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United States U.S. Postal History -> Stampless Covers - Genera
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 701
Symbol: Cover
"New York" [1764],, two-line handstamp on incoming folded letter from England to Philadelphia, endorsed "p the Hayfield Capt Macky" at lower left, manuscript "3.16" [dwt] due (3dwt postage plus 16dwt ship fee), converted to local currency in Philadelphia with manuscript "1/9" (1sh 7d postage plus standard 2d carrier fee), very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 150.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:03:40 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 702
Symbol: Cover
"Baltimore" [1774],, partial backstamp on folded letter to Philadelphia datelined "Balt 2d July 1774", manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rate (converted to 1sh 4d in Philadelphia), very fine This letter is dated the same day that William Giles Goddard announced his "Constitutional American Post" in the Maryland Journal. There is no way to tell if this folded letter was carried from Baltimore to Philadelphia by Joseph Bryan, a rider employed by Goddard to carry mail over this route, or if it was (more likely) carried by the dying Parliamentary Post. (Image)
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Opening US$ 275.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:05:00 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 703
Symbol: Cover
Savannah to Scotland Blockade-Run Mail [1780],, folded letter internally datelined "Savanay Jouly the 23 1780", written by an English seaman on leave in Savanah, sent by private ship to Portsmouth, England where it received a two-line "Portsmouth Ship-Lre" handstamp, from there carried overland to London and its destination in Dunbar, Scotland, address panel faded and some light wear, still fine, British forces occupied Savannah from December 29, 1778 to June 11, 1782, during which time Americans blockaded the harbor with privateers and navy ships (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,000.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:07:27 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 704
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: (Halifax
(Halifax, North Carolina) [1781],, April 1781 folded lettersheet to "The Hon'ble Brigadier General [Jethro] Sumner in Halifax [North Carolina]", endorsed "On Public Service" and "p. Express", very fine, Sumner, at this time, was the commander of troops in North Carolina, having recently been attached to General Nathanael Greene, and before that attached to General Horatio Gates (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,000.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:09:30 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 705
Symbol: Cover
(Military Express to Fredericksburg, Virginia) [1781],, folded letter addressed to Richard Young in Fredericksburg, a civilian contractor supplying the American army with food and supplies, marked "Public Service" and "pr. Express, A Snead", upon arrival endorsed "Rec'd from Maj Claiborne 13 april 81", vertical file folds, otherwise very fine, Richard Claiborne was attached to Lafayette's army in Virginia in the lead to the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown (Image)
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Opening US$ 950.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:10:41 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 706
Symbol: Cover
"Boston 4 Oct 1781",, dateline on folded letter to North Haven, Connecticut, endorsed "Care of Mr. Daggett", carried outside of the mails, very fine, such private carriage of a letter was only legal so long as the carrier did not receive remuneration (Image)
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Opening US$ 50.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:11:08 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 707
Symbol:
France to Boston Blockade-Run Mail [1782],, folded letter datelined "Bordeaux 26 Jan 1782", carried aboard an American vessel which ran the British blockade and entered the mails at Cape Fear, North Carolina, marked "forw'd 10" [d] due for ship fee and postage to Boston via Suffolk, very fine, during this period the British imposed a blockade along the East Coast as both they and the Americans awaited news of the peace negotiations taking place in Paris as a result of Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781 (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,000.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:12:26 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 708
Symbol: Cover
"Free Eben Hazard" [1784],, free frank from Ebenezer Hazard on folded letter to Norwich, Connecticut, some light wear and toning, very fine signature, sent while Hazard was Postmaster General of the Confederation CongressEbenezer Hazard was appointed the Postmaster for New York City in 1775. He left that post to become the Surveyor of the Posts in 1776. In 1782, the Confederation Congress appointed him Postmaster General. George Washington, who had several disputes with Hazard concerning the use of stages to carry the mail and the carriage of newspapers in the mail, refused to appoint Hazard as the first postmaster general under the Constitution when Washington became president in 1789. (Image)
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Opening US$ 300.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:12:58 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 709
Symbol:
"Free Eben Hazard" [1787],, free frank from Ebenezer Hazard on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, small pieces out including top right corner and above address, very fine signature, addressed to Matthew Carey, a printer working in Philadelphia, written while Hazard was serving as Postmaster General under the Confederation Congress (Image)
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Opening US$ 110.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:13:20 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 710
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: Collection
Dudley Woodbridge, Postmaster of Norwich [1787],, three incoming folded letters to "Dudley Woodbridge, Esq., Merchant", Norwich's first postmaster from 1782 to 1789, postmasters had the authority to send and receive free mail so long as the letters involved postal business, these concern the sale of wine and an overdue debt with no mention of postal business in any of the three letters, first with "Boston" straightline and "21/MA" Franklin mark and improperly handstamped "Free"; second originally rated "1.8" [dwt] in Boston but improperly crossed out in either Boston or Norwich and allowed to pass free; third correctly rated "2" [dwt] by Providence post office due to the personal nature of the letter, light wear, very fine and interesting group demonstrating confusion over what mail qualified for franking privilege
