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manuscript postmark on 1848 folded letter to Chesterville, Ohio, endorsed "Way 11", very fine, one of two recorded covers from Young Hickory, mailed just two months after statehood, ex-Stoet

16 binders organized by county, ranging from 1830s/1930s, a wonderful selection of markings and office, note better throughout including Evanswood, Lind, Manitowoc, and Rock Spring manuscripts, Uniontown datestamp (post office open 1884-86), earliest recorded Antigo (1885) three binders of Brown County, a binder of hunting and logging RPPCs, and much more, generally fine to very fine, ideal for the Wisconsin state postal historian as a collection such as this would be difficult to duplicate, viewing a necessity

approximately 53 covers in a binder, mostly stampless but a few 1851/57 3c covers, better including (manuscript less otherwise noted) 1844 Fort Winnebago circular datestamp, 1845 Geneva Bay, 1849 Hustisford, 1848 Manitowoc Rapids, 1853 Marquette, 1851 Nelson’s Landing, 1859 Peatville, 1851 Plover boxed handstamp, 1850 Theresa, 1850 Union Grove, and 1862 Vienna, mixed condition but mostly fine or better, a scarce group overall

approximately 200 covers in three binders, ranging from manuscript cancels through about the 1920s, note better including Beloit negative “OK”, Cedarburg “HB” monogram in oval, Fall River “X” geometric on 1861 3c, Fort Howard “FH”, Ft. How. & Chic. RPO negative “S”, various Kenosha “K”s, Mauston “Paid” on 1861 3c, Monroe “AK”, Nashota “1871”, Oshkosh large-format fancy cancel on 1c Banknote, Pewaukee “Paid” on 1869 3c, Watertown “W” and shield, and West Eau Claire Shield on 1861 3c, plus several wheels of fortune and various 20th Century fancy cancels (including “Apple”-ton), mixed condition but most strikes fine to very fine or better, an interesting and attractive group

large carton filled with literature dedicated to Wisconsin postal history, including runs of the Badger Postal Historian, WPHS monographs, auction catalogues, newspaper clippings, and more, as well as some original notes and research from William B. Robinson, an ideal lot for students of the state, impossible to duplicate