"W City Apl 19", manuscript postmark with matching "8" rating on folded letter datelined "Washington 18th April 1798" to Baltimore Md., the writer says he intended to call on the addressee while he was in Baltimore, but did not have the stage line fare for the trip back home to Washington and so had to leave early to walk back home, he left Baltimore at 11am on Sunday and arrived home 11pm on Monday "much fatigued"; horizontal file fold, Very Fine. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. THE LATEST OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE FIRST WASHINGTON D.C. POSTMARK IN PRIVATE HANDS. $0 (Image)