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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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incoming 1815 folded letter with "Washn. City Sep 29" datestamp, franked "Sup't Gen'l Office" and handstamped "Free", addressed to Matthew Irwin, Esq., docketing indicates the letter was received July 28, 1816 (10 months after it was sent), extremely fine, the earliest recorded piece of mail to or from Green Bay, six years before a post office was established, an extraordinarily rare cover, ex-Valentine
incoming cover from Fairview, Pennsylvania, postmarked September 9, 1823, light wear, fine, very early mail to Green Bay just two years after the post office opened
1824 incoming folded letter to Colonel John McNeal (commander at Fort Howard), "St. Louis Mo. Oct 20" circular datestamp and manuscript "50" rate, from Major H. Bradley, small faults, still very fine early mail to Green Bay
red manuscript postmark with matching "50" rate on 1825 folded address sheet to Philadelphia, vertical file fold through postmark, otherwise fine and rare, one of the earliest recorded Green Bay postmarks
dateline on folded letter from James D. Doty to New York City, postmarked Detroit September 19, manuscript "25" rate, splitting along the folds, still fine-appearing and rare early letter
faded red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on 1825 folded letter to Philadelphia, reduced letter from A.G. Ellis, fine, a rare and very early Green Bay postmark
manuscript postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, matching “25” rate, letter slightly reduced, contents pertain to local church business, very fine early marking and letter
red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on 1827 folded letter to Detroit, Michigan, datelined "Ouisconsin Portage, Sept 4th, 1827", very fine and historically-important, this letter took about 19 days to be carried privately down the Fox River to Green Bay where it entered the mails, written by John Kinzie (future Winnebago Indian Agent) it is the earliest historical account of the surrender of the famous warrior Red Bird, ex-Van Vlissingen and Risvold
manuscript postmark with matching “25” rate on folded letter to Philadelphia, written by A.G. Ellis requesting volunteers to work at a mission, very fine and rare early letter, ex-Van Vlissingen
manuscript postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, matching “25” rate, partial contents from Reverend Richard Fish Cadle asking for a carpenter and blacksmith in order to teach his Indian pupils these trades, very fine, an attractive and interesting cover from an important early Episcopal minister, ex-Van Vlissingen
slightly faded red manuscript postmark on folded lettersheet to “His Excellency Lewis Cass, Detroit, M.Ty.”, franked “Free Robt Irwin Jr. Postmaster”, fine marking, Cass was the second Governor of the Michigan Territory before adopting a number of other high-level government positions culminating in Secretary of State under President Buchanon
manuscript postmark with matching “12½” rate on folded letter to Fort Winnebago, interesting letter from Mrs. Frances P. Irwin to her husband including a cholera outbreak and references to early settlers (Lacy, Kinzie, Rolette), very fine, ex-Ebach