1831 (Oct. 1), "Free" folded letter from Hickstown, Flor., to Tallahassee, manuscript postmark at upper left with "Free" indication at upper right; from J.B. Mays to J.D. Westcott, Secretary of Florida; one-page letter, datelined, Sept. 19, 1831, informing the Secretary that Mr. Mays had placed an ad, per the Governor's proclamation, announcing the election of Territorial delegates, paper sound, though a few light breaks are beginning along interior folds, Very Fine, an enticing piece of Florida postal and political history. ASCC $350. (Image)
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1855 (Mar. 1), "P.O. Business"-endorsed folded letter sheet, sent from New Haven, VT, to Hartford, CT, with straightline "FREE" handstamp with "N.H & Bellows Falls/1/MAR/R.R" postmark alongside, from J. Holbrook to Hartford Postmaster William J. Hamersley; a fascinating one-page letter that appears to be setting up a sting operation, starting, "Will you make up a decoy letter tomorrow P.M., directed to John Foster Jr., Southington Conn., and put in it two $5 gold pieces, and two $5 bills, marking the gold slightly and taking a description of the bills", asking that the money be as obvious as possible and noting that "a certain man" in the New Haven office "overhauls that mail alone"; two vertical file folds, one through the postmark, are of little consequence, Very Fine, a remarkable letter—and the start of a research project. (Image)