| The Richard M. Parker Collection of Ohio and Northwest Territory Postal History |
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Lot 1563 |
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1812-14, Ohio Military Documents, group of 12 Ohio military documents comprising regimental orders, enlistment documents, horse and bounty receipts, list and description of recrutes including supplies issued, better include 9 July 1812 regimental orders issued two weeks after declaration of war showing high concern of the Militia of their readiness for action, 24 Aug. 1812 militia orders reading "You will march what of your company is not detached to Cleaveland with all possible dispatch, equiped for service with four days of provisions & keep all arms not in use", and 1814 enlistment document of Stephen H. Worthington from Wallingford Ct.; Fine to Very Fine and interesting. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1564 |
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1804-1814, Chillicothe, group of 8 covers bearing manuscript "Chillicothe" postmarks comprising 1804 to Hamilton at 12½¢ rate, 1805 to Fairfield Va. at the prepaid 25¢ rate, 1808 to Athens at the prepaid 10¢ rate, 1809 to Miami area at 12½¢ collect rate, 1810 to Pittsburg at the 17¢ rate, 1810 to Marietta at 12½ rate (originally rated at the double 25¢ rate), 1814 to Delaware Ohio at 10¢ rate, 1805 incoming Hartford Ct. to Paynsville, missent and forwarded from Chillicothe; some small faults, Fine to Very Fine. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1565 |
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1804-1814, Cincinnati, group of 10 covers bearing manuscript "Cincinnati" postmarks, comprising 1803 to Washington Ky. at the double 34¢ rate, 1804 to Washington, Ky. at 17¢ rate, 1807 free to Secretary of War at Washington D.C., 1807 to Marrietta at 17¢ rate, 1811 to New Milford Ct. at 25¢ rate, 1811 to Kohokia Ill. Terr. at 25¢ rate, 1812 to Shelby Co. Ky. at the uncommon 12½¢ rate, 1814 to Hagerstown at the prepaid double 40¢ rate, and 1814 to Princeton N.J. at 25¢ rate; Fine to Very Fine group. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1566 |
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1803-1814, Lancaster, group of 6 covers mostly bearing manuscript "Lancaster" postmarks and one document, comprising 1803 to Marietta at prepaid 12½¢ rate (faulty), 1806 "Lan:" postmark variety to Washington Pa. at 17¢ rate, 1811 "Lanc" postmark variety to Bainbridge at 10¢ rate, 1812 to Zanesville at a rare quadruple 32¢ rate (4 times 8¢ for under 40 miles), 1812 to Bain Bridge at 12½¢ rate collect, 1814 to Baltimore at the 20¢ rate, and 1804 Lancaster court summons; Fine to Very Fine group. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1567 |
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1799, 1805-07, Marietta, group of 6 covers from N.W.T. and Ohio Statehood period bearing "Marietta" manuscript postmarks comprising N.W.T.: 1799 Patton correspondence to Bedford in care of Amherst N.H. post office at 25¢ rate (small stain) and Ohio Statehood: 1805 to Philadelphia at the triple 60¢ rate, 1805 red manuscript postmark to Philadelphia at the double 40¢ rate, 1806 to Philadelphia at the single 40¢ rate, 1807 Patton correspondence to Bedford N.H. at the unpaid 25¢ rate, and 1807 to Trenton N.J. at the prepaid 25¢ rate; few faults, Fine to Very Fine. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1568 |
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1803-1815, Zanesville, group of 11 covers bearing manuscript "Zanesville" postmarks (1803-1811) in red and black, and "Zanese. O" circular datestamps (1812-1815), comprising 1803 to Chillicothe at prepaid 10¢ rate, 1806 to Cornbill, District of Me. at the 25¢ rate, 1808 to Marietta at 17¢ rate, 1809 to Lebanon at double 34¢ rate, 1809 to Fort Detroit in Mich. Terr. at 25¢ rate, 1811 to Marietta at 10¢ rate, 1812 to Marrietta at 10¢ rate, 1813 to Coshocton at 8¢ rate, 1814 to Coshocton at double 16¢ rate, 1814 to Coshocton at 8¢ rate, and 1815 free to William Hale, member of Congress at Washington D.C., some Extremely Fine covers, overall Fine to Very Fine. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1569 |
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Northern Ohio Towns, collection of 17 towns mostly bearing manuscript postmarks comprising Ashtabula 1812, Austinburgh 1806 to Conn. (the earliest reported usage from this post office), Boardman four from 1808-10 to Conn., Burton 1812 (the earliest reported usage), Hudson 1810 to Conn., Jefferson 1814 to Penn., New Philadelphia 1813, Urbana 1810, Vermilion 1814, Warren 1808 and 1814 with later to Mass., Warrentown 1811, and Xenia 1806 (the earliest recorded usage) and 1814 with black double oval postmark; few small faults, Fine to Very Fine group. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 1,500 - 200
An important group of covers showing the postal routes of Northern Ohio. There are several earliest or early usages from the post offices in this area. Covers from this period are difficult to assemble from Northern Ohio.
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Lot 1570 |
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Southern Ohio Towns, collection of 31 covers bearing mostly manuscript postmarks comprising Athens three date 1807-13 include last to Vermont, Columbia 1813 (the only reported cover from this post office), Franklin comprising 1809 to Miss. Terr., 1809 from N.Y.C. to Franklin and forwarded, and an 1814 use, Franklinton three dated 1805-08, Gallipolis 1806 and 1810 12½¢ rates, Hamilton 1814, Hillsborough 1810, Lebanon 1812 from Sharpsburg Md. missent and forwarded, Middletown 1805, Milford 1813 to Philadelphia and forwarded to R.I. (the earliest reported usage from this post office), Newark 1814, Point Harmar two from 1814, St. Clairsville 1806 20¢ rate to Lawrenceburg Indian Terr., Springfield Musk. 1805 and 1813 with first to Mass. missent and forwarded, Stuebenville 1806, Union 1813 hand carried, Waterford 1810 (the earliest recorded use from this post office) and 1813 to Vermont, West Union 1807, and Williamsburgh three from 1805-11 later two are destined to the District of Maine; few small faults, Fine to Very Fine. Click here to view a PDF of this lot.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
An important group of covers showing the postal routes of Southern Ohio. There are many earliest or early usages from the post offices in this area during the difficult Ohio development years.
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