Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — The Sandford N. Arnold Collection of Early Texas Postal History
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1112
HOUSTON *** TEXAS *** June 1 (1840). Double oval town marking on top flap of folded cover to James H. Starr, Secretary of Treasury in Austin, sender's instructions "Private" and rated "50" cents for distance between 100 and 150 miles, docketing reads in part "about endeavors to discover and punish the person or persons who stole from Musgrove Evans a package of Engraved Texas Notes...one package was stolen from him at Houston containing $85,000.00", Fine
E. 200-300
160