| The Ted Light Collection of Florida Postal History - Statehood Period |
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Lot 2005 |
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Apalachicola F.Ty. Jul 19, bold strike of red forwarding c.d.s. on 1847 incoming folded letter originating from Le Havre, France, transit markings of Southampton, London, and Liverpool with various paid markings, red Boston Am Pkt c.d.s. and collect 12, letter was forwarded to Augusta, Ga; ink erosion, Fine and colorful.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2006 |
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Apalachicola Fla., very fine strike of blue dateless circle with matching small "paid" and "2" handstamp on Dec 1852 prices current to Providence, R.I., extremely fine example of the scarce unsealed circular rate, 500 to 1500 miles, effective for only 15 months; also accompanied by very fine strike of red "Apalachicola F.Ty. Apr 8" c.d.s. with matching "2" rating on 1846 prices current to Fall River, Ma., Extremely Fine, scarce example of the unsealed circular rate, regardless of distance, effective from Jul 1, 1845 to Jun 30, 1847.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2007 |
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Apalachicola Statehood Mail, group of 15 covers, 1846-1853, comprising "Apalachicola F.Ty." c.d.s. in red, "Apalachicola Fla" without date in red, "Apalachicola Fla Paid 3" in blue, and "Apalachicola Fla 5" in blue, range of handstamp rate markers including "3", "5", "10", and fancy lined "X", couple minor faults, overall Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2008 |
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Augusta Fla / March 20, manuscript postmark on 1847 folded letter to Augusta, Miss., manuscript "Way 11 cts" rating for the 1¢ way fee plus 10¢ postage for over 300 miles, cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE FROM AUGUSTA.
The Augusta post office was established Jan 31, 1845 and discontinued on Oct 17, 1860.
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Lot 2009 |
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Bellville Fa / Jun 20, manuscript postmark on 1852 folded letter to the register in Tallahassee, Fla., manuscript "paid 3" rating for up to 3000 miles, letter enclosed payment for land registration, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE BELLVILLE MANUSCRIPT TYPE II POSTMARK.
The Bellville post office was established as Benton in 1841 but changed to Bellville on Dec 23, 1847 in honor of its first settler and postmaster, James S. Bell.
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Lot 2010 |
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China Hill Fla / June 14, manuscript postmark on legal size folded cover to Clinton, La., manuscript "20" rating for double the 10¢ rate for over 300 miles, toning along file fold at right, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED CHINA HILL MANUSCRIPT POSTMARKS.
The China Hill post office was established on June 13, 1836 and closed Mar 29, 1867.
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Lot 2011 |
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Enterprise Fla / 5 Oct, manuscript postmark on 1852 folded letter to St. Augustine, Fla., manuscript "5" rating, letter contains brief political content about the Whigs, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED ENTERPRISE MANUSCRIPT POSTMARKS, THIS BEING THE LATEST.
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Lot 2012 |
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Flemington / Dec the 11, dark blue manuscript postmark with matching "5" rating for under 300 miles on 1850 folded letter to Tallahassee, Fla., letter content shows slightly through face, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
THE ONLY RECORDED MANUSCRIPT POSTMARK IN BLUE.
The Flemington post office was established on Jul 8, 1847 and discontinued on Sep 15, 1910.
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Lot 2013 |
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Fort Dade / June 29, 1852, manuscript postmark on folded letter to the register in Tallahassee, Fla., manuscript "paid 5", letter was an offer to buy land from the state at $1.50 per acre, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Jarrett
Fort Dade was established as a Seminole Indian fort along the Fort Brooke to Fort King road in Benton County on Jan 2, 1845. The fort was situated near the site of the infamous Dade Massacre of 1835 where Major Dade and all but two of his soldiers were killed and scalped.
