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Lot 1995 |
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Tallahassee Floa Jun 19, clear strike on folded cover to Charlestown, Mass., manuscript "25" rating for over 400 miles, small cover tear at top, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
Only three examples of the Type Va large oval postmark variety without year slug are recorded between Jun 9 and Jul 6, 1832, just prior to the introduction of the year slug.
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Lot 1996 |
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Tallahassee Flo. Apl 19, 1841, fine strike of oval postmark with matching "free" on folded letter to Gen. R. Jones in Wash., D.C., blue manuscript "on service", Very fine and interesting content.
Estimate 300 - 400
Letter reads, "I have this evening arrived here, Lt. Churchill in company having discharged all the militia east of this in Florida. The remaining three companies of Brig. Gen. Read, near this, will be discharged the first of the ensuing weeks".
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Lot 1997 |
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Tallahassee Territorial Mail, group of 26 covers, 1829-1845, comprising "Tallahassee Fla" oval, with or without line, including a forwarded use, "Tallahassee Floa" large oval in black, "Tallahassee Floa" large oval with year in black and red (includes one without year slug), and the "Talahassee Flor." c.d.s. in red, various rates including 56¼ 75, 1.75, and free, three transatlantics to England; a few faults, overall F.-V.F., a difficult group to assemble.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1998 |
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Tampa Fa / Nov. 11, 1836, red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rating for over 400 miles to Augusta, Ga.; corner repair at lower right, Fine and early Tampa usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
The Tampa post office was established on Sep 13, 1834 as a name change from Tampa Bay.
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Lot 1999 |
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Tampa Florida December 2, fine strike of rimless c.d.s. with blue manuscript day and "f" by postmaster on 1841 folded letter to Gen. R. Jones in Washington, D.C., letter was from postmaster Augustus Steele acknowledging receipt of a package, some fold splitting with reinforcement, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
THIS IS THE LATEST RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE TAMPA POSTMARK, EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED FROM OCT 24, 1840 TO DEC 2, 1841.
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Lot 2000 |
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Seminole War Period Military Mail, group of five covers from the 2nd Seminole War (1835 to 1842) comprising a US Ship Constellation dateline on a folded letter from Pensacola; "St. Mark Florida" c.d.s. to a soldier at Fort Brooke; red "Tallahassee Flor." c.d.s. with matching free handstamp on folded cover to Washington, D.C. with docketing that it had contained a muster roll; folded cover with docketing from Brig. Gen. Armistead relating to the use of funds for the emigrating Indians; and a Pensacola use datelined Fort Barrancas from a Lt. regarding funds to purchase forage, F.-V.F. group with interesting content.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2001 |
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Military Mail, group of five covers, 1830-1847, from Florida military installations comprising Fort Barrancas via Pensacola, Fort Brooke via Savannah, Ga, Pensacola Navy Yard via Pensacola, and two Fort Pickens via Pensacola, all covers are datelined at the fort, F.-V.F. group with interesting content.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2002 |
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Florida Forwarded Mail, group of nine covers to Florida and forwarded, territorial comprise Quincy manuscript, red Chattahoochie c.d.s., two different oval Tallahassee c.d.s. including one with 6¼ rate, and the earliest known usage of the red Newmansville c.d.s., better statehood include a transatlantic from England with a light Woodstock Mills sawtooth c.d.s., few faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 2003 |
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Florida Territorial Manuscript Postmarks, group of 10 folded letters or covers plus a front comprising "Aspalaga Flo.", red "Marianna Fl.", "Marianna Fla.", "Mineral Springs Fla.", red "Pensacola", black "Pensacola", "Quincy Fla.", red "Rocky Comfort Fla.", "Tampa, Fa" (front), and two "Tuscawilla" (free and 18¾ rates), mixed condition, F.-V.F. group, extremely rare assemblage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 2004 |
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Florida Territorial Mail, group of 16 covers, 1833-1844, comprising Jacksonville (3), Mariana (3), Pilatka (1), Port Leon (1), Quincy (2), St. Joseph (1), St Marks (1) with double 6¼ rate, St. Mark (3), and one Florida dateline, variety of rates, mixed condition, Fine and rare group.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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