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United States and Confederate States Postal History

Colonial Period and Revolutionary War
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1001 c Image(Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Newport R.I. via Boston, 1750) "Halifax 25th Aug. 1750". Dateline on folded letter from William Vernon to brother Samuel Vernon in Newport R.I., carried privately via ship to Boston, received and forwarded notation with Boston Sep. 10, 1750 dateline on side flap, rated "Bo 2/6" for 6d rate and 5-times currency inflation factor, well-preserved and Very Fine, this is reported to be the earliest known letter from Halifax in private hands (the Steinhart collection contained a 1752 letter), Halifax had no postal service at the time (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1002 c Image(Detroit, British North America, to New York, 1765) "pr favr. Mr. Croghan". Endorsement on side flap of folded cover "To William Johnson Bar at Johnson Hall" (N.Y.), docketed on backflap "Detroit 7 hr 7th 1765, Col. Coles Letter by Mr. Croghan (Sir William Johnson's writing)", light soiling on file folds, opened for display

VERY FINE COVER CARRIED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDANT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, GEORGE CROGHAN, TO SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON IN 1765, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PONTIAC REBELLION.

George Croghan (1718-1782) was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Colonies of British America in 1756. Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, sent Croghan in the summer of 1765 to the Illinois Country to negotiate with Ottawa leader Pontiac, which he did despite suffering tomahawk wounds in an ambush. His negotiations helped end the Pontiac Rebellion and in July 1766 Pontiac signed a formal treaty with Sir William Johnson at Fort Ontario. Croghan, who was a sometimes rival of George Washington, was a prominent but controversial figure in the history of the American frontier. After substantial financial difficulties, he died in obscurity in 1782.

Ex Siskin (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1003 c Image(Montreal, Canada, to Philadelphia Pa., 1768) "Montl. 6-". Manuscript postmark and "6" rate (presumably 6dwt) on folded cover addressed "To John Swift Esqr., Collector at Philadelphia", receipt docketing "John Campbell, Dated 29 Apl. 1768", paper tape repair at top, the missing piece is confined to the top panel (not the address panel), essentially Very Fine, an extremely early and rare Montreal Colonial postal marking on a cover sent by John Campbell, the Earl of Loudoun and one of the Great Britain's colonial governors in North America, this was mailed between the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, during the brief period of calm after the British Colonial post office was established at Montreal, ex Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
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1004 c Image(Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, to Boston) "Cumberland 25th August, 1768". Dateline on folded letter to Boston, endorsed "favor of Col. Gray" at bottom, carried privately with no evidence of postage, receipt docketing on flap, letter states "Our troops are withdrawn so that we have the Fort pretty much to ourselves", slight wax stain at top, still Very Fine, a scarce cross-border use from Fort Cumberland, which in 1776 was the site of the "Eddy Rebellion" battle, which was an attempt to bring the Revolutionary War to Nova Scotia (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1005 c Image(Philadelphia Pa. to Quebec, Canada, 1768) "PHILA/DELPHIA". Red two-line handstamp struck on backflap of folded cover to Quebec, Canada, "15/SE" (Sep. 15) magenta Franklin mark also struck on back, bold red "Post Paid" circular handstamp, manuscript "11.16" (11dwt 16gr for double rate) prepayment in magenta pen, additional docketing, opened for display

VERY FINE. A RARE INTERCOLONIAL DOUBLE-RATE COVER FROM PHILADELPHIA TO QUEBEC, WITH BEAUTIFULLY STRUCK MARKINGS.

