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Burlington, Iowa, three folded covers with integral address leaves with manuscript "Burlington, Des Moine Co., M.T." Michigan Territory postmarks and "Free", first
April 25, 1835 to the Governor at Detroit, second April 18, 1835 also to the Governor at Detroit with Quincy, Ills. datestamp of May 2 crossed out and manuscript "20" rate added, third March 16, 1836 to Washington City, very fine trio.
Burlington, Iowa, partial red February 11 datestamp on 1850 folded letter with integral address leaf to Ottumwa franked by left sheet-margin single of 5c Red brown
(#1), other margins clear to large, cancelled by manuscript "x", vertical file crease through the stamp ties it to the cover, fine and scarce; there are only thirteen 5c and one 10c 1847 issue covers recorded from Iowa.
Burlington, Iowa, buff cover to Decorah, Iowa with handsome blue illustrated corner card of A.H. Burhans & Co., Percussion Match & Writing Inc Manufactory franked
by 3c Dull red (#11, faint corner crease), with large to huge margins all around including portions of two adjacent stamps, extremely fine.![[Council Bluffs, Iowa to Sweden, 1868] orange cover to Lund, Sweden with clear Council Bluffs, Ioa.Mar 24 datestamp and franked by 12c Black (69, several clipped perfs.) and
30c Orange (71) tied by cork cancel, transited through Chicago wher](121/1025.jpg)
[Council Bluffs, Iowa to Sweden, 1868] orange cover to Lund, Sweden with clear "Council Bluffs, Ioa./Mar 24" datestamp and franked by 12c Black (#69, several clipped
perfs.) and 30c Orange (#71) tied by cork cancel, transited through Chicago where "12/U.S. Notes" handstamp was applied instead of an exchange office datestamp, red "Verviers B./.10/1/Coeln/Franco" transit handstamp, large blue "Wfr. 2½" (paid
beyond) backstamp and "Sodra St. Banan/18.4.68" backstamp, some soiling, fine and rare usage.
Fort Des Moines, Iowa, three folded letters with integral address leaves, first two 1836 with manuscript "Fort Des Moines" postmarks, one on April 3rd during
the Michigan territorial period and the other Dec. 4th during the Wisconsin territorial period, last with red manuscript "Fort Des Moines, W.T./Oct 29 1837" postmark during the Wisconsin territorial period and "25" rate to Keeseville, N.Y., with
dateline of "Montrose (formerly Ft. Des Moines)", very fine.![[Sinipee, John Plumbe], manuscript Sinipee Wisconsin territorial period postmark, present day Dubuque, Iowa, and Free with postmaster John Plumbe Junr. endorsement on February
12, 1839 folded letter with integral address leaf to St. Genevieve](121/1027.jpg)
[Sinipee, John Plumbe], manuscript Sinipee Wisconsin territorial period postmark, present day Dubuque, Iowa, and "Free" with postmaster "John Plumbe Junr." endorsement
on February 12, 1839 folded letter with integral address leaf to St. Genevieve, Missouri, fresh and very fine.John Plumbe Jr., 1809-57, is historically one of the most important mid-western postmasters in the stampless period. He came to Dubuque in
1836 and by the summer of 1836 owned and promoted the "paper" town of Sinipee, six miles above Dubuque on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River. He undoubtedly sought the postmastership of the short lived Sinipee post office (Oct. 5, 1838 to
Feb. 3, 1841) in order to secure the franking privilege as an aid to his well known work as the country's first promoter of a transcontinental railroad. Plumbe is even better known as a pioneer photographer. While in the East lobbying for railroad
funds in 1840, he became fascinated with the new art of daguerreotype and by 1846 owned galleries in Washington D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Paris and Liverpool, as well as several floating galleries on the Mississippi River. In 1972 six of his 1846
daguerreotypes, found at an Alameda, Ca. flea market, were identified as the earliest known photographic images of the White House, U.S. Capitol Building and the General Post Office.The Sinipee post office was established on October 5, 1838 and
discontinued on February 3, 1841. Postmaster Plumbe was a pioneer photographer and an early promoter of the transcontinental railway.
Dubuque, Iowa, four different early postmarks on folded letters with integral address leaves comprised of 1835 manuscript "Dubuques Mines/M.T. Sept 27" Michigan
Territory postmark and "25" rate to Detroit, being a petition for the appointment of a Justice of the Peace signed by many of the pioneers of Dubuque, 1836 "Dubuques Mines, Mic. T./Dec 16" Michigan Territory datestamp with manuscript "25" rate to
Cincinnati, 1837 "Dubuque, W.T./Dec 29" Wisconsin Territory datestamp and matching "Free" to Cincinnati, and 1839 "Dubuque, I.T./Aug 4" Iowa Territory datestamp and manuscript "12 1/2" rate to Parkhurst, Iowa Territory, second with file fold through
postmark, very fine; and interesting group, the last three showing alteration of the same postmark device over a four year period.
Indianola, Iowa, mostly bold handstamp ties stunning top left corner margin single of 3c Orange brown (#10), clear to large margins on the other two sides, to
March 4, 1852 folded letter with integral address leaf to Dubuque, Iowa, extremely fine and striking.
Keokuk, Iowa, four folded letters with integral address leaves to New York, first 1844 with manuscript "Keokuk I. T./July 19th" Iowa territory postmark and "25" rate,
second two both 1846 with bold black and red "Keokuk/I.T." Iowa territory handstamps with manuscript May 15 and Aug 12 dates and "10" rate, last 1847 bold red "Keokuk.I.T." and manuscript July 2 date and matching handstamped "10" rate, being a
statehood use of the territorial period postmark, red territorial postmark affected by file fold, otherwise handsome and very fine group.
