SESCAL Stamp Catalog 2013 October 2013 | Page 113

Session IV: Sunday, October 6, 2013 Estimate Estimate STAMPLESS & STATE POSTAL HISTORY – MINNESOTA – 4276 – STEAMSHIP & MARITIME – (7) 1851 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE STRIP ON MINNESOTA TERRITORIAL LADIES COVER ............................... PH 4280 $300 Embossed ladies cover franked with horizontal strip of 3 from plate 2 and tied by July 28 (1850s) Concord M(innesota) T(erritory) cancels, strip margins vary from ample to just in, rubbing at bottom left causing small holes of no effect to cancels or franking. Scarce and fine. More than 150 stampless folded letters, almost all related to Steamship or Maritime mail, but a few British domestic as well. Includes circled ‘STEAMSHIP 10’ and ‘20’ markings on 1850s folded letters (business correspondence), as well as some New York ‘Packet’ and ‘Ship’ markings. Remainder mostly Transatlantic mail, mainly to the United States but about 20 to other destinations, with many interesting rates and markings. We didn’t see rubber stamped ship markings, but many noted by designated ship, ‘per’ Europa, Canada, America, Great Western, Cunard Line or others. Few ?????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????? ?????????(+?L?9\?e=I,??L(????((????????!U? U5U1Q%=8?=?I1d)9\?e=I,?A=MQ0?!%MQ=Id??????????????????????????????????????????()1?????????????????????????????UM??????????????(???????????????????????9??e????????????????)????????????????????????????9??e??? ??????????)????????????????a??????????d??????????????????????????)9??e??????????????????????????????????????????)I?????????U???????? ???????????a?????d?????????????)?????????????????????????????a %I U1H?A%?d???)?????????????????????????????5?????????????????????M!%@????????????????????????????????????]??)?????????????????????e????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)????? ?????????(????(+?L?UM??L(????((????((????((????()??????M=1%K?eL?1QQH?9Y1=A??Q<)I59d???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A ((???((????()T?L?? ??????? ?????????M??????e?1????????????????)???????????????5????????? ??????]??????????9??e??)?????????????????????????????????????`?Êd?????????????+?`??d??????????????????????????????????5???????)????????????????5??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????((???????????????????I??????M?????????()A???????()UM? ?????????((??????M=UQ!I8?MQQ?MQ5A1ML??????????????????????????()??????????????????????????????????????????????)???????? ????? ????5L??5????????5?????????????(? ?????????????5L??)?????????1????????5?????)5???????????????????????M?????????1????????????????9??=??????????5??????????1?????????5????????)9??????]??????????????? L???????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????? ?????????((????a19?5%3?d? !I1MQ=8?Q<)9\?e=I,???????????????????????????????????Y???????????????????????()??????????????????????????????????????????????????))?????M???????M???? ????????????????9???????1???)??????9??e??? ???5????????`??d???????????????+?a1????5????d???????????? ??????????????????????????a ?)????d)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????M ??????((??????M1 Q%=8?=?I1d?I?I9-) =YIL????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()5??????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????]????????!??????????????????9??)e????(???????????????????????????????)]???????Q?????????????\??!???????Y??????????T?L?)!???????I????????????????0??-???????%???????????T?L?)!???????I???????????)???]???????????????????1???)=??????????????????1???????????????????????????????)??????????????????? ?????????(+?L?M=UQ ? I=1%9??L(????((???????1I?!=I?=?I1d?T?L?)MQ5A1ML????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()!????????????????????????????UM??????????????(???????????????????????????????????????????????)9??????????????????????5??????????????????????)????????????????aMQ5 =S?d????????????????????????)??????????5????????5$?1?????I?????H?????????????)5?????????A?????????1???????????????????????)??????????? ??????????I?????%??????A????????????=???)?????????????????? ????????5?????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????]???????????????????)????e?????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????? ?????????((?????????? 9QI0?9\?e=I,? =YH) =11 Q%=8??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()???????????????????9??e???M????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????? ??????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????? ???????????]????????????????5???)?????????????????IA