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Lot Description |
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| 767 |
Cover |
 Bangor-Belfast Stage Line,, undated cover addressed to Stockton, Maine, "Penobscot Exchange Coffee-House Belfast" cornercard,
endorsed "By Belfast Driver", very fine, this cover was carried privately outside of the mails by stage (Image 1)
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SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:13 AM |
| 768 |
Cover |
 Boston to New York Stage,, two folded letters from the same correspondence, each with straightline "NLondon"
postmark (July 14, 1799 and March 24, 1801), manuscript "8" due rating for a distance under 40 miles, endorsed "Stage", both very fine, these covers were carried along the Lower Post Road from New London to Saybrook, Connecticut
following the coastal, shore route (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:15 AM |
| 769 |
Cover |
 Dedham Stage Line,, 1831 folded letter to Augusta, Maine, manuscript "Dedham Me June 30" postmark and matching "18¾" rate,
endorsed "Lumber dealer opposite the Stagehouse", very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:15 AM |
| 770 |
Cover |
 Hartford to New York Stage Line,, 1796 folded letter to New York City, black two-line "Hartford Dec. 26."
handstamp (known 1796-98) and manuscript "12½" rate (100-160 miles), endorsed "Stage", very fine, the Upper and Middle Post Roads converged at Hartford and operated as a single, merged road onward to New Haven and New York (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:17 AM |
| 771 |
Cover |
 Montpelier to Burlington, Vermont Stage,, folded letter datelined "Burlington Jan 20 1836", addressed to Randolph, Vermont, red
"Montpelier VT Jan 23" datestamp and manuscript "6" due rating, endorsed "With a parcel to go by stage from Montpelier", light wear, still very fine, this cover was carried by stage coach out-of-the-mails from Montpelier to
Burlington where it was placed in the mails (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:18 AM |
| 772 |
Cover |
 Portland Stage Line,, 1837 folded letter addressed to Brunswick, Maine, red "Portland Me. Dec 20" datestamp and matching "Paid"
handstamp, additional manuscript "Paid" and "6" rate, endorsed "by Stage", very fine, this letter was carried privately from Saccarappa by stage to Portland where it entered the mails (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:18 AM |
| 773 |
Cover |
 Stavers’ Portsmouth Flying Stage Coach Line,, folded letter addressed to Portsmouth datelined "Boston 19 Sept 1786", endorsed
"P stage", fine, this letter was carried outside-the-mails on the stage line established in 1784 by John Stavers, running between Portsmouth and Boston (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:20 AM |
| 774 |
Cover |
 Stavers' Portsmouth Stage,, folded letter addressed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, datelined "Boston Dec 31 1789", manuscript "Way
1.8" rate (61-100 miles), very fine, letter makes reference that the sender would "give the letter to Stavers", who had a contract to carry the mails between Boston and Portsmouth (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:22 AM |
| 775 |
Cover |
 Stavers' Portsmouth Stage,, folded letter datelined "Portsmouth N.H. Stage Office, Nov. 22, 1832", addressed to
Boston, written by the postmaster of Waldoboro and sent free as a traveling postmaster, red "Portsmo N.H. Nov 25" datestamp and matching straightline "Free", very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:23 AM |
| 776 |
Cover |
 Oswego to Rome Stage,, undated folded letter addressed to Rome, New York, red "Oswego N York Aug 23" datestamp, manuscript "10"
rate, endorsed "To be left at the stage house" very fine (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:23 AM |
| 777 |
Cover |
 Parker's Goshen Mail Stage Line,, 1794 folded letter to Goshen, black straightline "Albany Nov. 6" postmark,
manuscript "12½" rate (distance of100-150 miles), very fine
The first stage service West of Albany, running on the West side of the Hudson River, began in May 1793, and was operated by Moses Beale. Jason Parker, the former post rider, competed
with Beale for this contract, and in 1794 won the mail contract to carry mail from Albany to Goshen. The folded letter was written and signed by Peter W. Yates of Albany. Yates had been a member of Albany's Committee of Correspondence in 1775, a
member of the Continental Congress in 1786, and a virulent Anti-Federalist during the debates concerning the ratification of the Constitution. (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:25 AM |
| 778 |
Cover |
 Van Wyck's Stage Line,, Albany manuscript postmark on folded letter to New York City, datelined "Albany 7 Febry
1786", manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rate converted into "1/4" (1sh 4d) local currency in New York City, very fine, the Albany manuscript postmark on this cover is not a post office marking but rather a private mail marking used by Van Wyck for mail
