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Lot 1714 |
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Sam Houston Free Frank, manuscript "Free Sam Houston" on cover to Houston, Tex., lightly postmarked "Independence, Tex. Jul 28" c.d.s., minor edge wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1715 |
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Henderson 18th May '45, manuscript postmark on folded letter to Washington, Tex., manuscript "paid 20"; Very Fine usage during the Texas Republic period.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1716 |
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Houston Texas Jan 8, c.d.s. in red, matching "5" struck below Houston, and manuscript date between two lines across circle, folded letter was addressed to Sam Houston in "Washington City" (D.C.), missent to Washington, Tex. where postmarked in manuscript on Jan 12, 1847 and "missent / 5 ford" added, "5" in c.d.s. was crossed out for the 10¢ rate to Washington, D. C.; two vertical file folds, cover fault in address, Fine. Letter requested reimbursement from the War Department for services of the Frontone Guards for having built fortifications at Point Isabel.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1717 |
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Nacogdoches July 4th 1843, in blue manuscript with matching "Free A. Sterne P.M." on folded letter to the Grand Lodge in Austin, Tex., light toning, Fine, scarce usage during the Texas Republic period.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1718 |
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Rio Grande City Texas Dec 31, bold strike of c.d.s. with matching "5" in circle to San Antonio, Texas, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1719 |
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San Augustine Tex. Oct 19, red c.d.s. and matching "paid 10" handstamp along with ms "San Augustine Texas" and "Paid 10" on bright orange cover to New Orleans, La.; accompanied by a second cover with a "San Augustine Tex. Oct 11" red c.d.s. with matching "5" handstamp to Nacogdoches, Tex., Very Fine and choice pair.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1720 |
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Texas Stampless Covers, group of nine stampless covers from the Statehood period, towns comprise Belton, Bonham, Brazos St. Jago, Fanthorps, Goliad, Honey Grove, Montgomery, Port Lavaca, and Washington, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1721 |
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Texas Manuscript postmarks, group of 13 covers from the 1860s to 1880s with various frankings, all different towns comprising Auaqua, Buffalo, Burkeville, Cameron, Capeland, Cayote, "Hailville", Milford, Presidio, Providence Hill, Ragsdale, "Reonville", and Salesville; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1722 |
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Texas Day of Sucession Usage, "centreville tex. mar 2" c.d.s. in red with second strike tying 3¢ dull red (26) on folded cover to "spartenburgh c.h., s.c.", enclosure is dated mar. 1, 1861, reduced at left and most of enclosure removed, stamp with short perfs at left, fine. the texas secession convention of 1861 passed the ordinance of secession on february 1, 1861. the ordinance called for a popular vote to ratify the same on february 23rd and became effective on march 2, 1861. The only recorded usage on the texas day of secession. unlisted in the kaplan census..
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1723 |
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Jefferson, Tex. Apr 10, c.d.s. tying 5¢ blue (7) pair on cover to Shreveport, La., some edge wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Hart
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Lot 1724 |
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Jonesville, Texas Sept 3, manuscript postmark, two singles of CSA 5¢ blue, stone 3 (4) with manuscript cancels on folded letter to Okolona, Miss., 1862 dateline, couple small stamp faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1725 |
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San Antonio Paid Sep 29, c.d.s. tying C.S.A. 5¢ light blue (6) pair on cover to Concrete, Tex.; ink erosion in address and cover reduced at ends, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1726 |
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Tallahoma, Tex. 1863, c.d.s. tying CSA 5¢ green and 5¢ blue (1,7) to an oatmeal cover to Miss., "Due and "10" in circle handstamps, some stamp faults, Fine, nice mixed issue franking.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1727 |
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Two Confederate Manuscript Pmks, "Prairie Plains Texas Aug. 24/64" with matching "Paid 10" on cover to San Antonio, Tex.; "Kidds Mills Tex. May 17th" with matching "Paid 10¢" on 1863 folded letter to Huntsville, Tex.; latter with some minor stains, Fine pair. The only recorded examples from these confederate Post offices.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1728 |
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Texas Confederate Stampless, group of three to or from soldiers, first is a bold "Shelbyville Texas Oct 1" (Oct is upside down) c.d.s. with manuscript "29" added with matching "Due 10" to Jonesville; second is "Anderson Tex. Mar 2" c.d.s. and matching "paid" to Galveston; third is "Houston Tex." with matching "10" handstamp to Austin, "Due 10" added in pencil; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1729 |
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Ingram, Texas, Kerr Co., Feb 8, 1887, double oval postmark with 5¢ yellow brown (205) tied on cover to Barbados, West Indies, New York and Barbados Ship Letter backstamps, letter was forwarded to Bromyard, England with receiver on reverse; minor cover tear at top, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1730 |
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Marshall Tex. Jun 12, 1880, c.d.s. duplexed with four bar grid tying a 1¢ ultramarine (212) pair to New York, N.Y on an all-over advertising cover for the Texas Land Agency depicting a surveying scene in brown; cover slightly reduced at left with tiny tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1731 |
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Rusk Texas Mar 10, c.d.s. on Confederate period cover to Crockett, Texas with 3¢ dull red (26) cancelled by manuscript, original enclosure dated Mar 7, 1861 containing interesting political content noting that "politics are all the go now" and the anxiety awaiting Lincoln's inauguration, cover reduced slightly at top, Fine, a rare early usage of U. S. postage in Confederate Texas.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1732 |
