Lot
2108 
(Florida) "St. Augustine, Fl.T. Nov 24", red cds ties 1851 1¢ blue, type II with additional strike at left on 1851 printed circular of the "Utica & Schenectady Rail Road Company" to Albany N,Y, trivial hinge reinforced filefolds, Very Fine.Scott No. 7 Estimate $150 - 200.
Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, but St. Augustine continued to use the territorial postmark.
Current Opening Bid: $110
Lot
2109
(Nevada) Washoe City, Nev., cds on orange cover to Stockton, Cal., franked with 1867 3¢ Grilled Issue (small defects) by rare Union Patriotic Star cancel (S-E ST-C 13), cover reduced at left & minor wrinkles, F.-V.F., a very rare fancy cancellation from Nevada, ex-Haas; with 1975 & 2023 P.F. certificates.Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $425
Lot
2110
Abiquiu. N Mex, Feb 11, 1881, purple type 3 two-line handstamps tying 1¢ strip of four and 3¢ strip of three Bank Notes to registered cover to noted Prof. O. C. Marsh at Yale in New Haven, Ct.; one 1¢ stamp folded over cover edge and damaged, cover light toning and small tear at bottom, F.-V.F. appearance, unique example of this territorial marking, ex-Wade Shipley.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $210
Lot
2111
East Las Vegas, N. Mex., Apr 18, 1887, cds duplexed with cork cancel ties 2¢ red brown (210) on cover with printed Loewenstein, Strousse & Co. General Merchandise corner card to Mora N.M., Apr 19th receiving backstamp; reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F., ex-Willard.Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot
2112
Las Vegas, June 2nd, 1850 (Unorganized Territory), manuscript docketing on folded letter sheet to Annapolis, Md., entering the mails with "Fort Leavenworth, Mo., Aug" cds and matching "10" rate handstamp, additional "Received Sept 2nd, 1850" docketing over ratemarker; some cover toning, Very Fine, a very rare usage from Las Vegas, New Mexico prior to the establishment of the post office on November 11, 1850.Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
2113
Las Vegas * New Mexico * May 3, 1869, blue double-circle date stamp (type 3) with matching five-ring target ties 3¢ red (94), small flaw, on cover to Fernando de Taos, N.M.; reduced at left, cover staining, F.-V.F.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $90
Lot
2114
Peralta, N. Mex., Dec 18, 1885, bold type 3 cds and Maltese cross duplex canceling on 2¢ brown entire to Albuquerque forwarded to Las Vegas, N.M., transit backstamps, Very Fine, the unique example of this townmark, ex-Wade Shipley.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $160
Lot
2115
Perico, Colfax Co., New Mexico, Jul 6, 1887, choice strike of type 1 cds and target duplex tying 2¢ brown (210) on cover to New Haven, Ct., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, reportedly unique cover from this 16-month post office (Helbock says Perico was in Union Co.).Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
2116
"Socorro, N.Mex Aug 4", manuscript postmark (Type 1, Rarity 9) on legal-size cover endorsed "Official Business" at top right to Hon. John W. Denver, Member of Congress, Washington D.C., this cover originally contained a Fort Craig Aug. 2nd 1856 datelined letter that no longer accompanies; some edge wear and small tears, Fine and scarce, the Earliest Recorded Use from Socorro.Estimate $100 - 150.
Socorro was an Indian pueblo originally. The inhabitants went south during the 1680 Pueblo Rebellion. By about 1815, a Mexican settlement was in the area and had a land grant from the Spanish crown. It was a stopping place on the Camino Real to Santa Fe from Mexico City. The post office was established September 28, 1852.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot
2117
(Ohio) Kelley's Island (O.), Printed Shaded Map Town Postmark, with "Feby 11th" manuscript date, showing island fully shaded, intact frameline all around and "Brainard Clev" imprint at bottom, on buff ca. 1853 cover to East Rockport, Ohio, franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red and manuscript canceled; small cover restoration at top right and partial backflap, otherwise Very Fine, the discovery example of this first type shaded map cancellation - a great classic fancy printed illustrated cancellation rarity.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE UNIQUE EARLY FIRST TYPE FULL SHADED ISLAND MAP CANCELLATION OF KELLEY'S ISLAND, OHIO.
Kelley's Island, O. is a small island in Lake Erie north of Marblehead and near Sandusky, not far from Cleveland. Members of a family named Kelley owned the island from the 1840's. Early on, mail was transported by sailboat and than later by steamboats to Sandusky. The fist post office on the island was established around May of 1852 with George Kelley appointed the first postmaster on the 13th of that month. At that time, the population of the island was around 500 residents.
It is not known who devised the pre-printed map postmark or where the envelopes were actually printed, however the earlier type postmarks, said to date from 1853 to 1860, show the engraver's "Brainard Clev" imprint at bottom left. Cleveland city directories list an engraver J. Brainard from 1850-66 an since he was an engraver, it is believed the cancel was engraved on copper rather than being a woodcut.
Three types of the postmark are known: This first type showing heavy shading within the outline of the island and lacking the typeset "O" for Ohio below town name. This was altered to the second type, likely very early on, to achieved greater visibility of the town name with the "O" added at this time. The third type, mostly likely cause due wear and/or edge truncation of the plate, lacks the outer frame line and engraver's imprint. It is interesting to note that after retiring of this device, a member of the Kelley family used a similar map design as a corner card as grape grower's in the 1860's.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000