Ex Steinhart (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1006 c Image(Eglinton, Nova Scotia, to Kellelaga, Scotland, via Boston and New York) "IND. AND PACT./ POSTAGE". Two-line handstamp and "1N10" rate applied at New York on folded letter to Kellelaga, Scotland, originated in Nova Scotia with "Eglinton, April 3, 1772" dateline and instructions for directing a return letter to "the Windsor road 24 miles from Halifax", sailed by private ship to Boston, faint magenta 'BOSTON" straightline and Franklin mark, manuscript "To pay 10d" for mailing to New York, "NEW/YORK" two-line handstamp, carried to London by New York-Falmouth packet, "20/IY" (Jul. 20) Bishop mark, forwarded to Scotland with "2N4" total due, edgewear and splits along folds reinforced with hinges

FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING NOVA SCOTIA TO SCOTLAND CROSS-BORDER COVER THROUGH BOSTON AND NEW YORK WITH THE RARE "IND. AND PACT. POSTAGE" STRAIGHTLINE HANDSTAMP.

Ex Steinhart and Siskin (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1007 c Image(Montreal, Canada, to New York) "Montreal the 6 May 1775". Dateline on folded letter from Sarah Christie to her husband Col. Gabriel Christie, care of Peter B. Livingston in New York, carried outside the mails, internal splitting and tears, part of two panels missing, still Fine appearing and scarce early American Revolutionary War cross-border letter, Gabriel Christie was a prominent British Army officer, a Major General by 1781 and was one of the largest land owners in the British Province of Quebec, he was also involved in a court battle with one time partner and American Continental Army Brigadier General Moses Hazen, Sarah's letter refers to Hazen, ex Wellburn and Steinhart (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1008 c Image(Albany N.Y. to American-Occupied Montreal, Canada, 1775) "Albany 3.8". Manuscript postmark and 3dwt 8gr rate on folded cover docketed "Albany 27 Dec. '75, Abr. Ten Broeck" to Montreal, Canada, rated "1/12" collect in local currency, light stain at upper right is of no consequence

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM THE AMERICAN COLONIES TO MONTREAL DURING THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF MONTREAL. AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL ARTIFACT OF THE REVOLUTION AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ROBERTSON COLLECTION.

The 1775 American invasion of Canada was the first major military initiative by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Montreal was occupied beginning on November 13, 1775, and this cover was received under the administration of the American Revolutionary Post Office. Abraham Ten Broeck was a Brigadier General from New York. He was writing to Jacob Jordan who was an agent for a London based firm supplying provisions to British troops.

Ex Steinhart (Image)

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 E. $ 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $35,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1009 c Image(British-Occupied New York to Scotland) "Dec. 17, 1780". Dateline on folded ship letter from a British soldier in New York to his father in Glasgow, brownish "29/IA" (Jan. 29, 1781) London Bishop mark and matching "In all" straightline, manuscript "2" (dwt) port fee and "1N6" rate (1sh to Great Britain and 6d inland), red "5/FE" Scottish Bishop mark, letter mentions "Cornwallis's success in North Carolina" and refers to an expedition into Virginia by the infamous turncoat Benedict Arnold, slight wear along folds, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Revolutionary War British soldier's mail from New York during the occupation, especially desirable with the content mentioning Cornwallis and Arnold (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
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1010 c Image(Detroit, British North America, to Montreal, Canada, 1781) "MONTREAL". Straightline handstamp clearly struck on May 28 cover addressed to Jacques Duperont Baby in Quebec, carried outside the mails and posted at Montreal with "9" pence manuscript due rate, Very Fine, Baby (1731-1789) was a prominent fur trader and employee of the British Indian Department, knowledge of his correspondence ties this cover to the Detroit origin and date, ex Steinhart (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1011 c Image(British-Occupied Detroit to Quebec, Canada, 1783) "MONTREAL". Straightline handstamp struck on letter datelined "Detroit 10th Oct 1783" to Quebec, carried outside the mails and posted at Montreal with "9" pence manuscript due rate, tiny tear at top of cover and minor internal split

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE LETTER TO QUEBEC FROM BRITISH-OCCUPIED DETROIT DURING ITS FIRST 40 DAYS AS AN AMERICAN TERRITORY.

The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the Revolutionary War and ceded territory that included Detroit to the United States. However, the British continued to control Detroit until 1796, after the Jay Treaty was signed.

Ex Steinhart (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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