manuscript postmark on 1833 folded letter to Philadelphia, matching “25” rate, contains floor plan of Mission House (possibly part of fire insurance application), very fine and attractive
Fall Postal History 2022
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H. R. Harmer Inc 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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Lot #127 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
bold strike of black straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “25” rate on cover to “His Excellency George B. Porter, Governor of Michigan, Detroit”, letter from noted fur trader John Lawe discussing his resignation as judge, file fold through postmark, still extremely fine strike, an important piece of early Wisconsin postal history, ex-Risvold
Lot #128 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
bold strike of black straight line town mark with red manuscript date, faded matching “25c” rate on 1834 letter sheet to Philadelphia, toned at right, letter removed, very fine strike of this rare early marking
Lot #129 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black straight line town mark with manuscript date, faded matching “25” rate on 1834 folded letter to Philadelphia, right two-thirds of letter damaged although postmark is nearly unaffected, a serviceable example of this rare postmark, interesting contents regarding fire at mission, ex-Valentine
Lot #130 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red manuscript postmark on folded letter to Chicago, matching “18¾” rate, datelined "Fort Howard, Green Bay, 19th Dec 1834”, very fine marking and letter, ex-Chase, Sampson, Shmaltzreidt, and Van Vlissingen
Lot #131 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
incoming folded letter from Levi Hathaway in Rome, New York, postmarked May 10 (probably 1835) and addressed to Joshua Hathaway in Cincinnati, forwarded to Green Bay (June 10 Cincinnati postmark), forwarded back to Cincinnati before once again being sent to Green Bay (July 27 Cincinnati postmark), manuscript "Returned again", light edge wear, otherwise fine and well-travelled, ex-Valentine
Lot #132 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red manuscript postmark on ca. 1835 incoming folded letter, postmarked Utica, New York June 30, initially addressed to Cincinnati, Ohio where it arrived July 8 and received a black datestamp, forwarded to Green Bay where it was once again forwarded to Cincinnati, finally re-forwarded back to Green Bay where it was eventually delivered, very fine, a wonderful and well-traveled cover, ex-Valentine
Lot #133 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1835 folded letter to Milwaukee, erroneously rated “18¾” and corrected to “12½”, letter from Franklin Hathaway, splitting along the folds, very fine marking
Lot #134 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
incoming 1835 folded letter from Utica, New York, franked “Free. S. Beardsley” and with red “Utica N.Y. Sep29” double oval datestamp, manuscript postmark applied upon arrival in Green Bay and forwarded to Milwaukee, very fine, Beardsley was a member of the House of Representatives from New York and an ally of President Andrew Jackson
Lot #135 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
folded letter written October 14, 1835 in Savannah, Illinois and sent to Navarino, Wisconsin Territory at a rate of "18¾c", received at Green Bay where manuscript cancel was applied and forwarded to Milwaukee, additional “12½c" rate for a total of 31¼c, light toning along vertical filefold, very fine and rare, ex-Valentine
Lot #136 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on 1835 folded letter to Canton, New York, family letter from John Bannister datelined Navarino, light wear, fine and rare, ex-Hale
Lot #137 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
serifed circular datestamp with manuscript date and matching “25” rate on 1836 folded letter to Springfield, Illinois, where an additional datestamp was applied and the letter forwarded to Westfield, Massachusetts (an additional 25c was charged for a total of 50c), splitting along file folds, very fine, one of just three recorded examples of this postmark, a great rarity of Wisconsin postal history
Lot #138 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on large part folded letter to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, matching "25" rate, extremely fine and attractive, Menomonee only operated a post office from 1834 to 1837 and very few covers are recorded, ex-Hustis and Van Vlissingen
Lot #139 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
bold manuscript postmark with matching "Free" on folded letter to George W. Jones in Washington, DC, letter datelined 1836 (postmark is in error as Jones was not yet a delegate to the House of Representatives in January 1835), extremely fine and rare, ex-Hustis
Lot #140 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on large part 1833 folded letter to Philadelphia, matching "25" rate, extremely fine and rare, ex-Hustis and Van Vlissingen
Lot #141 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1833 folded letter to Cincinnati, Ohio, matching “Paid 25” rate, written by A.G. Ellis regarding survey work at Grand Cacalin (now Kaukauna), some splitting along the folds, very fine and rare, ex-Risvold
Lot #142 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
bold manuscript postmark on 1833 folded letter to New York City, matching “25” rate, written by R.S. Satterlee and datelined Fort Howard, extremely fine, Navarino’s post office operated for only 16 months between 1833-34 before operations were transferred to Green Bay, ex-Sampson and Van Vlissingen
Lot #143 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
faded manuscript postmark on 1834 folded letter from A.G. Ellis to Cincinnati, Ohio, “Paid 25” rate, some toning and splitting along the folds, fine and rare, ex-Esbach
Lot #144 - u.s. postal history 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...
Lot #145 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
bold manuscript postmark with matching “Paid 25” on 1834 folded letter from A.G. Ellis to Cincinnati, Ohio, extremely fine marking and letter sent just a month before this post office closed
Lot #146 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
December 21, 1834 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway in Navarino, datelined "T15N, R20E" (survey plate coordinates), manuscript "2c" rate, staining at top left and other small faults, still fine and interesting, the drop letter rate was 1c so the rating on this cover has not been properly explained (perhaps the drop rate was charged per sheet and this letter originally contained a second sheet)
Lot #147 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1829 (previously reported as 1827) folded letter to Hillsboro, Illinois, endorsed "Free, J.H. Roundtree, PM", overall even toning, still fine and rare marking, by far the earliest recorded cover from Platteville (ASCC $300)
Lot #148 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1825 folded address sheet to Governor Lewis Cass in Detroit, franked "J.H. Lockwood, Postmaster, Free", extremely fine, sent just four months after this post office was established, a rare and important early Wisconsin cover, ex-Risvold
Lot #149 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1828 folded letter to St. Louis, Missouri, matching "25" rate, written by Joseph Rolette to Pierre Chouteau of the American Fur Company, splitting along the folds, very fine marking, an interesting letter between two of the most prominent early fur traders
Lot #150 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on folded letter to St. Louis, Missouri, some internal separations and vertical file fold through postmark, very fine and rare, ex-Risvold
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