Lot 1852
Ft. Kearny OR/ Nov. 12 52, manuscript postmark and matching "Forwarded 5" on cover from Hagerstown, Md., Aug. 13th, to George Hammond at Fort Kearny "Nebraska Territory," two years prior to the territory being created, manuscript "Via Independence Missouri", 3¢ brownish carmine (11) at upper left, margins to slightly in, pen cancelled; stamp with tiny tear, Fine and rare pre-territorial usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Winter
The Ft. Kearny postmaster neglected to note the forwarding destination, but other mail is known to this addressee, forwarded to Washington D.C. on the same date, and it is assumed this accompanied the others. Hammond was a surgeon, and was transferred from the fort in Sept. 1852.
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| Realized $1,700 |