originating at Albany, this is the only recorded example of this marking and the basis for the ASCC listing, ex-PeltzThe post office at Albany, NY opened in 1782 as a state funded and operated post office. In June
1785, the legislature of the State of New York granted a ten year monopoly to Isaac Van Wyck and his associates to operate stages to carry passengers and all mail between Albany and New York City. This grant gave rise to a state operated mail system
along the east side of the Hudson River until July 31, 1792 when the Albany post office became part of the Federal system under the Constitution. (Image 1)
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SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:27 AM |
| 779 |
Cover |
 Van Wyck's Stage Line,, 1789 folded letter to New York City with "Albany :2" straightline handstamp and
manuscript "1/" rate, light foxing, very fine, this handstamp was a private mail marking used by Van Wyck's stage line on mail originating at Albany and not one used by the post office (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:28 AM |
| 780 |
Cover |
Van Wyck's Stage Line,, three folded letters from Albany, first "Albany" straightline with "24/IY" [1790] Franklin mark on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "15" rate, reinforced vertical crease; second "Albany, Feb.5" [1794] straightline
and large "Paid" in double circle on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "15" rate; third "Albany, Dec*14" [1794] straightline and matching "Free" on folded letter to Representative Henry Glen in Philadelphia, small faults but generally fine
to very fine, all carried by Van Wyck's Stage Line (whose monopoly ended in June 1795)
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SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:29 AM |
| 781 |
Cover |
 Van Wyck Stage Line,, folded letter to New York City datelined "Hudson Nov 18 1794", two-line "Hudson. Nov 13." datestamp and
manuscript "Free", very fine, the Van Wyck Stage line that had a monopoly on mail from Albany to New York City from 1785 to 1795, with Hudson being added as a stage stop in 1794
This letter was sent free using the franking privilege for
postmasters per the Act of 1792, although was an improper use of the franking privilege by the sender (Cotton Gelson, the first postmaster of Hudson) since the folded letter did not pertain to post office business. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:30 AM |
| 782 |
Cover |
 Allentown Stage,, folded letter to Philadelphia, datelined "Allentown Oct 8 1773", endorsed "P stage", very
fine
This folded letter was carried by the Allentown stage from Allentown to either Burlington or Bordentown, where the letter was given over to one of two stage lines. The Burlington Stage Line and the Bordenton & New York Stage Line
competed at this time over the same route. It is not be possible to tell which of these stage lines carried this letter because of the absence of some notation on the cover or within the folded letter. (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:30 AM |
| 783 |
Cover |
 Bordentown or Burlington Stage,, folded letter addressed to Hydestown, New Jersey datelined "Philadelphia 20th Sept. 1788",
endorsed "p Stage", very fine, this cover was carried either by the Burlington or Bordentown stage, but as both companies used the same route and there is no indication in the letter it is impossible to tell which (Image 1)
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1
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:33 AM |
| 784 |
Cover |
 Bordentown or Burlington Stage,, folded letter sheet addressed to Hidestown, New Jersey datelined "Philadelphia 5 June 90" and
endorsed "Stage", very fine, this letter would have been carried via either the Burlington or the Bordentown stage who competed over the same route (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:34 AM |
| 785 |
Cover |
 Burlington Stage,, 1796 folded letter to Philadelphia datelined "Allentown Aug't 16 96", endorsed "By stage" at
lower left and "B" on reverse, overall wear and toning, still fine appearance
The Burlington Stage Line and The Bordentown & New York Stage Line competed at this time over the same route. Normally, it would be impossible to
tell which stage line carried this letter because of the absence of some notation on the cover, but in this case the contents mention “Mr. Shore’s Boat, Burlington”. The letter is endorsed “B” which possibly refers to the Philadelphia/Burlington
Stage Boat since the letter “B” commonly was used to reference travel of mail by water. (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:35 AM |
| 786 |
Cover |
 Camden to Medford Stage,, undated cover addressed to "near Medford N.J.", endorsed "Care of Medford Stage Man",
very fine, ex-Hahn (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-27, 11:36 AM |
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