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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.
LOT# : 188
Date: 26.10.2022 - 17:00
Wisconsin Postal History
red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “Free” frank on 1836 folded letter to Washington, DC, letter from James D. Doty to Congressional Delegate George W. Jones discusses selling a stake in the town of Madison ($100 for 1/24th interest), Doty lost to Jones in the election of 1835 and later turned to land speculation, very fine letter with great historical interest
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Starting Price: $200
Hammer Price: $200