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Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
2103 image1845 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.
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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2104 image1845 Stampless Printed Circular, New York to Sackets Harbor, Red "New York 1 Aug 2 Cts" and Matching Arced "PAID"
Circular Dated July 1, 1845

Folded printed circular dated July 1, 1845, from New York City to Sackets Harbor, N.Y. Entered the mails with a red circular “New York Aug. 1 2 Cts.” marking and matching arced “PAID” handstamp, representing the circular rate under the postal reform of July 1845.
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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2105 imageJuly 1, 1845, Green Berryville, VA Handstamp and Matching "PAID" Straightline on Court Summons
First Day of 5c Rate

Court summons mailed July 1, 1845, on the first day of the new 5c standard rate for a 1/2 oz. letter traveling less than 300 miles, postmarked with a green JUL 1 BERRYVILLE, VA circular date stamp and matching “PAID” straightline. The folded legal document is addressed to the Clerk of the Court of Clarke County. A notation was made on reverse of the summons by the deputy sheriff, "Executed by leaving a copy at the home of the within witness". The summons was refolded, sealed, and mailed to the Clerk of the Court in Berryville. Postmarked with a red Charles Town, VA circular datestamp and manuscript "July 24" and "5" (due), the postage to be collected from addressee.
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Estimate Range:
600 to 800US$

Selling for...US$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2106 imageBuffalo, New York 1847 Stampless Folded Letter with "Paid" in Scroll Handstamp to New York City
Penned and Signed by Future President Millard Fillmore

Folded letter datelined “Buffalo, Feby 22th, 1847,” addressed to D. S. Kennedy, Esq., New York City, with clear blue BUFFALO N.Y. double-oval datestamp and matching blue “PAID” in scroll handstamp, manuscript “10” rate marking at upper right. Written and signed by Millard Fillmore during his Buffalo legal career. Millard Fillmore (1800–1874) studied law and established his practice in Buffalo, initially partnering with Asa Rice and later Joseph Clary. After the dissolution of his partnership with Clary in 1833, Fillmore formed a new firm with Nathan K. Hall and Solomon G. Haven under the name Fillmore, Hall & Haven. The firm rose to prominence as one of the leading legal practices in Western New York. Hall later withdrew, and Fillmore departed the firm in 1847. In 1848, Fillmore was elected Vice President under Zachary Taylor, and upon Taylor’s death in 1850, he assumed the presidency on July 9 of that year.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
600 to 800US$

Selling for...US$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2107 image1849 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.
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References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_H._Walworth(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2108 imageIndianapolis, 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.
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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2109 imageDROP 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.
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References: Glimpse: Travels with Captain Robert Griswold(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2110 imageBoston, Mass., Black Circular Datestamp with Matching Integral "2" Handstamp, on 1851 Stampless Circular to Salem, N.H.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2111 image1852 Printed Circular, Boston to Orwell, OH, Red Boston PAID Circular Datestamp
Exhibited in Cipolla's 2009 Champion of Champions Exhibit and Grand Award 2009

Red "BOSTON JUNE 8 PAID" postmark on 1852 printed prices current. The unstated rate of 2c was for an unsealed printed circular sent over 500 miles.

Provenance: Ex Mark Schwartz, Cipolla
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References: How the Post Facilitated Distribution of the Printed Word, 1775-1870, Ron Cipolla Exhibit, 2009 Champion of Champion Winner, Frame 3 Page 11(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2112 imageCambridge, Massachusetts, Circular Datestamp on 1852 Stampless Printed Notice of Quarterly Meeting of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Addressed to Notable Astronomer and Director of Harvard College Observatory

Folded letter addressed to William C. Bond, Esq., Cambridge, Mass., with circular "CAMBRIDGE AUG 7 MS." datestamp. The letter is a printed notice from B. A. Gould, Jr., Recording Secretary, announcing a Quarterly Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to be held at the Academy in Cambridge on Wednesday evening, August 11. Dated Boston, 1852, August 6. The addressee William C. Bond was a notable astronomer and director of Harvard College ObservatoryReferences: Brief life of Harvard astronomer William Cranch Bond, by Alan Hirshfeld(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2113 imageBlack "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.
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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2114 image"FREE" Red Straightline Cancel on 1858 Cover to Postmaster of Southington, Connecticut
Interesting Post Office Content Discussing Use of Post Office Buttons

