Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale

Galena Ills. Jun 5. Bold strike of red cds with matching "Paid" and "10" rating handstamps on 1850 folded letter from Sauke Prairie Wis. to Lewistown Pa., manuscript "Steamer Enterprise" endorsement, a choice and Very Fine steamboat use, ex-Rohloff.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

"Harrisonville, Nov 30 1818" (Territory). Manuscript postmark with matching "10" rating on folded cover to Kaskaskia, addressed to "State of Illinois" three days prior to statehood; file fold and some extra manuscript, Very Fine and rare territorial use.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Jacksonville Ill. Feb 9. Red double oval datestamp and manuscript "25" rating on clean 1833 folded letter to Middlebury Vt., interesting long letter telling of journey from south to Illinois "through the Cherokee Nation", mentions Illinois land at $1.25 an acre, tells building of log house, encourages friend to visit him and possibly settle in Illinois "We apprehend no more trouble from the Indians, the Indian War and short crops last...

(Black Hawk War) Lower Alton, Illinois, April 24. Double-circle postmark on 1832 folded letter to West Springfield Mass. with interesting content reading "The Old Indian Black Hawk, Chief of the Sacks & Foxes, has come over from the Missouri side…there have been almost one thousand regular troops stationed at Rock Island five hundred passed Alton in steam boats and among the officers was Johnson Eaton commanded by Gen. Atkinson...

Robin's Nest, Ill. "Oct 5". Printed postmark with manuscript date on 1842 folded letter with additional printed "Free, P.M." and manuscript "B. Chase" free frank endorsement to Charleston S.C.; edge faults, Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

The postal markings on this 1842 folded letter were applied concurrent with the printed solicitation on the message leaf. The solicitor was Bishop Chase who was busily...

"Shawnee town, 3 Febry" (Territory). Manuscript postmark and matching "25" cent rating on 1811 folded letter to Derby Ct., written by Peter Lewis who in 1818 was appointed by Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards as a Captain in the 6th Regiment; faults mostly at edges, F.-V.F., ex-Meroni.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Shawneetown was at the time one of the most important towns in the Illinois Territory. It had one of...

Shawneetown. / Ill / April 12. Three-line postmark and manuscript "18½" cent rating on 1820 folded letter to St. Louis Mo.; file folds, light stain, Fine and exceptionally rare.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY STATEHOOD STRAIGHTLINE POSTMARK, THE ASCC LISTING EXAMPLE.

Illinois Postal History, 1800-1900s. Collection of over 35 covers with many better mostly from the stampless period but a few later, including 1800 hand carried from Kaskaskia to Pittsburgh, 1831 Bluffdale red oval, 1824 and 1833 Edwardsville red homemade cds, 1835 Edwardsville red double-circle cds, 1838 Edwardsville arc surrounding an inner ring, 1819 Edwardsville balloon cds, 1842 Troy Grove arc postmark, 1826 Shawneetown oval...

Indian Territory Postal History. Group of 8 covers including 1844 Fort Washita C.N. datelined cover via Fort Towson to Washington D.C. (toned fold), 1885 ms. Webbers Falls postmark on registered entire, 1884 Anadarko Ind. Terr. w/ #210, and five different Fort Gibson postmarks; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

New Orleans, French America to Rouen, France. Folded cover with "A La Nelle Orleans a 25 Avril 1739" dateline, entered mails with "De La Rochelle" straightline postmark and manuscript rating; left flap mostly removed, Very Fine and early.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY FRENCH NEW ORLEANS USE TO FRANCE.

La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded May 7, 1718, by the French...

New Orleans, Louisiana Territory, 1808-1811. Group of three covers comprising 1808 New Orleans red cds with ornaments and matching "Free" rating handstamp to Bedford Pa., 1810 New Orleans black cds with ornaments to Philadelphia and 1811 New Orleans black cds with ornaments to Philadelphia "via Ft Stoddart", a F.-V.F. trio.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

"Opelousas O.T. Oct 22" (Orleans Territory). Manuscript postmark and matching "Free, D.L.Tod, P.M." rating on 1811 folded letter to Bradford PA., readdressed to Lancaster, letter reads "Dear Brother, I take the earliest opportunity of informing you that the Mail Contract is to be closed by the Post Master in New Orleans on Dec 1-1812. Your attendance at Washington will therefore be unnecessary - I am making arrangements to be there on...