Lot 787
John Fremont, portrait design on cover to Mount Vernon, O., franked with clear to mostly large margin 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Cleveland, O., Sep 15" cds, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 11.Milgram No. JF-24 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot 788
John Fremont, portrait design with Fremont name below, on cover to Roscoe, Ill., franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red with matching "New Erin, Ill., March 7th" postmark alongside; light cover staining at bottom and missing backflap, F.-V.F. Scott No. 11.Milgram No. JF-28 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot 789
John Fremont, portrait design in oval on fresh cover to Conway, Mass., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by nest grid handstamp, matching "Leominster, Ms., Oct 30" cds; trivial small cover edge tear at bottom, Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this popular design. Scott No. 11A.Milgram No. JF-36 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125
Lot 790
John Fremont, portrait design in oval on fresh cover to New Brunswick, N.J., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "New - York, Oct 17" cds, Very Fine and choice, a lovely Fremont campaign cover.Milgram No. JF-36 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot 791
John Fremont, portrait design in oval on fresh cover to Chelsea, Vt., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red applied over portrait and tied by blue "West Concord, Vt., Jul 19" cds; cover slightly reduced at right, Extremely Fine, an interesting post election usage. Scott No. 26.Milgram No. JF-36 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $115
Lot 792
John Fremont, portrait with wife Jessie in frame on cover to Charlton Depot, Mass., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Marlborough, N.H., Jan 6" balloon cds, Very Fine, a scarce dual portrait campaign design. Scott No. 11.Milgram No. JF-49 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot 793
(John Fremont), portrait of Jessie Fremont with "Our Jessie" caption below, on cover to Concord, N.H. franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red, tied by light oval "New London, N.H., Sep. 29" date stamp with second full strike at top center; minor flyspecking at left, Very Fine. Scott No. 11.Milgram No. JF-50 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot 794
(John Fremont), portrait of Jessie Fremont with "Our Jessie" caption below, on cover to Newark, N.J., franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red, left margin single, light "East Randolph, Mass., Oct 18" cds; some faint cover soiling, otherwise Very Fine.Milgram No. JF-50 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125
Lot 795
(John Fremont), portrait of Jessie Fremont with name caption in scroll below, on yellow cover to New Bedford, Mass., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Providence, R.I., Oct 4" cds, Very Fine and choice, illustrated in Milgram Presidential Campaign Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1840-1872 (page 104). Scott No. 11A.Milgram No. JF-51 Estimate $200 - 300.
Jessie Benton Fremont was the daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, who broke with the Democrat Party of Missouri over the issue of slavery. As the wife of John C. Fremont she was instrumental, through her father, in obtaining his appointment to head several exploring and survey parties to the West prior to the Civil War.
Realized: $750
Lot 796
John Fremont, eagle & shield design in red with captions "Fremont & Dayton" and "Slavery Sectional", on cover to North Bristol, N.Y., franked with ample to large margin 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Nantucket, R.I., Oct 8" cds; minor cover edge wear, Very Fine. Scott No. 11.Milgram No. JF-56 Estimate $150 - 200.
According to Milgram, this design was modified for a Stephen Douglas campaign envelope in 1860 and was still later modified for a patriotic cover during the Civil War.
Realized: $1,100