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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# : 144
Date: October 26, 2022
Wisconsin Postal History
incoming 1834 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway with "Galena Ills. Jun 4" postmark, manuscript "50" rate, carried to Fort Snelling where it was endorsed "Fort Snelling July 24 For'd" and an additional "50" rate (for a total of "1.00"), carried across then-Michigan Territory by military courier, small edge faults and vertical file fold, still a fine and magnificent cover with an unusual routing, a previous owner wrote "I showed it to Risvold and he was greatly impressed"
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Starting Price: $500
Hammer Price: $500