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Iowa: 1865-1894 – The Heizer Collection.
In January 2021, I purchased 4 Iowa City postmarked covers from an Ebay dealer (C-0207-C-0210). As I did research on them, I found a great deal of info about the Iowan the letters were addressed to: David Newton Heizer of Kossuth (near Mediapolis in Des Moines County). A few weeks later, that same Ebay dealer offered me 63 more covers related to Heizer. The price was right (less than 50-cents per cover) so I got ’em and here’s the complete collection. 67 covers – ranging over thirty years – one interesting story. Enjoy! Check out the full story here.
(C-0207 – C-0210) FOUR COVERS – U.S. #65 Series of 1861-62 3¢ WashingtonEarliest Known Use: August 18, 1861 These four rare covers are addressed to David Newton Heizer of Kossuth, Iowa. All are postmarked in Iowa City between 1865 and 1870, with the oldest (1865) from a cousin while Heizer is serving in the Civil War (via Cairo, IL). The other three are addressed to Heizer after returning home from the war, while taking classes at SUI and living on the family farm in Kossuth, Iowa (near Mediapolis in Des Moines County, Iowa).(C-0219) THREE COVERS- U.S. #114 1869 3¢ Locomotive Pictorial Stamp 1) postmarked in Iowa City, 2) U.S. #114 1869 3¢ Locomotive Pictorial Stamp, 3) U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washingtonpostmarked in Ellsworth, KS.(C-0219)(C-0220) THREE COVERS- 1 & 2) U.S. #114 1869 3¢ Locomotive Pictorial Stamppostmarked in Winterset, IA, 3) U.S. #U59 3¢ Washington (Buff) in Winterset, IA.(C-0221) NINE COVERS – U.S. #U82 3¢ Washington (White) – 4 covers postmarked in Xenia, OH; 1 postmarked in Cedarville OH; 3 postmarked in Enterprise, MS,U.S. #U843¢ Washington (Buff)postmarked in Enterprise, MS.(C-0218a)U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washingtonpostmarked in Cedarville, OH.(C-0222) THIRTEEN COVERS – U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washingtonpostmarked in Xenia, OH. (5 were donated July 2021 to Colorado Springs contact)(C-0223) FOUR COVERS – U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washington postmarked in Winterset, IA.(C-0218b) SEVEN COVERS – U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washington(6) postmarked in Winterset, IA, (1) postmarked in Ottumwa, IA. (3 were donated July 2021 to Colorado Springs contact)(C-0224)U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washingtonpostmarked in Winterset, IA.(C-0225)U.S. #212 Series of 1887 1¢ Franklinpostmarked in Great Bend, KS.(C-0226) FOUR COVERS – U.S. #U311 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (White)postmarked in Winterset, IA and Des Moines, IAU.S. #U313 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (Buff)postmarked in Winterset, IA. (1 Buff was donated July 2021 to Colorado Springs contact)(C-0227)U.S. #219 1890-93 Regular Issue 1¢ Franklinpostmarked Oct 2, 1891 in Winterset, IA.(C-0228)U.S. #147 1870-71 3¢ Washington postmarked in Ellsworth, KS.(C-0229) ELEVEN COVERS – (2)U.S. #220 1890-93 Regular Issue 2¢ Washingtonpostmarked in Great Bend, KS and Winterset, IA (8) U.S. #U311 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (White)postmarked in Winterset, IA(1)U.S. #U313 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (Buff)postmarked in Winterset, IA. (5 were donated July 2021 to Colorado Springs contact)(C-0218c) THREE COVERS – (2) U.S. #U311 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (White)postmarked in Winterset, IA, (1)U.S. #U313 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (Buff)postmarked in Winterset, IA.(C-0218d)U.S. #U311 1890’s 2¢ WashingtonEmbossed Envelope (White)postmarked in Fairbury, NE.
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