Sale 94: The Fall Sale

Lot 719    

(Tennessee) Featherstone, Gibson Co., Tenn., May 6, 1882, clear strike of oval date stamp on 1¢ postcard to New York, Very Fine, an extremely rare Tennessee postmark (photo on web site).
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 720    

(Tennessee) Knoxville, T. "14 May", arc postmark with manuscript dating and matching ms. "Free" rating on 1820 folded letter to the Secretary of War, Washington D.C., letter written by William Alexander on behalf of Betsy Helms requesting her pension certificate recently granted due to her husband being killed in the recent war; file fold toning, Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 721    

(Texas) Henderson Tx. "Aug 25", red rimless cds with manuscript dating and matching ms. "Free" rating on local cover, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 722    

(Texas) (Republic) 1837 Incoming to Peach Point, Texas, folded letter with light strike of red "Gambier, O. Dec 1" cds and matching "25" rating handstamp, endorsed "Care of Jame, Recd, N Orleans La." at bottom left, "SAM RICKER JR., AGENT OF THE TEXIAN POST OFFICE DT. NEW ORLEANS" double-oval, light manuscript "Unpaid / " rating crossed out, manuscript "Houston, Jany 15/38" postmark and matching "Ship 43¾" rating, letter was from Guy Morrison Bryan who was attending Kenyon College back home to his stepmother Emily Perry; overall toning, F.-V.F. and scarce Texas Republic use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Emily Perry was Stephen Austin's sister and Austin lived with the Perry family at Peach Point. Stephen Fuller Austin was an American impresario known as the "Father of Texas", and the founder of Texas. He led the second, and ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States to the region in 1825.

Realized: $220

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Lot 723    

(Utah) Salt Lake City, U.T., Jan 8, cds with matching open circular grid cancel ties 3¢ rose (65) on yellow cover with printed "Overland Mail Co., Salt Lake, Utah" corner card to Tiffin, Ohio, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 724    

(Utah) Terminus U.S.R.R. Extension, Utah, designation on printed corner card at left on 1870, 3¢ green entire to Pioche, Utah, with Wells, Fargo & Co. black company frank at top, entered the mails with Provo, Utah cds canceling; slight soiling and reduction at right, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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