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The Harvey Mirsky Collection of the United States 1847 Issue

Presidential Free Franks Related to 1847 Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2001 c ImageGeorge Washington. Bold signature "G. Washington" as Commanding General of the Continental Army on folded cover addressed in another hand to Army Deputy Commissary Oliver Phelps in Granville Mass., endorsed "On Public Service" at top, April 21, 1782 receipt docketing inside, small section of back panel removed, age toning and edge faults, file fold does not affect signature

A FINE COVER AND DESIRABLE "PUBLIC SERVICE" FRANK BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AS COMMANDER OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.

The image of George Washington has appeared more frequently on United States stamps than anyone else's. It was used for the first stamp issued in the Western Hemisphere (Greig's City Despatch Post 3c), the first Postmaster's Provisional (New York City 5c) and, of course, the 10c first U.S. General Issue.

The addressee, Oliver Phelps, was a tavern keeper in Granville, Massachusetts, and during the Revolutionary War he served as Deputy Commissary of the Continental Army. Phelps supplied troops and was commanded by General Washington. After the war he served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican and ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of New York in 1804 with Jefferson's infamous Vice President Aaron Burr. After a series of bad land investments Phelps died in debtors prison in 1809 (source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Phelps) (Image)

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 E. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2002 c ImageJames K. Polk. Free frank "Free J.K. Polk" as President on cover to Boston, red "Free Washington Nov. 2" datestamp, mostly intact red wax seal on back, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce free frank by the president who was in office at the time of the 1845 New York Postmaster's Provisional and the 1847 Issue (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2003 c ImageZachary Taylor. Free frank "Z. Taylor" as President on cover addressed in his hand to Tampa Fla., red "Free/Washington D.C. Nov. 8" (1849) circular datestamp, Nov. 23 receipt docketing at bottom, slight smudge in "Z" of signature and minor corner wear, Very Fine example of Taylor's scarce presidential frank, he was in office during use of the U.S. 1847 Issue and died only 16 months after his inauguration (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2004 c ImageMillard Fillmore. Bold free frank as Vice President "Free M. Fillmore V.P." on cover neatly addressed in his hand to "Mrs. Millard Fillmore" in Albany N.Y., red "BALTIMORE R.R." straightline handstamp, red "New-York Mar. 12" circular datestamp, "M.F." intact wax seal on back, some very faint overall toning, Very Fine and choice free frank by Fillmore, who served as Zachary Taylor's Vice President, and upon Taylor's death, as President, his term spanned the last year of the U.S. 1847 Issue and the first 20 months of the 1851 Issue (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
2005 c ImageMillard Fillmore. Free frank "M. Fillmore" as President on blue cover to Buffalo N.Y., light strike of "Washington City D.C. Aug. 23" circular datestamp, docketed at left Aug. 26, 1852, minor edgewear, Very Fine, Zachary Taylor died in office on July 9, 1852 and Fillmore assumed the presidency a day later (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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