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Opening US$ 130.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:14:03 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 711
Symbol: Cover
"State of Georgia, Columbia County, March the 28th, 1791",, dateline on folded letter addressed to "Mecklenburg County, Virginia, near Delony's Tavern", carried privately out-of-the-mails, some splitting along the folds, very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 275.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:15:08 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 712
Symbol: Cover
[Fort Vincennes],, folded lettersheet addressed to "Major Hamtramck, Commaning Officer, Fort Vincennes", endorsed "Express" and carried outside of the mails, aged at right and trivial ink erosion, very fine early use, Jean François Hamtramck was the commanding officer at Fort Vincennes from 1787 to 1792, military express mail was fairly common during the Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812 but is rare during peacetime (Image)
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Opening US$ 300.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:16:33 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 713
Symbol: Cover
"Parsonsfield April the 2d 1792",, dateline on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate for a distance of 101-200 miles, very fine, until 1798 when a United States post office opened there Parsonsfield operated as a private subscription post office serviced by post riders paid for by its patrons (Image)
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Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:18:30 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 714
Symbol: Cover
"Baltimore October 26 1782",, two-line black handstamp on reverse of folded letter to Philadelphia, rated "2.16" [dwt], fine, although a faint strike this is an important marking as it is the first American handstamp with an integral year date, recorded in both black and red (Image)
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Opening US$ 85.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:19:04 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 715
Symbol: Cover
Baltimore Port of Entry [1786],, incoming folded letter datelined "Surinam 24 Juin 1786", addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rate for 2dwt postage and 16gr ship fee, very fine and scarce early cover from the Dutch colony of Suriname, it is not known why the Baltimore post office did not place any postal markings on this cover, although based on the 2dwt rate both New York and Boston are excluded as possible ports of entry (Image)
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Opening US$ 75.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:19:36 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 716
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: "Baltimore
"Baltimore, Oct. 4" [1787],, small straightline postmark on partial folded lettersheet to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "4.16" [dwt] rate, very fine strike and cover (Image)
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Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:21:21 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 717
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: "Baltimore
"Baltimore, Nov 25" [1787],, small straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, matching "Paid:" handstamp with manuscript "8" [d] rate paying the postage and standard carrier fee, very fine strike and cover (Image)
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Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:22:25 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 718
Symbol: Cover
"Balt. August 27" [1789],, straightline postmark (Kendall Type 10) on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rating and converted into local currency at receiving post office with manuscript "1/4" (1sh 4d), very fine strike and cover (Image)
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Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:23:25 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 719
Symbol: Cover
"Baltimore • dec 10" [1789],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "4" [dwt] rating at origin, local currency in Philadelphia expressed as "1/10" (1sh 10d, with postage adjusted per the inflation table plus the standard 2d carrier fee), very fine strike and cover (Image)
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Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:24:45 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 720
Symbol: Cover
"Baltimore.March.29." [1790],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Port Tobacco, Maryland, manuscript "1" [dwt] rate converted to specie with additional manuscript "15", light file folds, extremely fine strike (Image)
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Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:25:49 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 721
Symbol: Cover
"Baltimore April 23" [1790],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia originating in Lisbon, Portugal, endorsed "p the Asia", turned over to the Baltimore postmaster upon arrival in the US, marked "Sh" to indicate ship carriage and rated "2.16" (2dwt postage for 100-200 miles plus 16gr ship fee), local currency equivalent of "1/4" (1sh 4d) applied in Philadelphia, very fine, the expected port of arrival for this letter should have been Philadelphia, transient ship letters through Baltimore are scarce (Image)
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Opening US$ 130.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:26:42 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 722
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: "Baltimore
"Baltimore,March.3" [1791],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate, upon arrival in Philadelphia converted to local currency (10d) plus the standard 2d carrier fee for a total of "1/" (1sh), very fine strike and cover (Image)
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Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:27:39 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 723
Symbol: Cover