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Texas postmarks, 1860s, group of 29 covers from the 1860s (one 1860, balance post-war), various frankings, towns with minor duplication comprise: Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Blanco, Brazos Santiago, Chipeno, Cleburne, Daingerfield, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Galveston, Grand Bluff, High Hill, Houston, Huntsville, Larissa, McKinney, Mount Enterprise, San Antonio in blue and black, Springfield, Waco Village, Weatherford, Webberville, and Wharton; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1733 |
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Texas postmarks, 1870s and 1880s, group of 25 covers, all different towns include Abilene, Alto, Bowie, Brenham rec'd, Bunns Bluff, Center, Cotulla, Duffau, Dulls Ranch, Eden, Eloin, Gatesville, Grand View, Henrietta, Itasca, Jacksborough, Lexington, Morgan, Pecos, Pilot Point, Saint Jo, Senterfitt, Temple, Westfield, and Wills Point; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1734 |
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Texas Color postmarks 1870-1888, group of 17 covers with postmarks in various colors, all-different towns comprising Belton, Big Sandy, Bright Star, Castroville, Centre Point, Clifton, Dodd, Gorsicana, Knickerbocker, Lone Grove, Marion, Manor, Mt. Vernon, Peoria, Rhome, Rose Hill, and Schulenburg; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1735 |
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Texas postmarks 1870-1888, group of 24 covers with Banknote stamps or stationery chosen for better strikes, towns include Albuquerque, Aurora, Belton, Brenham, Cistern, Dallas, De Gress, Ellinger, Fort Concho, Fort Davis, Fort Elliott, Helotes, Hunters…, Joaquin, McKinney, Oliveria, Palo Pinto, Quanah, Rio Grande City, Sanderson, Smithwick Mills, Sabinal, Tecuacana, and Weatherford; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1736 |
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Texas postmarks 1890-1908, group of 22 covers, all different postmarks and various frankings with Columbian and Bureau issues, towns comprise Alice, Beaumont, Belton, Blooming Grove, Cameron, Carmine, Cibolo, Deadwood, El Paso, Fanar, Fredericksburg, Lewisville, Overton, Paintrock, Palestine, Pecos, Prairie Hill, Stoneyfork, Taylor, Thornton, Water Valley, and Waxachie; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1737 |
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Texas County and Postmaster postmarks, group of nine different from the 1870s and 1880s that include "Big Foot, James Connelly, P.M.", "Elkhart, James W. Bryan P.M.", "Haw Creek, P.O., Fayette Co., Tex." to Germany, "Henrietta, Texas, Clay Co., W. A. Squires, P.M.", "La Grange, Texas, Fayette Co." to Germany, "Macy, G.A. Hunt P.M.", Moffat, Wm H. Lykes, P.M.", "Smithfield, Louia B. Brown P.M.", and "Woodbury, Hill Co., A.T. Mann P.M."; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1738 |
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Texas Fancy Cancels, group of 16 covers, all from different postmarks with various fancy cancels including wheels of fortune, stars, Maltese cross, "OK", and segemnted circle, towns comprise Anderson, Austin, Belton, Cambellton, Carthage, City of Sherman, Crawford, Denison City, Dodd, Eagle Lake, Hamilton, Independence (two different), Paris, Waxahachie, and Wills Point; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1739 |
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3¢ 1851 Covers from Texas, group of 10 covers with better strikes from nine different towns comprising Clinton, two from Crockett (different stamp shades), Houston (red), Huntsville (red), Indianola (red), Lagrange, Richmond (blue), San Antonio (blue), and Seguin, Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1740 |
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3¢ 1857 Covers from Texas, group of six covers with Texas postmarks comprising a Port Lavaca 1859 mourning cover, Belton 1857 usage with 3¢ added for forwarding in Ohio, Huntsville, Austin, Sutherland Springs, and a Houston 1860 usage with a merchant cameo corner card in brown, Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1741 |
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Texas Illustrated Covers, group of 20 different designs from the 1870s to 1903, better include light blue all-over mineral wells, light green piano house, and pink Texas star, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1742 |
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Texas Registered Mail 1870-1888, group of 18 registered covers franked with various Banknote issues, all different Texas towns comprising Alvarado, Antioch, Appleby, Baird, Barkside, Barnum, Blooming Grove, Cold Spring, Dabyville, Duffun, Duval, Junction City, Lovelady, Maysfield, Pickton, Reagan, and Throckmorton; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1743 |
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Texas Registered Mail 1895-99, group of 22 registered covers franked with mostly First Bureau issues, all different Texas towns comprising Baylor, Blossom, Broadway, Brock, Brushy Creek, Bulcher, Coldspring, Dublin, Gatesville, Laurel, Lohn, Longstreet, Nocona, Overton, Pike, Rio Grande, San Angelo, Schiller, Sherley, Temple in magenta, Waco, and Yorktown; Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1744 |
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Texas Official Post Office Mail, group of 10 Official Business usages comprising four 3¢ Post Office (O49) covers with postmarks that include Pilot Point in magenta, Buffalo in purple, and College Station, one cover with manuscript "no stamps", and five penalty mailings from Center, Crocket, Kerrville, Lockhart, and McGregor; Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1745 |
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Texas Express Mail and Auxiliary Markings, group of nine covers and a front that comprises four express mail usages with one Adam's express and three Well's Fargo 1880-90s usages, a 1890 special delivery usage from Austin, four covers with auxiliary markings that include M.O.B., Due 3, and unclaimed, and the last is a privately carried civil war usage on a homemade envelope, Fine and interesting group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1746 |
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Texas Foreign Mails, group of seven covers from Texas to foreign destinations with various Banknote frankings, destinations are Austria, England, Germany, and Ireland, Texas postmarks include "Received Collins", Arneckeville, Brookston, Castrovillo, Gonzales, and Mission Valley; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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