Cover sent from the Boston Post Office to the Postmaster at Southington, with letter enclosure dated September, 1858. The cover is addressed “Postmaster, Southington, Conn.” with a double-lined September 29 Boston circular datestamp. The cover was sent free because it was from a Post Office to another Postmaster. The letter enclosure discuses the use of Post Office buttons for vests and caps.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2115 imageTaunton, Massachusetts Blue "6 Cts" Within-Town Handstamp on 1854 Double-Weight Stampless Cover with Matching "PAID"
Rare 6cts Rate

Stampless cover addressed to Newark, Kendall County, Illinois, with blue circular TAUNTON MASS / 6 CTS marking dated March 27, 1854. The six-cent rate reflects a double-weight within-town rate.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2116 imageGleason's Pictorial and Flag of Our Union, Embossed Advertising Stampless Cover, Boston to Ithaca
Stampless embossed advertising cover from the Office of Gleason's Pictorial and Flag of Our Union, corner of Bromfield and Tremont Streets, Boston. Addressed to Louis Palmer, Ithaca, New York. Boston 23 FEB circular integral datestamp. Rated 5c for an unpaid letter (1850-1855).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2117 imageBoston, Mass., Clear Strike of Rimless Arc with Straightline "PAID", on 1853 Stampless Prices Current
Very Fine

Very fine Strike of the Boston Rimless Arc with Straightline PAID SEP 26 handstamp. Printed Boston prices current dated September 24, 1853.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
Foreign Destination
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2118 image1805 Bill of Lading with Notarized Affidavit, Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe, on Brig Jane
Printed bill of lading dated August 9, 1805, at Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, signed by ship's master William Marenner of the ship Jane. The reverse with an affidavit executed the same day before the Judicial Tribunal of Saint-Pierre, Guadeloupe, with intact red wax seal of office reading SCEAU JUDICIAIRE DE LA GUADELOUPE. The bill of lading records shipment by John Pierre Servaton, merchant of Pointe-à-Pitre, of twenty-two hogsheads of clayed sugars marked "J.J. No. 1 to 22," consigned to John Jubel of New York at a freight rate of ten dollars per hogshead. The accompanying affidavit, executed before a colonial judge with Thomas Coffinger serving as sworn English-language interpreter, declares under oath that the cargo is the property of John Jubel, Citizen of the United States of America residing in New York, and that no subject or citizen of any belligerent power has any interest in the shipment.
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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2119 image1828 Folded Letter Nassau, Bahamas to Philadelphia via St, Thomas, Fancy Ship Outline Marking
Very Scarce Origin and Ship Marking

Nassau, Bahamas to Philadelphia, PA 1828 via St Thomas & New Haven, CT fancy pictorial SHIP & rated 95 ¾ cts due for 5 X 18 ¾ cts inland + 2cts ship letter feeReferences: ASCC Vol II, page 84(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2120 image1843 Galápagos Islands Folded Letter with Red New Bedford, Mass Handstamp
Among the Earliest Recorded Letters Originating from the Galápagos Islands

Folded letter datelined May 3, 1843, written aboard the whaling ship Eliza L. B. Jenney “off the Galápagos Islands,” endorsed “Per Ship Hector/May 3rd, 1843” and addressed to Bedford, Mass with manuscript "8". The cover with some foxing and a hole at top. The letter describes the author's good health, his longing for home, and missing items such as raisins and “sider” (cider). He offers candid thoughts on shipboard life, expressing dislike for the captain, commenting on the second mate and crew, and noting the scarcity of whales. He details their voyage around Cape Horn and the hot weather experienced, sending regards to his relatives and expressing hope to return home after three or four more months. A fascinating letter, and one of the earliest recorded examples originating from the Galápagos Islands.
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Estimate Range:
1,000 to 1,200US$

Selling for...US$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2121 imageSTEAMSHIP 10 and Black "PAID SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" Crowned-circle Handstamp on 1853 Stampless Cover to New York
Some staining and some faults.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2122 image1855 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.
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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

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