| Territorial Usages of the U.S. 1851 Issue - Nebraska |
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Lot 1809 |
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Nebraska City N.T., three covers, each with 3¢ 1851, includes 34mm postmark. in black and in blue, each tying single, and 31mm in dark blue tying pair and single on triple rate court house cover, Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1810 |
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Nebraska Territory Letters, two from Omaha City, first is 1856 letter describing growth of town and rise in prices for real estate, and notes, "We had a western storm that blew down one 3-story brick block meeting house and several other buildings"; the other is an excellent 3 1/2 page letter from an anonymous legislator writing to his girlfriend in Ohio in 1857: "I told you something in regard to the corruption practiced by the clique of this place heretofore, but this session it exceeds anything ever known before. The parties interested in this town are offering Bribes opening upon the street and in fact have even succeeded in tempting one or two of our men to turn their principles for the paltry sum of 4,000 dollars." etc. Each with original envelope franked with 3¢ 1851, bold postmarks, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
Provenance: Seacrest, Winter
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Lot 1811 |
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Bennetts Ferry, N.T., two covers with manuscript postmarks, first May 19, 1856 with "Ferry", other Aug. 25, 1856 with "ferry", each with pen cancelled 3¢ 1851, latter tying, both to Sheldon, Vt., fresh and Fine exhibit pair. Only seven covers are recorded for this post office, which opened on Jan. 28, 1856. In 1857 the name was changed to Otoe City.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Seacrest
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Lot 1812 |
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Bennetts Ferry/ Nov. 24, manuscript postmark on 1856 cover to Middlebury Vt. with pen cancelled 3¢ claret (11), large margins to cut in at B., readdressed back to Bennetts Ferry with second 3¢ stamp, large to huge margins including. right sheet margin, gorgeous yellowish red color approaching the rare 1856 Orange Brown, tied by blue Middlebury c.d.s.; latter with very tiny tear, cover with repaired corner and edge nick at right, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1813 |
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Cuming City N.T./ March 10, ca. 1857 manuscript postmark written along right edge of propaganda map envelope (Winter Design B) to Copenhagen, N.Y. with fancy corner card of land speculator William N. Byers, who later founded the Rocky Mountain News in Denver City, franked with 3¢ brownish carmine (11), four margins, pen cancelled, map with addition in pen showing location of Cuming City; minor edge wear, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Winter
With the opening of Nebraska Territory came intense land speculation and promotion of settlement in the region. An offshoot of this promotion was a number of locally produced map envelopes- ephemeral but eye-catching, and intended to be seen by friends and family back home. Their most distinctive feature was the location of four different railroads entering the territory, none of which existed, except in the minds of businessmen like William Byers.
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Lot 1814 |
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Cuming City, N.T. Nov. 11, neat strike of unframed arc postmark with manuscript date ties 3¢ claret (11), margins to slightly in, on buff amber envelope to Washington, N.Y.; some edge wear, Very Fine cancel.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Winter
This is the only recorded example of this marking. It closely resembles the Denver City, K.T. "tombstone", created by William Byers, an early resident of Cuming City, and most likely responsible for this postmark.
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Lot 1815 |
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Florence N.T., balloon-style postmark on two covers, first is embossed lady's envelope with 3¢ claret (11) tied by grid, Feb. 1858 enclosure from architect who supplemented his income as a musician in dance band; other cover is another 3¢ tied by manuscript Menomona Falls Wis. and redirected back from Florence with bold postmark. and manuscript "Fwd Du 3¢", 1857 docketing, Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1816 |
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Florence N.T./ Aug. 8th, manuscript postmark on cover to Richmond Mo. with cut-in 3¢ yellowish rose red (11) pen cancelled at upper right; cover with small expert repairs to edges, Fine appearance, one of two recorded covers with a manuscript postmark.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1817 |
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Fontanelle N.T./ July 28, manuscript postmark on pale yellow envelope to Washington, Ct., 3¢ brownish carmine (11), margins to touching at lower right, manuscript "X" cancel, bold "New-Haven Ct. Missent" circle handstamp struck below postmark, ink smear in handstamp, Very Fine, rare combination of markings. Of the sixteen recorded covers from this Mormon Trail town, this is the only known manuscript postmark.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1818 |
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Fort Kearney N.T./ Aug. 30, manuscript postmark, with alternative spelling (both "Kearney" and "Kearny" were used), on cover from Lt. Jesse Gove to his wife in Concord, N.H. with 3c claret (11) at upper right, margins to slightly in, pen cancelled; back of cover separated, otherwise fresh and Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1819 |
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Kearney City N.T./ April 2, neat manuscript postmark on cover to Vermont with 3¢ purplish claret (11), huge margins at sides, touched to cutting elsewhere, manuscript "X", fancy blue handstamp corner card for Middlebury Vt. dealer in instruments and sheet music, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Winter
Kearney City operated from May 22, 1856 to Apr. 10, 1857, when it became part of Nebraska City. This is the only recorded cover.