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Lot 2014 |
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Fort Meade, E. Fla., 1850 dateline, fine strike of red "Tampa Flor. May 20" c.d.s. with matching "free" handstamp on folded letter to Maj. Gen. N. Towson, Paymaster Gen. in Wash., D.C., manuscript "on official service", letter is requesting the paymaster to have pay available for the sender's family in Boston, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Fort Meade was in existence from Dec 9, 1849 to 1857 and was named after Lt. George Meade who later became the victorious General at Gettysburg.
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Lot 2015 |
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Fort Pickens, Florida, 1849 dateline, legible strike of "Pensacola Flo. Jan 20" c.d.s. with manuscript "official business" to the Watervliet Arsenal in New York, manuscript "10" collect rating added, letter was from Albion Howe inquiring about a soldiers location, Very Fine military correspondence.
Estimate 200 - 300
Albion Howe was in the army and served in the Mexican War. In 1859, he served under Robert E. Lee during the suppression of John Brown at Harper's Ferry. He was later promoted to Brig. Gen. during the civil war serving with Gen. George McClellan.
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Lot 2016 |
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Indian River Fla / June 11, red manuscript postmark with matching "20" rating for double over 300 miles on 1850 folded letter to Tallahassee, Fla., letter was from a judge to Gov. Thomas Brown containing a bond for the new sheriff of St. Lucie County, single horiz. file fold with some paper separation, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED MANUSCRIPT INDIAN RIVER POSTMARKS, THIS BEING THE EARLIEST RECORDED POSTMARK FROM THIS POST OFFICE.
The Indian River post office was established in St. Lucie County near Fort Capron at the Indian River Inlet on Feb 18, 1850.
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Lot 2017 |
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Jasper Fa / Oct 22, manuscript postmark with matching "5" rating on folded cover to Tallahassee, Fla., 1848 modern docketing, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED JASPER STATEHOOD MANUSCRIPTS, THIS BEING THE ONLY TYPE II STYLE.
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Lot 2018 |
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Key West, Jan 21, 1847, dateline on folded letter to Lowell, Ma., letter routed by ship to New Orleans, La. where "New Orleans Feb 1" c.d.s. and matching "ship" and "12" handstamp struck, opening sentence of letter reads, "There is a vessel bound to N.O. today at 12 o'clock and I now send you my 3rd letter from K.W.", interesting routing via New Orleans to New England; Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2019 |
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Key West, group of seven covers, 1845-1860's, comprising six with fine strikes of "Key West Florida" oval postmark in red with various ratings including purple manuscript "25", large and small handstamp "10", and "10" in circle handstamp, also includes "Key West Fla." c.d.s. on Union soldier's letter, couple faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2020 |
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Milton, Flor., two covers, first in red, Jul 16 on folded cover to New York, N.Y. with red "10" rate handstamp, second in black, Jul 4 on cover to Fort Clark with black "5" rate handstamp; cover faults, Fine pair, the only recorded examples of these color and handstamp combinations.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2021 |
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Monticello Flor., two covers, each with a fine strike of the 30mm c.d.s. in different colors to J. Hyde in New York, N.Y. and manuscript "10" rating for over 300 miles, first in green is dated Oct 29 on an 1846 folded letter; second in blue is dated May 5 on an 1849 folded letter, Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2022 |
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Monticello Statehood Mail, group of nine covers, 1848-1854, comprising "Monticello Flor." 30mm or 33mm c.d.s. in black, blue, red, and green, various rate combinations including "paid" and "5" handstamps including the only recorded combination of "paid" and "5" in red, and a 9¢ triple rate, couple minor faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2023 |
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Newnansville Statehood Mail, group of six covers, 1846-1852, comprising "Newnansville Flor." c.d.s. in red and black with manuscript rates, handstamp "5" in a circle with and without "paid" handstamp, and handstamp "free", one cover with docketing "R.G. Livingston, Florida - proposes to raise a company for the war", couple minor faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2024 |
