United States Cancels & Postmarks Fancy Cancels: Patriotic Designs
Sale No: 5184
Lot No: 5022
Symbol: o
Eagle, of Corey, PA, near-complete strike on #65, clearly showing the three-bar characteristic of the shield, Fine to Very Fine. Skinner-Eno PT-E4. (Image)
Suggested Bid $80
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Feb-12-2023, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Town Postmarks
Sale No: 5184
Lot No: 5023
Symbol: C
Blairsville Pa. negative "5" handstamp, well-struck on folded letter datelined Nov. 12, 1843 to Saltsburg Indiana, "Blairsville Pa. Nov. 13" circular datestamp at top left, interesting content first instructing the recipient to be careful at night as she is among strangers and should behave like a lady, then the writer goes on to describe another female as "the meanest woman that ever was in Blairsville. she is sending the young of this place to the bad place as fast as ever she can." and then shares the local gossip among the young men and women of the town and expresses concern for the recipient's future in terms of wanting her to get married., Very Fine, ex-Lippman. (Image)