"Balt. April 18" [1791],, straightline postmark (Kendall Type 14) on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "5.8" [dwt] for double rate letter, converted into local currency with "2/8" (2sh 8d), very fine strike and cover (Image)
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Opening US$ 100.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:28:15 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 724
Symbol: Cover
"Frederik Town Oct 5" [ca. 1788],, straightline handstamp on partial folded letter to Chester Town, Maryland, matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "6" [d] rate reflecting the 2dwt rate converted to British pounds sterling, cover light wear and toning, very fine strike, according to Siskin one of four recorded uses of this postmark in private hands, the 2dwt rate reflects the 25% reduction in rates in April 1788 (ASCC $2,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 400.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:28:48 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 725
Symbol: Cover
"April 21 George Town Marland Potomack" [1788],, dateline on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "Post Paid 2.16" [dwt] reflecting the old, higher rate prior to the rate reduction of April 5, 1788, the Philadelphia postmaster crossed out the ".16" in a different ink leaving the correct rate of 2dwt, some light staining, otherwise fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 70.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:29:20 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 726
Symbol:
"Boston 27/MA" [1785],, red straightline postmark and Franklin mark on folded letter to New York City, originating in Lisbon, Portugal and carried privately to Boston, not turned over to the Boston postmaster as was required but rather deposited in the general delivery box (therefore not marked "Ship" and not charged a ship fee), rated "6.16" [dwt] for double-weight and converted to local currency in New York with manuscript "3/4" (3sh 4d), light wear and ink erosion, fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:29:49 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 727
Symbol: Cover
"Boston July 20 1785",, dateline on folded letter to New York, manuscript "3.8" [dwt] rate, additional "1/8" for local currency conversion in New York, no Boston postal markings, very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 110.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:30:43 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 728
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: 2sh 2d
"Boston. 3/MA" [1787],, straightline postmark with Franklin mark on letter originating in L'Orient, France, addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "4.16" [dwt] rate representing the 301-400 mile postage plus 16gr ship fee, manuscript "2/2" (2sh 2d) local currency conversion in Philadelphia, very fine and scarce (Image)
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Opening US$ 130.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:31:37 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 729
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: July 3
"Boston 3/IY" [1787],, straightline postmark with Franklin mark (July 3) on folded letter to New York City bootlegged from French Guiana, rated "3.8" (3dwt 8gr) for a distance of 200-300 miles, local currency in New York expressed as "1/8" (1sh 8d), light foxing, otherwise fine This folded letter was bootlegged from French Guiana to Boston, where the ship’s captain did not turn the letter in to the Boston postmaster as he was required to do, but instead deposited the folded letter in the general delivery box. Therefore, it was not marked “Ship” (or its equivalent) and the captain did not receive the ship captain’s fee (16gr). The Boston post office treated the letter as any other letter mailed at Boston, placing it in a closed bag and sending it to New York. (Image)
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Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:33:18 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 730
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: Boston
(Boston) "3/SE" [1787],, Franklin mark on incoming folded letter to Greenwich, Rhode Island, originated in Rotterdam, Netherlands, marked "Sh" as ship letter and rated "8.16" [dwt] for quadruple-weight plus 16gr ship fee (regardless of weight), small tape repairs and toning, otherwise very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 50.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:34:02 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 731
Symbol: Cover
"Boston 11/NO" [1787],, straightline postmark with Franklin mark on folded letter to Philadelphia, bootlegged from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Boston where it entered the mails and was rated "8" [dwt] due, converted to local currency in Philadelphia with a manuscript "3/6" (3sh 4d for postage plus standard 2d carrier fee), vertical file folds, very fine strike and cover, curiously this letter would have cost the same if mailed directly from Portland as it did passing through Boston (Image)
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Opening US$ 85.00
Sold...US$ 85.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:34:38 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 732
Symbol: Cover
Cat No: 1sh 8d
"Boston 30/DE" [1787],, straightline handstamp and Franklin mark on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "3.8" [dwt] rate, converted to "1/8" (1sh 8d) local currency in New York, very fine and attractive (Image)
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Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:35:38 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 733
Symbol: Cover
"Boston 1/AP" [1789],, straightline postmark with Franklin mark, manuscript "5.8" [dwt] due (double rate), local currency conversion omitted, very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 85.00
Sold...US$ 85.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:36:41 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 734
Symbol: Cover
"Boston 11/AV" [1789],, straightline postmark with matching Franklin mark (August 11) on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] due in Boston, converted to "1/4" in New York (1sh 4d), very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:37:19 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 735
Symbol: Cover
"Boston May 13" [1790],, straightline postmark on folded letter from French Guiana to New York City, properly rated "3.8" (3dwt 8gr) representing the 2dwt 16gr postage from Boston to New York plus the 16gr ship fee, New York local currency equivalent expressed as "1/8" (1sh 8d), very fine, a nice companion to lot 729, which was bootlegged and not handled properly (Image)
