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Fort Arbuckle CN June 8th 1855, black manuscript postmark on blue folded letter to New York City franked with 1851 3¢ dull red (11) tied by manuscript cancel, business enclosure datelined "Fort Arbuckle C.N. 4th June 1855" from "John C. Henshaw, B Major US Army"; vertical file fold through stamp, otherwise Very Fine, postmarks from Fort Arbuckle are very scarce, as most mail was processed at nearby Fort Gibson., ex-Kramer.Estimate $300 - 400.
A VERY RARE FORT ARBUCKLE FOLDED LETTER.
Fort Arbuckle was constructed by the U.S. Army in 1850 to counter raids by Plains Indian tribes on immigrant trains heading west to California and on the settlements of Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in Indian Territory.
Realized: $425