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VERY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE COLONIAL GEORGETOWN STRAIGHTLINE POSTMARK. FEWER THAN FIVE ARE RECORDED.
Although the "GEORGE*TOWN*S" straightline was once thought to be from South Carolina, it is now generally accepted that the marking was used at Georgetown, Maryland, shortly before the transition from the British Parliamentary Post system to the Congressional Post. Siskin reported only two covers with this straightline marking. We sold a third in our 2007 sale of covers from the Pennsylvania Historical Society. (Image)
VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE GREENISH-BLUE NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL POST STRAIGHTLINE STRUCK ON THE FRONT OF A COVER FROM NEWBURYPORT TO PHILADELPHIA.
The Congressional Post was formed by the resolution of July 26, 1775, appointing Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General of the United States. The distinctive greenish-blue ink was used by the New York post office in 1775 and 1776 after introduction of markings for the newly-created Congressional Post. Examples are rare and are normally found struck on the back of folded letters. This example, struck on the obverse and with the additional Cambridge postmark is an iconic piece of Revolutionary War postal history.
The "1/8" rate most likely represents the local currency due in Philadelphia. Working backwards with the 1.67 inflation factor (without a 2p carrier fee), this equals 20p inflation currency, 12p or 1/- shilling sterling and 4dwt (pennyweight). 4dwt represents the old Parliamentary Post single rate. Dr. Kingsley surmised that this indicates Massachusetts had by this time abandoned the provincial rating system of the new Congressional Post (and the brief 20% discount) and returned to the Parliamentary Post rate.
Illustrated in color in "United States Classic Covers" special 1986 Ameripex Chronicle issue. Also illustrated in Collectors Club Philatelist (May-June 1991, p. 169) (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE COVER AND STRIKE OF THE RARE GREENISH-BLUE NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL POST STRAIGHTLINE. ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.
The Congressional Post was formed by the resolution of July 26, 1775, appointing Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General of the United States. The distinctive greenish-blue ink was used by the New York post office in 1775 and 1776 after introduction of markings for the newly-created Congressional Post.
Joseph Trumbull was the son of Governor Jonathan Trumbull and was the first Commissary General of the Continental Army. Wadsworth was a sea captain who supplied the Continental Army. He represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and later in the U.S. Congress (Image)
VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR COVER COMBINING THREE SCARCE MARKINGS, INCLUDING NEWBURYPORT AND NEW YORK FORWARDED MANUSCRIPTS AND THE NEW YORK GREENISH-BLUE CONGRESSIONAL POST STRAIGHTLINE.
Calvet M. Hahn recorded only two examples of this New York forwarding manuscript (Image)