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United States, Confederate States and Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

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1744 c ImageCapt. William Pickering Correspondence, 1705-08. Eight folded letters, all but one addressed to Capt. William Pickering at either Salem Mass. or Newfoundland, one to "'Harbor of St. Johns", datelined Boston in 1705-08, several with ship captain directives, mixed condition with some edge splitting and toning, still Fine and interesting group, William Pickering (1671-1723) was a prominent Salem ship owner and merchant, as commander of the Province Galley he was active in protecting fishing vessels on the eastern coast from attacks by the French and Indians (Essex Institute historical collections, Volume 56), the Salem Pickering family later included Timothy Pickering, who served as Secretary of State, War and Postmaster General during the 1790's (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1745 c Image"PHILA/DELPHIA". Bold strike of two-line handstamp on bottom flap of 1767 folded letter dated May 5 to Boston, red manuscript "4" rate, faint vertical file fold, Very Fine strike of this scarce Colonial handstamp (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1746 c Image1779 (Nov. 21). Newbern N.C. to Edenton N.C. Folded cover docketed "Newbern 21 Nov. 1779" and addressed to Edenton, manuscript "Way 16" at upper right, light vertical file fold, few toned spots, Very Fine and scarce inflationary Way use paying double the 8dwt. rate for distance between 100 and 200 miles, ex Siskin (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1747 c ImageFort Towson Ark. Jun. 9. Clear strike of circular datestamp with manuscript "25" for over 400-miles rate on folded letter datelined Folets Prairie, June 5, 1842 to Canton O., lengthy contents refer to the writer's location as 36 miles south of Fort Towson (where he posts his letters because it is "the nicest post office in the U.S."), across the Red River boundary of the Choctaw Nation, Very Fine early use posted in Indian Territory at Fort Towson which was situated near the confluence of the Kiamichi and Red Rivers and was renamed Doakesville in late 1847 (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1748 c ImageF * Adams * June.22. Straightline handstamp with last "2" of date in manuscript, red manuscript "Free" on 1807 folded cover addressed to Henry Dearborn as Secretary of War in Washington, minor toning along folds, small paper loss at bottom left corner which has been mended, Fine appearance (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1749 c ImageF * Adams * July. 20. Clear strike of straightline datestamp with manuscript "Free" and postmaster's frank on folded cover to Philadelphia, minor overall soiling, Very Fine strike of this Mississippi Territorial marking which was used prior to 1810, ex Lounsbery (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1750 c ImageF * Adams * Aug 18. Neat strike of straightline handstamp on 1808 folded letter to Washington and forwarded to New York, red manuscript "25" rating with 17c added for a total of 42c due, also with red "Washington City Sep. 21" circular datestamp, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1751 c Image"Natchez 6th April 1797". Dateline on folded letter addressed to David Clark in Clarksville, written by Don Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, contents incl. "I received the same intelligence from New Orleans concerning the promotion of the Baron and mine but until the dispatches come there is no certainty", vertical file fold, minor splitting along folds, still Very Fine, very scarce early use from the transitional period from Spanish rule to American, the sender was Spanish governor of the Natchez district who later became governor of Louisiana, in 1795 Pinckney's Treaty established amicable boundaries between Spanish and American interests, the Natchez district was given to the Americans but the handover was not without delay (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1752 c Image"Natchez July 17th 1804". Manuscript pmk. with matching "Free" on folded letter to the postmaster at Vincennes Indian Territory, some slight splitting along folds expertly reinforced, Very Fine territorial marking (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
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1753 c ImageNATCHEZ june * 30. Unusually clear strike of straightline datestamp with manuscript "25" rate on 1807 folded letter to Providence R.I., datelined "Washington, Mississippi Territory, June 14, 1807", light vertical file folds, Very Fine strike and a scarce territorial cover which entered the mails in Natchez (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1754 c ImageNATCHEZ*JULY-?1. Bold strike of straightline handstamp on 1807 missent cover, originating with "Richmond Va. June 6" circular datestamp and manuscript "25", addressed to St. Louis, minor wear, Very Fine, very unusual use, this must have wandered around the mails for quite some time as a month went by from the time it was sent from Richmond to when the Natchez marking was applied (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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