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United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

1788-1816 Period

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2024

(Baltimore Md., 1788) "BALTIMORE FEB. 3". Bold straightline datestamp with ms. "2.16" dwt rate and "1/4" due in local currency on 1788 folded letter to Philadelphia, light vertical file fold, minor soiling, Very Fine, Maryland became a state on April 28, 1788. so this is a late Confederation Post use, ex Dr. Johnson (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2025

ALBANY: 2. Straightline handstamp with "2" dwt integral rate on Mar. 11, 1790 folded letter to New York City, "18/MA" (Mar. 18) Franklin mark and "1/" re-stated rate applied at NYC, faint toning, otherwise Very Fine, choice strike of this Albany straightline (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

2026

ALBANY, DEC xxii. Straightline datestamp with Roman numerals for 22nd day, red manuscript "6" rate on 1793 folded letter to Kinderhook N.Y., slight wear along file folds, Very Fine, Cal Hahn notes this unusual style of datestamp with Roman numerals was used for only a few months (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

2027

Lansingburgh Au 22. Clear strike of straightline datestamp and manuscript "15" rate on Aug. 20, 1798 folded letter to New York City, Very Fine, choice quality (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

2028

Newburgh. Tiny straightline handstamp in brownish-black with manuscript "Octr. 16, 1797" date (possibly added at a later date) on Oct. 16, 1797 folded letter to Albany and forwarded to New York City, manuscript "10" and "15" rates added to "25" due, sender's directive at lower left crossed out, toned and minor splits along file fold, Fine, scarce, ex Lounsbery (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

2029

NEW YORK * Free *. Straightline handstamp with integral "Free" perfetly struck on Feb. 16, 1784 folded letter to postmaster of Norwich Conn., slight wear along folds, Extremely Fine, a rare straightline marking (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

2030

NEW-YORK, MAY 18 (1798). Remarkably clear strike in red of the "clamshell" datestamp on folded cover to Suffield Conn., manuscript "12-1/2" rate, docketing on back extends to address panel, slightly worn file fold, still Extremely Fine, the New York "Clamshell" marking is much scarcer in red and seldom clearly struck, Cal Hahn noted this was the "3rd best red strike recorded" and we suppose he was in a position to know (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

2031

(Philadelphia-New York Coastal Waterway, 1794) "Sloop Ranger, Capt. Dunn, with 2 pipes of wine". Manuscript directive on Aug. 5, 1794 folded letter from Philadelphia to New York City, manuscript "4" ship-letter rate, Very Fine, illustrated in Penny Post (Jan. 2004) where Cal Hahn described Sloop Ranger as a government packet boat (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2032

(Quebec to London via New York, 1788) "Quebec 8 NO". Brownish-black double-circle datestamp on back of folded cover to London, two strikes of brownish-black "JA/2/89" circular receiving datestamp, manuscript "1/-" packet charge, reinforced along split file fold (not affecting appearance), Very Fine, this was routed through New York City (the Great North Post) as usual for the months from October through March, illustrated in Boggs (p. 21) and American Philatelist (Nov. 1973) (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

2033

Portugal to Philadelphia via London and New York, 1788. Folded letter datelined at St. Ubes in Portugal, June 30, 1788, to Philadelphia merchants regarding salt trade, manuscript forwarder's notation on back "Recd. in London 11th Xber & forwd. from -- do -- 7th Jany. 89 by Your humble Servts. D. Duveluz & Co." brownish-black "JA/7/89" London circular backstamp and matching "Post/Paid" in circle on front, manuscript "P1/" packet charge, "1.8" (1dwt 8gr) rate from NYC to Philadelphia, Very Fine, desirable transatlantic packet letter during the Confederation period (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

2034

New York Transatlantic Forwarders, 1792-95. Three folded letters to Massachusetts with New York City manuscript forwarding notations on back, 1792 from Liverpool to Newburyport with "N.York July 29" straightline, forwarded by Wm. Kenyon, and two 1795 from Amsterdam to Plymouth and Newburyport with same "N*York June 18" straightline and identical June 17 forwarder's notations (Jno. Hodston), 20c and 40c rates, Very Fine group (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction