riches mines that was ever now in calfornia; couple small cover tears at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. U16    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $550

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