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Lot 1820 |
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Omaha City, N.T., two covers with 3¢ 1851, clear strikes of c.d.s., first dated Jun. 2 with nearly 4-margin stamp with grid, other 4-margins with hotel corner card of the Douglas House, Very Fine pair.
Estimate 150 - 200
Provenance: Seacrest
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Lot 1821 |
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Omaha City N.T. Apr. 27, clear c.d.s. ties 3¢ brownish carmine (11), margins to cut in, on propaganda map envelope (Design D) in black on cream, to Otoe, Nebraska Territory, with manuscript additions showing eight other towns, fresh and Fine, rare intra-territorial use of a map envelope and probably unique with the town additions.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1822 |
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Omaha City N.T. Jun. 4, mostly clear c.d.s. on propaganda map envelope^ (Design E) in black on yellow, 3¢ claret (11), margins to touched TL, manuscript "X", placed at upper right, flap with shield corner card of Wm. Young Brown, a local real estate dealer, 1857 docketing; minor edge wear, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1823 |
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Omaha City N.T./ June 7, manuscript postmark on cover to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 3¢ yellowish rose red (11), clear to large margins, pen cancelled at left, original 1856 enclosure from law, land and real estate agent H.O. Jones with interesting content regarding the growth of Omaha City, accompanied his business card (his list of references includes "Hon. A. Lincoln" of Springfield Ill.); stamp with small gum stain, still Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1824 |
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Omaha City N.T./ June 9, manuscript postmark on orange cover to Eckmansville, O. with 3¢ claret (11), clear to large margins, matching pen cancel, cover with county ("Adams Co.") written at lower left corner; stamp with tiny corner crease, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1825 |
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Omaha City N.T./ July 7, manuscript postmark on white envelope to Rowe, Mass. franked with 1c blue type IV (9) horizontal strip of three, large margins except in at top center and barely touching at left, cancelled by pen strokes and additional small manuscript marks; cover without flap and minor soiling, strip with small scissors cut at TL (between stamps) and small corner crease at BR, Fine, scarce territorial usage of the 1¢ 1851.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Seacrest
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Lot 1826 |
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Omaha City Neb. Mar. 1, 1859, bold c.d.s. ties 3¢ claret (11), margins to cutting, on propaganda map envelope in black on buff (Design B) to Washington, N.Y., Woolworth's Book Store imprint; cover with edge wear and tiny tears, stamp with small corner crease, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Seacrest
Even without the contents, it is not hard to imagine that the use of the envelope with map placed upside down may have been intended as a commentary on the activities of land speculators and civil boosters in the region.
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Lot 1827 |
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Otoe City N.T./ July 23, 1857, manuscript postmark on cream cover to Albion, N.Y. with 3¢ claret (11), large margins including part imprint at right, partly cutting at bottom, matching pen cancel; scattered minor toning, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1828 |
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Otoe City N.T./ Aug 21, manuscript postmark on ca. 1857 white envelope to Middletown, Ct., 3¢ brownish carmine (11) with matching pen cancel, large to huge margins except clear at upper right corner; cover with wrinkling, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1829 |
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Table Rock / June 9- N.T., manuscript postmark on buff envelope to Oxford, N.Y. with 3¢ claret (11), large margins to touched TR corner, matching pen cancel, mostly bold strike of "ADVERTISED" opposite stamp, manuscript "Aug. 15" written near bottom; edge wear, Fine and rare. Ten territorial usages from Table Rock are recorded.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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Lot 1830 |
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Tekamah N.T./ June 6, manuscript postmark on cover to Easthampton, Mass. with 3¢ brownish carmine (11), large margins to just in, pen cancelled at far left; light edge wear, Fine and rare. This is one of four recorded territorial usages.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Winter
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