Sac & Fox Agency, Iowa Territory, three folded letters with integral address leaves showing different style postmarks, first straightline "SAC & FOX AGENCY." handstamp
with manuscript "I.T." and "June 14th 1844" added, with "12 1/2" rate to Iowa City, second straightline "SAC & FOX AGENCY." with just the manuscript "Jany 25, 1845" date added and "18 3/4" rate to Dubuque, and last a manuscript "Sac & Fox
Agency/March 1st 1845" postmark and "25" rate to New York, first with stained spot in postmark and second with file fold through postmark, fine-very fine and rare group.The Sac & Fox Agency Post Office was established on 23 December, 1843 at the
Indian Agency, which had been built in 1838 and abandoned on 1843. The name was changed to Agency City 14 May, 1849 and then to Agency on 14 June, 1883.
MacLean & Lawrence’s Sectional Map of Kansas Territory LA MacLean. Pittsburgh, Schuchman & Bro., 1857. About 38” x 39”, folding to 12mo cloth case with
gilt title. Hand-colored, some minor fold splits and edge wear. A beautiful map in exceptional condition. 
Guide to Kansas, the Pike’s Peak, Gold Region &c., &c., Redpath and Hinton. NY, JH Colton, 1859. 12mo, 177 pp., brown cloth with gilt title. Maps folded into
front and rear. Front cover detached, but complete. Risvold’s label on free front endpaper. Some soiling, the Colorado gold region guidebooks are popular and scarce.
Council Grove, Kansas Territory, two covers, first with 3c Dull red (#11) with manuscript "Council Grove/K.T. Dec 15" Kansas Territorial postmark used to Boston,
second with 3c Green (#158) tied by blue grid to cover to Hamilton, Missouri with clear matching "Council Grove, Kan./Dec 11" datestamp, very fine pair.Council Grove, K.T. is located in Moris County on the Santa Fe Trail. The Post Office was
established on February 26, 1855 while in Wise County. It was the site of a council with the Osage Indians in August l825, to secure treaty rights for freighters through the Indian country to Santa Fe. In 1827, Kit Carson cut the name "Council Grove"
on a buffalo hide and nailed it to the Charter Oak, under which the treaty was signed. Thus the name it bears today. There was also a tree called the Post Office Oak, which had a cache at its base where letters could be left to be picked up by
parties going "that way". For years it was the last place where supplies could be obtained before Santa Fe. In 1857 there was a store called "Last Chance", which still stands today.
Doniphan, Kansas, bold strike of this unusual tombstone style "Doniphan/Apr 25/K.T." territorial period postmark on 3c Red on buff entire (#U10) to Meadville, Pa., reduced at right just
into the indicia, extremely fine strike.
Fort Leavenworth, Missouri Territory, strong manuscript "Cant. Leavenworth/June 16th" postmark and "25" rate on 1829 folded cover to "United States Indian Agent, St.
Peters, Upper Mississippi" in present day Minnesota, harmless edge tear at right, still fresh and very fine; the earliest known postmark from the first Post Office in Kansas.Fort Leavenworth was established by Colonel Henry Leavenworth 8 May, 1827
and was first called Cantonment Leavenworth. It is located on the west bank of the Missouri River, about 23 miles above the mouth of the Kansas River, in what is now the state of Kansas. At the time it was established the area west of the river was
unorganized and was called "The Missouri Country," having been left over after the formation of the state of Missouri. The Post Office was established 29 May, 1828 and was attached to Missouri for administrative reasons until the formation of Kansas
Territory 30 May, 1854. Fort Leavenworth was the outfitting and starting point for most of the western military expeditions through the 1850's. It was from this fort that "The Army of the West" marched to New Mexico and California and Albert Sidney
Johnson's "Army of Utah" marched to the valley of the Great Salt Lake.
![[Fort Leavenworth], pair of letters, the first from Cantonment Leavenworth, August 11, 1831. With the early manuscript Cant Leavenworth Mo postmark, August 12, and 18-34 rate
for under 400 miles. John Dougherty, the forts Indian agent, writ](121/1039.jpg)
[Fort Leavenworth], pair of letters, the first from Cantonment Leavenworth, August 11, 1831. With the early manuscript "Cant Leavenworth / Mo" postmark, August 12, and
18-3/4 rate for under 400 miles. John Dougherty, the fort's Indian agent, writes to fur trader JP Cabanne in St. Louis: "We have not been able to make any discovery relative to your 12 packs of Robes. It is the opinion that it would be impossible
to conceal 120 Robes in the garrison and that the robes were probably taken when they were hauled up from the river...Mr. Sarpy forwarded your acct on the Omahaws. Their Chiefs were all at this place...Each and every one of them had and made his own
excuse. The Big Eyes for instance stated that he had offered you a fine horse, which you refused. Wash Kaw Money, that the horse he promised you had died..." With more colorful content of the same kind. Also a letter from Fort Leavenworth,
February 4, 1833 (postmarked "Cant. Leavenworth"), RP Beauchamp to his son John A Beauchamp in St. Louis, whom he directs in detail to come up, and to bring his little sister, tending to her carefully on the way.
Leavenworth City, Kansas Territory, May 29, 1858 datestamp tied 3c Dull red (#26) to A.B. Miller covered wagon and steamboat illustrated advertising cover to Newark, Ohio, very fine and attractive.StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are
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