U.S. 18th Century continued...
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 1791 Stampless Folded Letter, Charleston to Philadelphia via Baltimore, Straightline "BALTIMORE, FEB 16", Manuscript "Sh 2.16" Rate
Straightline "BALTIMORE, FEB 16" on 1791 folded letter datelined
"Charleston February 5th 1791" (South Carolina) to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "sh 2.16" in shillings notation. File fold through handstamp; otherwise Very Fine.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2054 |
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 1791 Stampless Folded Letter, Charleston, South Carolina to Ghent, Belgium, Forwarded at Rotterdam, with Antwerp "H" Entry Handstamp
Rare Early Mail to Belgium
Stampless folded bankruptcy
notice datelined Charleston, August 10, 1791, addressed to Mr. John Hamelot, Gend (Ghent). The letter was privately carried from Charleston to Holland, forwarded at Rotterdam on December 16, 1791 by Rocquetten Elsevier, a forwarding agent recorded by
Kenneth Rowe only in 1791, then routed to Ghent via Antwerp where it received the Antwerp "H" entry handstamp.
The letter is written and signed by Florian Charles Mey and Fran. Dijckbosch, merchants at Charleston, addressed to John Hamelot at Ghent, concerning the affairs of one Peter Buyck. The writers explain that Buyck, pressed by sundry creditors and with
certain creditors urging preferences, has assigned the residue of his property to the subscribers in justice to the remaining creditors on the terms of an enclosed copy of assignment, and they request that Hamelot examine the assignment and signify
his determination as early as possible.
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2055 |
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 1792 Stampless Folded Letter, Baltimore to Philadelphia, Straightline "BALT JULY 8", Manuscript "12 1/2" Cent Rate
Straightline "BALT JULY 8" on 1792 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate
"12 1/2" cents.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2056 |
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 1792 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Newbury, Franklin Mark, Manuscript "6" dwt Double Rate
Folded letter sheet dated March 15, 1792, from Philadelphia to Newbury, Massachusetts. Manuscript rate
"6" dwt. Franklin Mark, rated for double weight.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2057 |
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 1792 Stampless Folded Letter, Boston to Danvers, Straightline "BOSTON" with "Paid" Handstamp and Franklin Mark, Rated 6c
Very Fine and Choice
Bold straightline "BOSTON" with matching
straightline "Paid" handstamp (BPM 169 & 148) on 1792 folded letter to Danvers. Manuscript "6 pd" rate and "21 NO" Franklin marking.
Provenance: Ex Donald Thompson(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2058 |
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 1792 Stampless Folded Letter, New Bern, North Carolina to Philadelphia, Numeral "4" Cents Due Handstamp
Very Early Usage of this Pre-GPU Postmark
11.5 mm numeral "4" handstamp on coastal
ship letter docketed "New Bern 1792" addressed to Mrs. Sally Attmore, Philadelphia. Manuscript carriage endorsement at lower left "Favor'd by Dr. Smallwood."
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2059 |
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 1793 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Rated 6c Paid
Folded letter sheet from Philadelphia to Wilmington with manuscript rate "6" and "Paid" notation.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2060 |
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 1794 Stampless Folded Letter, Georgetown, South Carolina to Boston, Straightline "Geo.Town Feby 10", Paid 25c Rate
Straightline "Geo.Town Feby 10" on folded letter sheet to Boston. Marked paid at 25c.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2061 |
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 1794 Stampless Folded Letter, Wells to Boston, Manuscript "Wells", Rated 10c
Manuscript "Wells" on folded letter sheet to Boston. Manuscript rate "10" cents.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2062 |
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 Circa 1794 Stampless Folded Cover Sheet, Charleston to Philadelphia, Numeral "4" Cents Due Handstamp, Carried Aboard the "Mohawk"
10.5 mm numeral "4" handstamp on coastal ship letter originating at
Charleston, South Carolina and endorsed at lower left "P. the Mohawk." Carried as a coastal ship letter aboard the Mohawk, a vessel documented in the period as trading between Philadelphia and Charleston with occasional voyages to London.
The recipient, Mathew Carey (1760 to 1839), was the Irish-born Philadelphia publisher, bookseller, and economist who established Mathew Carey & Company in 1785.
