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Early 3c Kansas Territory Usage with Stamp
1850s 3¢ Washington (Scott #11) on Cover – ATCHISON K.T. Manuscript – Early Kansas Territory Usage with Stamp
Folded cover bearing a 3¢ dull red Washington (Scott #11, imperforate, four margins), not-tied by manuscript “X” cancellation, used during the early territorial period of Kansas.
The cover is clearly endorsed “Atchison KT / July 1”, representing manuscript origin marking from Atchison in Kansas Territory, and addressed to Doniphan, Kansas Territory, reflecting early intra-territorial mail service.
Manuscript town markings are characteristic of frontier post offices, where handstamps were often unavailable or not yet in regular use.
Atchison is recorded in the American Stampless Cover Catalog as having manuscript postal markings in this period, with such usages cataloged at approximately $275 on stampless covers.
Examples of Kansas Territory manuscript usage on stamped covers are less commonly encountered, as many early frontier letters were sent stampless. This combination of adhesive postage with manuscript territorial marking represents a transitional phase in postal operations on the frontier.
The stamp is a two-margin example with a light manuscript \"X\" cancel.
The cover displays typical wear consistent with mid-19th century usage, including edge wear and light toning, but remains clean and fully intact with strong eye appeal.
A desirable and historically significant example of early Kansas Territory postal history, illustrating manuscript usage from a frontier town during the formative years of territorial mail service.
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