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Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:39:01 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 736
Symbol: Cover
"Boston Sept 4" [1791],, straightline postmark on 1791 folded letter to Philadelphia, rated "12" at right as a triple weight letter due to two enclosed currency notes (unfortunately no longer present), when arrived in Philadelphia the letter was rated "5/2" representing the local currency conversion (5sh) plus the standard 2d carrier delivery fee, very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:39:45 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 737
Symbol: Cover
Boston Port of Entry [1792],, incoming folded letter to Newburyport, Massachusetts, originating in Amsterdam dated January 6, 1792, marked "Sh" for ship letter upon arrival in Boston and rated "4.16" [dwt] postage for quadruple-rate plus 16gr ship fee (the letter contained an invoice and two pieces of currency), very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:40:19 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 738
Symbol: Cover
"Boston Apr 8" [1792],, straightline postmark on folded letter addressed to Newburyport, Massachusetts, originating in London, endorsed "Sh" as a ship letter and rated "1.16" [dwt] (representing 1dwt postage plus the 16gr ship fee), endorsed "Sloop Stevens" at lower left, light stains, very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 50.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:40:51 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 739
Symbol: Cover
"Boston May 3" [1792],, straightline postmark on folded letter to Berwick, Maine, erroneously rated "1.8" [dwt] as the postage should have been 2dwt for a distance of 101-200 miles, very fine, until a United States post office opened there in 1796, Berwick was operated as a private subscription post office serviced by post riders paid for by its patrons, postage was calculated between Boston and the post office nearest to the destination town (in this case, Portland) (Image)
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Opening US$ 85.00
Sold...US$ 85.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:41:20 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 740
Symbol: Cover
"Boston. Ms. Jan 16" [1803],, circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp on folded letter to Berwick, Maine, manuscript "10" [c] rate, endorsed at lower left "The postmaster is requested to convey this as soon as rec'd", very fine cover on which the sender requested from-the-mails carrier service (Image)
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Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:42:21 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 741
Symbol: Cover
"Portsmouth October 17" [1785],, red two-line postmark on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "2" [dwt] due, without the local currency equivalent usually expressed, very fine strike and cover (ASCC $350) (Image)
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Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:43:55 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 742
Symbol: Cover
"Portsmouth January 31" [1786],, two-line red handstamp on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate, very fine strike and cover (ASCC $350) (Image)
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Opening US$ 275.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:45:31 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 743
Symbol: Cover
"Portsmouth February 3" [1786],, two-line red handstamp on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate, very fine strike and cover (ASCC $350) (Image)
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Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:48:32 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 744
Symbol: Cover
"Portsmouth May 27" [1786],, two-line black handstamp on folded letter to John Langdon in New York City, sent free of charge as Langdon was a member of the Confederation Congress but not marked as such as the franking privilege lodged with the recipient and not the sender, very fine, Langdon was a signer of the Constitution, one of the first two senators from New Hampshire, and the third Governor of New Hampshire (Image)
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Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:49:29 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 745
Symbol: Cover
"Portsmouth July, 25" [1787],, red two-line postmark on folded letter to New York City, addressed to "The Honorable Samuel Holten Esq.", a member of the Eighth Confederation Congress, as such sent free of charge, light file folds, very fine, Holten was a representative from Massachusetts and signed the Articles of Confederation (Image)
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Opening US$ 120.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:50:03 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 746
Symbol: Cover
"Portsmouth September 2" [1791],, two-line datestamp on folded letter to Philadelphia, franked "District of N. Hampshire Supervisors Office, Free", vertical file folds, otherwise very fine, under the Ordinance of 1782 mail could be sent free to the heads of the Departments of Finance, War, and Foreign affairs, and as such this letter to an accountant in the Department of War qualified for the franking privilege (Image)
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Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:51:40 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 747
Symbol: 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)
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Opening US$ 40.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:52:19 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 748
Symbol: 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)
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Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:53:24 EST
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Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 749
Symbol: 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)
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Opening US$ 170.00
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Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:55:12 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 3061
Lot No: 750
Symbol: 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)
