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U.S. Officials - Port Townsend, Wash. Kicking Mule
 
 
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Lot 1064
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War Dept., 1879, 6¢ rose red (O117), cancelled by a strong strike of the Kicking Mule of Port Townsend, Washington Territory. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1065
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War Dept., 1879, 6¢ rose red (O117), complete bold strike of "kicking mule". Extremely Fine strike.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1066
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War Dept., 1879, 3¢ rose red (O116), cancelled by the Kicking Mule cancel of Port Townsend, Washington Territory, strong color. Minor faults. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1067
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War Dept., 1879, 1¢-6¢ values (O83-O86), each with strike of "kicking mule". Few small faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1068
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Kicking Mule cancel, 3¢ 10¢ and 12¢ War (O116, O118, O119) singles all cancelled by the Kicking Mule cancel of Port Townsend, Washington Territory, fine strikes. Small faults. Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1069
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Fort Snelling, Minnesota, c.d.s. on 3¢ War (O116) piece. Very Fine strike showing nearly the full c.d.s.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1070
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Fort Sully, Dakota Territory, c.d.s. on 1¢ War in light blue. Fine and clear strike.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1071
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Fort Washakie, Wyoming Territory, c.d.s. with four ring target cancel on 1¢ War (O114) pair. Fine strike.
Estimate 150 - 200

Provenance: Emerson
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Lot 1072
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West Las Animas, Colorado, bold strike of May 11 c.d.s. socked on the nose of 1¢ War. Trivial fault. Very Fine strike.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1073
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Fort Wingate, New Mexico Territory, bold Jul 18, 1882 c.d.s. with duplexed star in circle on 24¢ War. Very Fine strike. Uncommon on a high value.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1074
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Wyoming Territory fort cancels, group of three forts comprising 12¢ with a purple Fort Bridger c.d.s., 12¢ with a blue Fort Fred Steele c.d.s., and 3¢ with Fort McKinney c.d.s. F.-V.F. strikes.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1075
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Statehood fort cancels, group of five forts comprising 3¢ with Fort Davis, Texas, 15¢ with purple Fort Halleck Nevada, 2¢ with Fort Leavenworth Kansas, 2¢ with Fort Robinson, Nebraska (ex. Emerson), and 1¢ with Fort Snelling, Minn. Couple small faults. F.-V.F. strikes.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1076
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6¢ War with fort cancels, group of five forts comprising pair with Fort Apache Ariz. Terr., purple Fort Bowie Ariz. Terr., Fort Bridger Wyo. Terr., purple Fort Cummings N.M. Terr., and a Fort Leavenworth honeycomb cancel. Couple small faults including a corner repair on the pair. Fine strikes.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1077
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Fort and Territory cancellations, collection of 54 stamps with a range of postmarks including Fort Apache Az. Terr., Fort Benton Mt. Terr., Fort Helleck Nev., Fort Totten Dak. Terr., Fort Yates Dak. Terr., Apache Pass Az. Terr., Blackfoot Id. Terr. (Indian Res.), Ashley Utah Terr., and West Los Animas Col. F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1078
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Fort cancels, balance group of fort cancels comprising 76 items that includes a few pairs, values up to the 30¢ wide variety of different forts from Arizona Terr., Colorado, Dakota Terr., Indian Terr., Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico Terr., Texas, Washington Terr., and Wyoming Terr. Small faults. F.-V.F. group. difficult group to assemble.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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