black circular datestamp with manuscript date, matching "18¾" rate on 1836 folded letter to Dubuque, Wisconsin Territory, light wear, extremely fine strike, late use of this postmark after the establishment of Wisconsin Territory
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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 #177 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1836 folded letter to "Menomoneville (Green Bay)", matching "12½" rate, datelined Belmont, letter from Alexander J. Irwin to his wife regarding the establishment of a new state capitol, very fine and rare, ex-Risvold
Lot #178 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black circular datestamp with manuscript date, "M" in cancel replaced with handwritten "W", on 1837 folded letter to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, franked "H. Merrill, P.M.", letter from Henry Merrill about surveying the area, very fine, the unique example of the Fort Winnebago datestamp with manuscript "W", an extraordinary Wisconsin cover
Lot #179 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1837 folded letter, manuscript “25” rate crossed out and replaced with “On public service”, addressed to General Nathan Towson in Washington, DC, very fine, the use of the letter “O” in this postmark has been the subject of speculation and has never been definitely explained, it most likely derives from the original French spelling “Ouisconsin”, ex-Risvold
Lot #180 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black serifed circular datestamp with red manuscript date, endorsed "On Public Service" and "Free" and addressed to U.S. Army Quartermaster General in Washington, DC, datelined Fort Howard, very fine, one of just a few recorded examples of this postmark, sent the day after Wisconsin Territory was established, a wonderful cover
Lot #181 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red manuscript postmark on 1836 folded letter to Cincinnati, Ohio, manuscript “50” rate for double-weight letter, written by W.B. Houghton regarding a land sale, very fine and attractive, ex-Risvold
Lot #182 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “25” rate on 1836 folded letter to Sconondoa, New York, extremely fine strike of this scarce early marking, ex-Risvold
Lot #183 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching manuscript “12½” rate on 1836 folded letter to Milwaukee, letter written by J.W. Beall, very fine strike and cover
Lot #184 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straight line town mark with manuscript date and matching "25" rate on 1836 folded letter to Milwaukee, letter written by J.W. Cotton, slightly reduced and small repairs, still very fine appearance, ex-Valentine
Lot #185 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straight line town mark with manuscript date, matching “$1.00” rate on 1836 folded letter to Versailles, Kentucky, letter from James Duane Doty discussing territorial legislature at Belmont (Madison would not become the capitol until the following month), datelined “Astor, Green Bay”, quadruple-rate cover because of enclosed certificate mentioned in the letter, very fine with historically-interesting contents, despite there never being an...
Lot #186 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straightlne postmark with manuscript date and matching "25" rate on 1836 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway in Milwaukee, letter from J.W. Cotton wanting to sell land at "City of the 2nd Lake", very fine and choice, ex-Kann and Valentine
Lot #187 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straightline postmark with illegible manuscript date, matching "12½" rate, on folded letter to Joshua Hathaway in Milwaukee, letter datelined December 25, 1836, written by J.W. Cotton, extremely fine and choice, ex-Valentine
Lot #188 - u.s. postal history 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
Lot #189 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straightline postmark with manuscript date (1837) on large folded letter originating in London, England in September 1836, addressed to "Green Bay, Mich. Terr" (news had not reached London about the establishment of Wisconsin Territory), carried privately to New York City where it entered the mails, forwarded to Peoria, Illinois upon arrival in Green Bay, manuscript "$1.50" rate, despite the size this is actually one large sheet and was...
Lot #190 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red straight line postmark with manuscript date on 1837 folded letter, matching “25” manuscript rate, letter datelined “Deansburg” (now Brothertown), interesting contents about daily life, fine, ex-Van Vlissingen
Lot #191 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
dateline on folded letter to Peoria, Illinois, indistinct red Illinois postmark (carried privately) manuscript "18¾" rate, fine, letter contains news of Fort Howard, Fort Crawford, and Fort Snelling (Green Bay, Waukegan, and Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Lot #192 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red circular datestamp on 1837 folded letter to Boston, manuscript “25” rate, fine, most likely the earliest recorded use of this datestamp as the red straight line is also known to be used on the same date, ex-Van Vlissingen
Lot #193 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
incoming 1837 folded lettersheet postmarked “Washington City D.C. Sep 4”, endorsed “Treasury Department, Free” with additional red “Free” handstamp, addressed to Governor Henry Dodge, postmarked Green Bay upon arrival and forwarded to Mineral Point, very fine and attractive, ex-Van Vlissingen
Lot #194 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red circular datestamp on 1838 folded lettersheet to Joshua Hathaway in Milwaukee, manuscript "12½" rate, letter from Charles C. P. Arndt (who was infamously killed on the floor of the Wisconsin legislature by James Russell Vineyard), very fine
Lot #195 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
red circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway Jr. in Milwaukee, manuscript “12½” rate, letter from Henry S. Baird about sale or rental of a farm, fine, ex-Valentine
Lot #196 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett in Washington, DC, matching straight line “Free” and franked “H. Hubbard, U.S.S.” (Henry Hubbard was a Senator from New Hampshire), very fine and attractive, ex-Van Vlissingen
Lot #197 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Gilbert Rodman in Washington, DC, manuscript “25” rate, letter from James D. Doty about his election prospects, fine
Lot #198 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Martinsburgh, New York, manuscript “25” rate, lengthy and interesting letter discussing the trip from New York to Wisconsin and daily life in Green Bay, fine strike, ex-Sampson and Van Vlissingen
Lot #199 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Stockbridge, Wisconsin Territory, manuscript “10” rate, very fine strike of this scarce postmark, the addressee of this cover, John W. Quinney, left New York for Wisconsin in the early 1820s as a sachem and diplomat for the Stockbridge Tribe, ex-Chase and Leiterman
Lot #200 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
perfect strike of black circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to Milwaukee, manuscript “12½” rate, contains list of landowners from undersheriff David Bush, very fine, ex-Valentine
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