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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 747 |
Cover |
 "Portsmouth April 28 1792",, dateline on folded letter to Salem, Massachusetts, manuscript "1" [dwt] rate reflecting a distance
of up to 60 miles after the rate reduction of April 1788, very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $40.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:52 AM |
| 748 |
Cover |
 “Eliz. Town. Oct. 18, 1790”,, dateline on prepaid folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "paid 1.8", very fine, because there
was no postage to collect from the addressee the Philadelphia post office did not express the postage in local currency (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $30.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:53 AM |
| 749 |
Cover |
 "Trenton March 17th, 1787",, dateline on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "Paid 2" [dwt] rate, very fine, this cover
does not have any postal markings as was the practice at the time, only one cover from New Jersey during the Confederation Period has been reported with a postmark (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:55 AM |
| 750 |
Cover |
 "N York. Aug. 10" [1785],, straightline postmark on folded letter to New York City, originating in Cape Francois,
Canada, manuscript "2d" rating representing the private ship fee for mail addressed to the port of entry, very fine, this "port of entry" rate is very rare, as generally such covers were not deposited to the post office but
were left for their recipients at coffee houses and taverns (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:55 AM |
| 751 |
Cover |
 "N-York. Mar: 15" [1786],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Hartford, Connecticut, matching "Free" handstamp, vertical
file fold, otherwise very fine, this letter was sent on public business by John Pierce, Quartermaster General of the Army, to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., a commissioner appointed to settle Revolutionary War debts between
the state of Connecticut and the United States (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:56 AM |
| 752 |
Cover |
 "N-York * May 27" [1787],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "10" representing the postage due in
specie (rather than the typical 3dwt 8gr), as such the Boston post office did not have to calculate the local currency equivalent, very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:57 AM |
| 753 |
Cover |
 "New-York" [1790],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, datelined "St. Croix 6 July 1790",
rated "3.8" [dwt] upon arrival in New York City for double-weight postage plus the 16gr ship fee, converted to local currency in Philadelphia with manuscript "1/7" (1sh 7d, also includes standard 2d carrier fee), vertical file fold, very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:58 AM |
| 754 |
Cover |
 New York Port of Entry [1791],, folded letter originating in Falmouth, England January 7, 1791 with partial
Falmouth handstamp, addressed to New York City, manuscript "pd 1/" for the required prepaid British sea postage, carried privately aboard the ship Portland, no United States postage as the letter was delivered in the port of entry, very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 10:59 AM |
| 755 |
Cover |
 "N. Landing Octob. 25th" [1784],, dateline on folded letter to New York City, carried privately out-of-the-mails from North
Landing, Long Island to Manhattan via Long Island Sound, small repairs, very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:00 AM |
| 756 |
Cover |
 "Philada. Aug'st 31st 1785",, dateline on folded letter to London, handed to ship's captain at the Philadelphia harbor for
conveyance to England without entering the US postal system, upon arrival in Leith, Scotland a scarce two-line "Leith/Ship-Lre" handstamp was applied and the letter was rated "5" [d] for 1d ship fee and 4d inland postage, in London
"13/OC" Bishop mark applied and postage calculated at "1/6" (1sh British sea postage and 6d inland postage), very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:01 AM |
| 757 |
Cover |
 "N*P" [1785],, handstamp on folded letter to New York City datelined "Lisbon, the 10th May 1785", postmarked
upon arrival in Newport, Rhode Island, rated "4" [dwt] and marked "Sh" as a ship letter (postage was 3dwt 8gr plus the 16gr ship fee for the total of 4dwt), converted to local currency (2sh) in New York, fine and rare, only two or three examples of
this postmark are recorded (ASCC $1,750) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:03 AM |
| 758 |
Cover |
 "New Port" [1791],, straightline handstamp and manuscript "J. Richardson Free" frank on folded letter to
Providence, Rhode Island, datelined "Newport 18th March 1791", light aging, fine strike, 1998 APEX certificate (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:04 AM |
| 759 |
Cover |
 "Shaftsbury January 17th 1790",, dateline on folded letter to Troy, New York, endorsed "Mr. W. Niles", a silversmith and post
rider residing in Shaftsbury, light wear and splitting along folds, very fine appearance.As of 1790, Vermont refused to sign the Articles of Confederation and become part of the United States because it was engaged in unresolved boundary-line
disputes with the states of New York and New Hampshire. They operated their own independently funded postal system from 1783 to 1791, when it became a state. During the Republic period, Vermont established state post offices that were not part of the
US postal system in several cities. This is one of five reported covers carried as part of the Vermont Republic Postal system, none of which have any postal markings. (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:05 AM |
| 760 |
Cover |
 "Alex, Feby 22." [1790],, straightline postmark on folded letter from Dumfries, Virginia to Philadelphia, rated with manuscript
"2" [dwt] at origin, converted to local currency in Philadelphia with "1/" (1sh), very fine, carried by Van Horne’s Alexandria to Philadelphia Stage Line (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:06 AM |
| 761 |
Cover |
 "Fredb'g July 27" [1788],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, with manuscript "2.16" [dwt] for a distance
between 200-300 miles, local currency conversion in Philadelphia of "1/4" (1sh 4d), very fine, this handstamp was only in use for seven weeks, ex-Skinner (ASCC $500) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:07 AM |
| 762 |
Cover |
 "Norfolk, Va March 18, 1787",, dateline on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "22" [d] rate representing the 300-400 mile
rate in local currency (plus the standard 2d carrier fee), very fine (Image 1)
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1
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:07 AM |
| 763 |
Cover |
 "By the way of Richmond" [1784],, endorsement at lower left corner of folded lettersheet to Portsmouth, Virginia, manuscript "2"
[dwt] rating for a distance of 61-100 miles, upon arrival in Portsmouth the postage was converted to 6d plus a 2d way fee for a total of "8d", vertical file fold, very fine early way letter, although the place of origin of this letter is unknown that
information is not important since the postage is calculated from the location where the letter entered the mails (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:08 AM |
| 764 |
Cover |
 "Richmond, May 3" [1790],, straightline postmark between two lines on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "2.16" [dwt]
rating for a distance of 200-300 miles after the 1788 rate reduction, "1/4" (1sh 4d) local currency conversion, very fine (ASCC $500) (Image
1)
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1
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:10 AM |
| 765 |
Cover |
 "Richmond, Nov 30" [1790],, straightline postmark between two lines on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "5.8"[dwt] rate
for double weight letter, "2/6" (2sh 6d) conversion to local currency, very fine (ASCC $500) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:11 AM |
| 766 |
Cover |
 "Williams,B.G. Sept 20" [1790],, handstamp on folded letter sheet to Richmond, Virginia, matching "Paid" handstamp and matching
"1.8" [dwt] rate, letter written and signed by George Wythe, trivial ink erosion, very fine and choice, Wythe was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and professor at the College of William & Mary, his most prominent
students included Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and Henry Clay (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:12 AM |
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