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State Postmarks - Alaska to Massachusetts

Lots 60-69 Lots 70-79 Lots 80-89 Lot 90

Lot 70    

Micanopy Fla., Aug. 25, cds on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Germany with straight line "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "30" rate, addressed to Dresden, minor aging, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 71    

Pensacola, Fla, May 5, 186, double circle postmark on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to New Orleans, La. with perfect example of "W.L. Wittich & Co., Pensacola, Fla." circular corner card, Choice Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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Lot 72    

Pensacola, July 30, early red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on 1824 folded letter to New York, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 73    

St. Augustine, Fl. T., type XIV cds on two folded letters to New York from correspondence; 1843 strike in red and 1844 strike in black, both with manuscript "25" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 74    

St. Mark, Florida, Feb 6, clear strike of town postmark (type VI) on 1838 folded letter to New York, light red manuscript "25" rate at right, Very Fine, a choice strike.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 75    

Tampa Fa, July 24, 1837, red type I manuscript postmark with "25" rate on folded lettersheet to Virginia; file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 76    

Florida Stampless Balance, 1830-40's, of 21 covers and front; includes Pensacola (6) including early "Pensa. F." fleuron cds and later usages including Nov 21, 1845 (earliest statehood use ?), Apalachicola including 1847 folded letter to Greenock Scotland, Woodstock Mills cds, St. Augustine and Tallahassee including early oval postmarks, 1839 St. Joseph to the ship Isaac Newton in Mobile, Ala., etc., generally F.-V.F.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $525

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Lot 77    

(Illinois) Chicago Postal History, 1860s, group of 9 covers including "Chicago Advertised" shield design in red on #26 cover and in blue on two #65 covers, "Chicago Advertised" cds on #26 cover, four #65 covers with blue "Chicago Supplementary Mail" cds usages, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F. and interesting group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Realized: $375

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Lot 78    

(Indian Territory) "Ft. Sill I.T., Feby 9, manuscript postmark with matching cross-hatch canceling 3¢ ultramarine (114), faulty on 1870 cover to Walcott, Iowa, original letter from H.A. Gordon at Fort Sill back home datelined "February th 8th 1870, Fort Sill Indian Territory" with interesting content "…there is plenty of timber here and they have found a coal bank here their is no other settlement near this post and their is no farmers her no no place that is good for farming…but their is some talk of making a Railroad here only the indians is against it and the road is from Chicago to California and i do expect wee will have to fight the indians about it before the give up and wee got orders to be ready for action on or before the 11 of Aprile and i expect that it is either for the indians or Mormons that is at Salt lake city and you want to know whter the indians maidens or the Negors looks best for my part i do prefere the Indians for wee see some of them as white as lots of the whites but for my self i can only say that i do not fancy either of them…", Fine and early use from Fort Sill.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 1869 ISSUE INDIAN TERRITORY USE.

The site of Fort Sill was staked out in January 1869 by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, who led a campaign into Indian Territory to stop hostile tribes from raiding border settlements in Texas and Kansas.


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Realized: $475

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Lot 79    

(Kentucky) Maysville Way, Oct 11, sharp strike of blue cds with matching three-ring target on 3¢ green entire entire addressed to Genl. Kanty, Newport Barracks, Newport Ky., 1872 docketing, Very Fine and choice example of this rare Kentucky "Way" cds.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Maysville is 60 miles from Newport Ky.

Realized: $230

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