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The enigmatic Piscataqua postmarks were the subject of an article by Nancy B. Clark in the 77th Congress Book (The puzzle of the Piscataqua postmarks”). The Reynell correspondence, including the covers offered here, provided a substantial group for study, and Ms. Clark reached the following conclusion about the markings’ origins (boldface added for emphasis): It is not possible to form a definitive conclusion as to where the origination markings were applied. However, the ferry service, which ran from Kittery upriver to Sturgeon Creek (Eliot), Dover, Salmon Falls and also from Kittery to Portsmouth, seems to be the only viable connection for all the postmarks’ occurrences. It can be hypothesized that the Piscataqua pstmarks were applied by the Naval Officer in Kittery to indicate the mail came from the Maine plantations by way of the ferry. Of course, the Naval Officer was [Colonel William] Pepperrell who was off fighting battles for his royal sponsors, so it was doubtless his deputy much of the time.” (Image)