2013 CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show November 2013 | Page 177
Session II: Sunday, November 24, 2013
Estimate
2182
– MICHIGAN –
2180
1820s-50s BETTER STAMPLESS COVER
SELECTION & MORE ............................................. $1000-1500
Nice selection of 70 auction lots of early Michigan stampless
folded letters & covers, includes 14 different town cancels, 30
different manuscript postmarks and an assortment of 30 later
covers (1850s-1920s) including various frankings, town
cancels, stamped envelopes & manuscript cancels. A few
Town cancel highlights include: black FORT WILKINS, MICH.
& PAID with manuscript ‘6,’ black GIDLEY’S STATION,
MICH. & circle PAID 3, red GRAND TRAVERSE, Mich. &
circle PAID 3 with stamped red ‘5’ lightly lined out, and more
including Pontiac, Eagle River, Geloster, Raisin & others. Some
manuscript highlights include: Territorial Period: a July 31,
1831, red ‘Auburn Mich Ter’ (ASCC earliest known use) and
1826 red ‘Bloomfield Sept 16/M. T.,’ both addressed to Rev.
Absalom Peters; Statehood Period includes: Algonac, China,
Groveland, Nebraska, Polkton, Scio, Tyrone, Ynouski & others.
Later covers include: large ‘HAMPTON, MICH’ cds on 1850s
franked cover, stamped Civil War Patriotic front with
manuscript blue ‘Moulin Rouge/Mich Sept 17,’ ‘Macomb,
Mich.’ manuscript on 1869 franked cover, 1885 registered 3¢
stamped entire with additional 10¢ & 2¢ Banknotes, illustrated 1898 cover for ‘A. (illustration of Fox)/GENERAL
MERCHANT,’ group of 4 ‘Swan Creek’ canceled covers each
with different cds, others. Interesting and valuable lot for the
collector or dealer. Clean & attractive material, a few minor
cover faults, overall fine to very fine. Ex-Bergmann.
2181
Estimate
Large valuable archive of more than 3,000 Michigan postmarks
on stampless to modern covers and on picture & postal cards,
assembled by dedica ??????????????5?????????????????????)5????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????A???=????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????
????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????)]??????????????????????????????????????
??]????????)???????????? ??????????????????????????)]????????????????A?????????????1M?????)?????????????????????????????????????]?????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????? ???????(????()
??????????????()UM?
=YIL??????((??????????I%1I=?A=MP?=%
??IA)
=YH?
=11
Q%=8??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()
????????????????????????????????????IA???????)Q?????
?????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????d???????????????????????????????)
???????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????%M=8???I9-1%8?????????????)??????????????????????1U%9Q=8???Q=0?????A??)5???????????????????????????????????????????????)????????5
-%9\???
1U5P????????????????????)???????eAM%19Q$???!%11M1?????????????????)???????????????????????????????????=?????????????)??????????????????9???????????????????????? ??????((??????????aQI=I%9Id?UAAH?A9%9MU1H)
=11
Q%=8??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()%????????h??????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????A???=??????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????(?????????????????????????
???????????????????)?????????Y9QUI?]8?MQQ%=8????????????)???????????????????????????%Q!=I8?1=IQQ<)???????????????????????????????????????????)5?
II=8?IUM??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????5?????????5????????Q???????????)?????????????????A????????????????????????)=???????????????????????????????????A%?????????)9????]???5????????????????A%????????5??????5???(??????????????????
????????????????M=1?i )??????????????????????????????????????????????????)M???M??5?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????
??
????????????????A1UL?????????(?????a5%
!%8?A=MQ0?!%MQ=Id?Q!?A=MP?=%
L(????????d????aA=MQ0?5I-%9L?=?5%
!%;?d????)A?????$?X???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????a5%
!%8?A=MQ0?5I-%9O?d???)5??????
???????????aUAAH?5%
!%8?A=MQ0?!%MQ=Id)9?A=MQ5I-O?d????]???????Q???????e????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)Y?????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????M???)?????????????????????????????????????? ???????((??????????%5AIMM%Y?A=MQ0?!%MQ=Id)I
!%Y?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????(+?L?QaL??L(????((??????????
=YH?MQ=
,??QII9P?
=U9Qd(?P??]=IQ ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()Q?????
????Q`????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????U????????????????????????)?????????e?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????5?????????????????)??????????????????????????????????1?????????????)????????????????????????????????????????!?????????)???????????????????
????Q?????????????????????)???????????????M?????????????????????????????????)?????(????((??????????
=YH?MQ=
,??
=U9Q%L???????????????????()Q??????????????????????????????????????????(?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????
???????????)????????????????????e??????????????????????????????????)U????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????5????)??????????????????????????????????????????1??????)??????????????????????????????????????????)????)????????????????????????????????????????????????aQ????)
?????A??????d??????????????
????????????????????????)???????????????????a51%MM?
??????
????Q????d???????)???????????????????????????????????????5????e?)?????????????????????????????????????????????)???(??????\??M???????Q????I???????????????????
????)M?????????M?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????()M??????A?????!?????((???()A???????((??????????????A4((