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Fall Postal History 2022
Our Fall 2022 Postal History sale includes the John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post, the William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History, material from the collections of Steven M. Roth and Graham Booth, FRPSL, and much more.
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manuscript postmark on 1810 folded letter to "The Honorable Peter B. Porter in Congress" in Washington, DC, matching "Free" frank, interesting contents about the establishment of a garrison at Prairie du Chien and the usefulness of protecting the mouth of the Fox River at Green Bay, file folds and wear along the edges, these faults do not detract from the historical importance of this item
straight line town mark with manuscript date and “25 ” rate on 1831 folded letter to Brigadier General Hugh Brady in Detroit, letter written by Captain Joseph C. Plymouth contains a “detailed report of the encroachment of the whites upon Indian lands in the vicinity of the Fort”, extremely fine and rare, this is the earliest recorded postmark from Fort Winnebago and the only known example of this straight line handstamp, one of the gems of Wisconsin postal history, ex-Jarrett and Risvold
bold strike of black circular datestamp with manuscript date and matching “25” rate, on 1832 folded letter to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, letter from soldier James Gardner to his aunt lamenting personal hardships at the fort and describing “depredations on Indians that were under the protection of the American Flag” (events that led to the outbreak of the Black Hawk War the following month), extremely fine strike, cover restored, the earliest recorded example of this marking and the earliest circular datestamp known from Wisconsin
perfect strike of black circular datestamp with manuscript date and “25” rate on 1832 folded letter to Fort Niagara, New York, letter written by Lieutenant Edgar M. Lacy, vertical file fold does not detract, very fine and rare, ex-Ebach
perfect strike of blue circular datestamp with manuscript date on 1832 folded letter to Milford, New York, red manuscript “Paid 25c” rate, letter written by Burley Follett (later mayor of Green Bay) with interesting contents about river travel and lead mining, extremely fine and colorful early cover
black datestamp with manuscript date and "Paid 25" on 1833 folded letter to the American Home Missionary Society in New York, interesting contents about religious life at the fort, vertical file fold, very fine and rare
black circular datestamp with manuscript date and “25” rate on 1834 folded letter to Fort Niagara, New York, letter written by Cornelia Lacy (wife of Lieutenant Edgar Lacy) to her sister-in-law containing gossip about army life and requests for personal supplies, fine and rare
black circular datestamp with red manuscript date, used as forwarding mark with manuscript "To Fort Howard" and rated "For'd 12½/37½), on folded letter datelined "May 28th 1834, Town of Niagara, County of Niagara (N.Y.)", addressed "To the Chiefs of the Stockbridge Tribe of Indians residing near the Winebago Lake, South West from Green Bay, In the North west (Ter.) To the care of John W. Quinney.", blue May 31 Buffalo double oval datestamp and manuscript "25" rate applied at origin, Quinney wrote "The above was recd. July 4th 1834 after having gone the rounds viz from Buffaloe to Green Bay, thence to Winnebago Fort at the Wisconsin & Fox Rivers prtage & back again to Green Bay Post Office", light water stains and some splits along the folds, otherwise fine, a remarkable and important letter to Fort Howard (which has no recorded postal markings), one of the most outstanding covers in all of Wisconsin postal history, ex-Kramer
manuscript postmark with "25" rate on 1835 folded letter to Buffalo, New York, light wear and splitting along the edges, fine, one of just five recorded manuscript postmarks from Fort Winnebago, ex-Risvold
manuscript postmark on 1835 folded letter to New York City, matching "Free, Cutting Marsh, Post-Master", datelined "Statesburg, near Green Bay", interesting letter from missionary about the Stockbridge Indians, extremely fine, the latest known of three recorded covers from Grand Cakalin and one of the great rarities of Wisconsin postal history, ex-Valentine
manuscript postmark on 1833 folded letter to New York City, franked "Free, Cutting Marsh, Post-Master", extremely fine, the earliest of the three recorded covers from Grand Cakalin and one of the gems of Wisconsin postal history, ex-Ebach and Schmalzredit
manuscript postmark on 1834 folded lettersheet to Governor George B. Porter in Detroit, endorsed “George Cubbage, P.M. Free”, very fine, Gratiot’s Grove was established in 1828 by Henry Gratiot and served as a fort during the Black Hawk War, only about eight covers are recorded