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 July 1, 1845, Folded Printed Circular, Philadelphia to Burlington N.J, 2c Circular
First Day of New Rate, Very
Attractive and Rare Usage
Folded two page printed circular, datelined 7 Mo 1st 1845, making this the first day of the rate. With bold blue Philadelphia double-lined "PAID" in lozenge and matching "2" numeral. Addressed to Burlington, New
Jersey.
One of the two documented earliest known circulars mailed under the new rate effective July 1, 1845.
Provenance: Ex Stets
Certificates: PF 606169
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Estimate Range:500 to 750US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13016 |
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 July 3, 1845, Folded Printed Circular, Dated July 1, Philadelphia to Washington, DC
One of the Two Earliest Recorded
Printed Circulars Mailed Under the New 2c Circular Rate
Bold blue "PHILADELPHIA Pa. JUL 3" circular datestamp with matching "2" in circle rate handstamp on folded printed circular addressed to George Clymer Jr., Washington D.C., with
manuscript "Printed circular" at top left. Docketed inside as dated July 1, 1845. This is the 3rd day of the new rate effective July 1, 1845.
Certificates: PF 606171
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13017 |
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 Black "PAID/1/CENT" Circular Handstamp with Bold Strike of Canandaigua, N.Y. Datestamp on 1853 Drop Letter Cover
Listing
Copy for 1c Drop Rate Handstamp
Folded letter locally addressed and struck with a bold black 35mm "CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. SEP 16" circular datestamp and matching 18mm "PAID/1/CENT" in circle handstamp, indicating the 1c drop letter rate.
Addressed to Hon. Alvin Phelps, with pencil docketing dated 1853.
Certificates: PF 606231
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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 1854 Unpaid Circular, Philadelphia to Port Royal, Jamaica
Scarce Usage of the 2c Special Printed Matter Transit
Fee
Black “PHILADELPHIA 2” circular rate marking on unpaid circular postmarked “Philadelphia Pa. Dec 22” and addressed to Port Royal, Jamaica.
Certificates: PF 606142
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13019 |
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 Blue Andover, MA Circular Datestamp and Matching Arced "PAID 3" on 1855 Cover with Manuscript "1"
Rated 3c for Intercity
Mail and Rerated 1c for Local Drop Letter Fee
Blue March 4 (1855) circular datestamp with matching arc "PAID 3" (Andover's only recorded year of use per ASCC) on folded letter to Alexander McKenzie in Andover, Mass., additionally rated "1"
in manuscript for drop letter delivery. With small enclosure.
Certificates: PF 610039
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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 1855 Printed Circular, Large Black "2" Due Marking, Cuba to Boston via New York
Clean and Very Fine
May 21,
1855. Carried by U.S. Mail S.S. Co. from Havana to New York, and likely carried outside of the mails to Boston.
Rated 2c postage due for the U.S. printed matter rate for an unpaid circular sent to any part of the U.S. established by the Postal Act of August 30, 1852.
Certificates: PF 610009
References: Postal Act of August 30, 1852(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13021 |
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 Philadelphia, Pa. “PAID 1CT” in Circle as Circular Rate Marking on Cover, Forwarded to Perks County, Pa.
Very Rare
Marking
Certificates: PF 606291
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Estimate Range:500 to 750US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13022 |
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 Private Handstamp on Folded Letter with New York Integral Rate, 2c Circular Rate, to Groverville, Georgia
Unusual
Private Handstamp
Printed Domestic Goods Prices Circular
Certificates: PF 610005
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Estimate Range:300 to 400US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 1800 Black New York City Clamshell on Privately Carried Drop Letter
Second Earliest Recorded Drop Letter, Only ~5 NYC
Clamshell Drop Letters Recorded
Folded letter datelined Stockbridge, Massachusetts, November 7, 1800, privately carried to New York City and dropped at the post office, where it received the New York “clamshell” handstamp and manuscript
“1” rate for drop letter service. Addressed to Mr. Timothy Green, Fair Street, New York. The letter was mailed under the provisions of the Postal Act of February 20, 1792, which authorized a 1c fee for letters delivered within the same post office.
The letter’s contents include period commentary: “Politicks run high here and Religion low.”
This is among the earliest documented drop letters recorded.
Certificates: PF 606230
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Estimate Range:300 to 400US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 1845 Stampless Cover, Utica to Albany, Drop Letter
Scarce Albany Drop Letter
Folded stampless letter from
Kellogg Hurtqust in Utica, N.Y. to Hon. Mr. Titus, Albany, N.Y., postmarked at Albany with red circular “ALBANY FEB 18” handstamp. Addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Trade & Manufactures.
