Talbot C House, July 3, bold strike of origin straight line date stamp on reverse of c. 1775 folded letter sheet addressed to York Town, Pa., rated "N8" and light "6/1N2" and "1/8" on front, reverse with additional "PHILA. JULY 13" transit straight line date stamp; some reinforced edge splitting and left sideflap missing, Very Fine. Estimate  $5,000 - 7,500. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE TALBOT COURT HOUSE COLONIAL POSTMARK, AND AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE IN COMBINATION WITH THE SCARCE PHILADELPHIA STRAIGHTLINE. Talbot Court House is an old Colonial town dating back to the early Federal period. Quakerism began to impact the town in the late 1600s when the Third Haven Meeting House, circa 1682-1684, was constructed. The House stands today as the oldest religious building still in use in the United States and the earliest dated building in Maryland. It received its name through an Act of the Assembly of the Province of Maryland dated November 4, 1710 entitled "An Act for the Building of a Court House for Talbot County, at Armstrong's Old Field near Pitt's Bridge" founded the town. The Court House was constructed and served the Maryland General Court and later became known as the "Capitol of the Eastern Shore". A. Pitt's Bridge crossed a stream forming the headwaters of the Tred Avon or Third Haven River. An act of legislation in 1788, renamed the town and county seat as Easton. Steamboats started plying the waters of Tred Avon River around 1816 and utilized Easton Point until their demise in 1932. $0 (Image)