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2063 |
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 1795 Stampless Ship Letter, Paris to Saybrook via New York, Straightline "NY APR*3", Manuscript "Sh 29" Double Rate
New York straightline "NY APR*3" on folded letter from Paris, forwarded through New York
to Saybrook, Connecticut. Manuscript rate "Sh 29" in shillings notation. Transatlantic ship letter. Double rate with ship fee.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2064 |
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 1795 Stampless Folded Letter, Lansingburgh to Albany, Straightline "LANSINGSURGH", Rated 6c
Complete straightline "LANSINGBURGH" (37x5mm) on 1795 folded letter sheet to Albany. Manuscript rate "6".
Business letter. Fine to Very Fine.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2065 |
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 1795 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Albany Pier, New York, Manuscript "10", "20 IV" Franklin Mark
Marginal Note Reports the Arrival of the Irish Patriot Archibald Hamilton Rowan from
France
Stampless folded letter datelined Philadelphia, July 20, 1795, addressed to Captain William Van Ingen, Albany Pier, New York. Manuscript "10" rate marking. Letter signed by John I. Glen, a clerk in the Treasury Department under
Secretary Oliver Wolcott, Jr., reporting on his health, his decision to remain in Treasury rather than take a place at the Albany Bank, and family business.
A marginal note in the letter reads, "Archibald Hamilton Rowan, the distinguished Patriot, has arrived here from France." Rowan, the Irish radical and member of the United Irishmen who had escaped imprisonment in Dublin and fled to France in 1794,
arrived in Philadelphia on July 4, 1795, two weeks before this letter was written.
Certificate: Click Here to View Certificate
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2066 |
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 1796 Folded Letter, New York Straightline, Charleston to Portsmouth, Rated 24c
Partial "New York" straightline on folded letter to Portsmouth, NH. Datelined Charleston, SC March 26, 1796. Rated : Sh 24.
20c for the distance from NYC to Portsmouth + 2c Ship captain's fee. Addressed to Samuel Hale.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2067 |
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 1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Boston Straightline, Charleston to Dover, Rated Sh 14
Boston straightline with matching "17 AP" circular datestamp on folded letter to Dover, NH. Manuscript "Sh 14" and "Per
Shooner Isabella." Rated 10c for 60-100 miles from Boston to Dover + 4c ship fee. Addressed to Samuel Hale.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2068 |
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 1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Charleston to Wilmington Then Corrected to Edenton, Straightline "Chaston Feb 12*", Rated 20c
Very Fine
Straightline "Chaston Feb 12*" on circa 1796 folded
letter sheet to Edenton, North Carolina. Manuscript rate "20" cents. Addressed to Samuel Johnston, who was a prominent Revolutionary-era statesman who served as governor of North Carolina (1787–1789) and later as one of the state's first U.S.
senators
Provenance: Ex Donald Thompson(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2069 |
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 1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Savannah to Philadelphia to New York, Straightline "Savh 28 June", Manuscript "70" Overated
Straightline "Savh 28 June" on folded letter sheet from Savannah, forwarded from
Philadelphia to New York. Manuscript rate "70" cents. Double rate with forwarding charge. Overated.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$
Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2070 |
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 1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Richmond to Edenton, Straightline "RICHM'D Jan 26, 1796", Rated 15c
Straightline "RICHM'D Jan 26, 1796" on folded letter sheet to Edenton, North Carolina. Manuscript rate
"15" cents.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2071 |
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 1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Richmond to Philadelphia, Straightline "RICHM'D. June 13, 1796", Manuscript "40" Double Rate
Year-dated straightline "RICHM'D. June 13, 1796" between two lines on 1796 folded
letter to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "40" cents. Double rate. Light file fold through postmark; otherwise Very Fine.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2072 |
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 1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Portsmouth to Newburyport, "PORTSMOUTH/August 3" Two-Line Handstamp, "Paid" with Manuscript "6" Rate
Handstruck "PORTSMOUTH/August 3" on folded letter sheet to Newburyport.
"Paid" with Manuscript "6" Rate.(Image 1)
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$
Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