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Ocala Statehood Mail, group of six covers, 1849-1850, comprising Ocala, Flo c.d.s. in red and black with matching handstamps of "10", "paid" with "5", or "paid" with "10", and two Ocola, Fla. with matching handstamp "Paid 3" in circle.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2025 |
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Pensacola Statehood Mail, group of eight covers, 1845-1852, comprising "Pensacola Flor." c.d.s. struck in black, rate markers include manuscript "5" and "10", and handstamp "free", two forwarding uses; couple minor faults, F.-VF. group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2026 |
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Quincy Statehood Mail, group of eight covers, 1845-1853, comprising "Quincy Flor" c.d.s. in red, rates comprise manuscript "5" and "25", handstamps "5" and "10" in box (with and without matching "paid" handstamp), and two copies with "paid 3" in circle, couple minor faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2027 |
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St. Augustine, Fl. T. Oct 4, fine strike of c.d.s. with manuscript "ship 12" collect rating on cover to Ms. Ripley in Ogdensburgh, New York, 10¢ rating for over 300 miles plus the 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2028 |
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St. Augustine Statehood Mail, group of nine covers, 1845-1854, comprising "St. Augustine Fl.T." c.d.s. in black, blue, and red, rate markers include handstamp negative blue 3 (two recorded), blue 5 (two recorded), and black free (two recorded), manuscript rates include "5", "10", "15", and "18¾" with various "paid" handstamp combinations, few faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2029 |
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Tallahassee Statehood Mail, group of 21 covers, 1846-1855, comprising "Tallahassee Flor." c.d.s. in black and green, and "Tallahassee Fla." in black, handstamp rate markers include "3", "5", "10", and "20", various combinations with "paid" handstamp, some small faults, Fine-Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2030 |
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Talofa Flo / 21 Feby, manuscript postmark with matching "5" rating to Tallahassee, Fla., light stain, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE TALOFA MANUSCRIPT TYPE II POSTMARK, THIS BEING THE LATEST RECORDED POSTMARK FROM TALOFA.
The Talofa post office was in existence from April 9, 1841 to January 10, 1852.
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Lot 2031 |
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Uchee Anna Fla / April 8, blue manuscript postmark with matching "10¢" rating for collect over 300 miles on a folded letter to New York, N.Y., letter in reference to sight draft, file fold, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED UCHEE ANNA MANUSCRIPT STATEHOOD POSTMARKS IN BLUE.
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Lot 2032 |
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White Springs Fla Sept 9, fine strike of c.d.s. with matching "paid 3" in circle on 1854 folded letter to Brunswick, Me., latest recorded stampless cover from White Springs, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2033 |
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Woodstock Mills E. Florida March 8, clear strike of the blue sawtooth c.d.s. with manuscript date on 1850 folded letter to St. Augustine, Fla., manuscript "5" rating for under 300 miles, few light stains, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The Woodstock Mills post office was established on May 15, 1844 with a name change on Feb 8, 1856.
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Lot 2034 |
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Florida Statehood Manuscript Postmarks, group of six folded letters or covers comprising Cambellton, Holmes Valley, Miccosukie, Monticello, Warrington, and White Springs, very rare group including one of two recorded Holmes Valley stampless covers from the statehood period; mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2035 |
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Florida Statehood Mail, group of 35 covers, 1846-1860's, comprising Adamsville (1), Chattahoochee (1), Fernandina (1), Flemington (3), Greenwood (1), Jacksonville (6), Madison (3), Marianna (7), Micanopy (1), Middleburg (1), Newport (1), Picolata (1) only recorded red example with "5" in circle rate marker, Pilatka (1), Tampa (3), Uchee Anna dateline (1), Woodstock Mills sawtooth (2), and Warrington (1), variety of rates, mixed condition, Fine and rare group.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 2036 |
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Florida Ship Mail, 1829-1851, group of six folded letter comprising datelines from Apalachiola, Jacksonville, Key West, Palatka, St. Augustine, and Tampa Bay, all with various ratings and handstamps that include "steamboat" and "ship", ports comprise Boston, Ma., New York, N.Y., and Savannah, Geo., couple small stains, otherwise F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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