Likely sent as a single-sheet collect letter or carried by hand and posted at Albany. Treated as a drop letter as the carrier fee in Feb 1845 was 2c.
Certificates: PF 610037
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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13025 |
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 Red "BINGHAMPTON, NT" Datestamp with Matching Fancy "2/PAID" In Ribbon on Local 1848 Drop Cover
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. FEB.
17
Certificates: PF 606289
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Estimate Range:300 to 400US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13026 |
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 1849 Saratoga Springs Stampless Cover, 2c Local Drop Letter Rate, Addressed to Reuben H. Walworth, an Influential
Jurist
Only Two Known
Folded stampless letter postmarked Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Dec. 22 (1849), addressed locally to Hon. R.H. Walworth. Marked with blue circular town postmark and matching "2" handstamp for the 2c drop letter
rate, applicable for letters delivered from the post office without further mailing. The cover with vertical file fold and creasing.
This letter did not leave Saratoga Springs, it was deposited at the post office by the sender and delivered directly to the recipient. The 2c rate for drop letters was in effect from July 1, 1845 to June 30, 1851, and applies to mail under ½ oz.
Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788–1867) was a prominent American jurist and the last Chancellor of New York, serving from 1828 until the court was abolished in 1847. Known for his legal scholarship and influence on equity law, he also served as a U.S.
Congressman and was nominated three times to the U.S. Supreme Court by President John Tyler, though the Senate never confirmed him. Walworth played a significant role in shaping 19th-century American jurisprudence and remained an active public figure
throughout his life in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Certificates: PF 610042
References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_H._Walworth(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:300 to 400US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 Bold "V" In Double Circle, rerated with Manuscript "1" on Local Drop Cover
"LYONS, N.Y. OCT 29" datestamp on a circa 1845
local drop cover.
Certificates: PF 610038
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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 Indianapolis, Indiana, 2c Drop Letter, Red "DROP" and "2" in Circle Handstamps
Extremely Scarce Usage
Folded
letter locally used in Indianapolis, docketed February 13, 1847, with red "DROP" and red "2" in circle rate handstamps. There is a vertical tear through the "2" marking.
A Very Fine example of this extremely scarce drop letter usage; ASCC lists these markings as used circa 1850.
Certificates: PF 610040
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 DROP 1 Marking, 1851 Drop Letter to Capt. R.H. Griswold, Lyme
New ASCC Listing Example, With Contents
Folded
letter from Lyme, Connecticut, dated November 11, 1851, addressed to Capt. R.H. Griswold. "DROP" is 8cm x 4cm, the "1" is 5cm tall.
Captain Robert Harper Griswold was the successful captain of the Black X Line packet ship Toronto.
Certificates: PF 606287
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 Blue "UTICA, NY" Double Oval Datestamp with Matching Fancy "PAID" In Ribbon and Numeral "2" on Local Drop Folded
Letter
"UTICA, N.Y. FEB. 5" postmark. The lettersheet undated with poem in pencil. File folds strengthened with hinges.
Certificates: PF 606290
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 Stampless Valentine Cover, Rerated from 3c to 2c Drop Rate
Rated "3" For Prepaid Intercity Mail, Rerated "2" For Drop
Rate
Embossed envelope addressed to Miss E. Rogers, South Medina, and struck with bold red "PROVIDENCE R.I. FEB 14" (CA. 1850) circular datestamp and matching red manuscript "3", initially indicating 3c prepaid postage for intercity mail.
The cover was subsequently rerated to "2" cents, possibly 1c for drop and 1c for delivery. An unusual usage.
Certificates: PF 606226
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$
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 Fancy Red "III" Roman Numeral Coin Handstamp of Vincennes, IN on Drop Letter
Datelined “Jan 8th 1852”, addressed to Mary F.
Brewster in Hampton. The letter discusses having received a note on books studied.
Certificates: PF 606225
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Estimate Range:600 to 750US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
| 13033 |
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 Boston “P.O. Business Free” Handstamp on Cover to Concord, N.H., with “10c” Crossed Out In Datestamp
Unusual
Usage
Red "Boston Dec. 14" circular datestamp with “10c” rate crossed out, to correct to free rate.
Certificates: PF 610132
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Estimate Range:150 to 250US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
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 New York, “Post Office Business Free” Red Handstamp on Cover to New York Post Office
The cover with spindle hole at
center.
Certificates: PF 610133
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Estimate Range:150 to 250US$
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Closing..Jul-18, 12:00 PM |
