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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

The Niagara Post Offices
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1034 c Image(Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara, Canada, to Albany New York, 1801) "NIAGARA, Jan 29". Straightline datestamp with day in manuscript, matching "PAID" straightline and "20" (cents) for 300 -500 miles on folded cover to Albany N.Y., slightly soiled file fold, Very Fine with clearly struck handstamps, a choice example of cross-border mail sent from the Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, the office was established in 1797 as a convenience to handle U.S. bound letters on the newly established mail route to Canandaigua, the Agency office forwarded mail on a bi-weekly basis to Fort Niagara in United States territory less than a mile away across the Niagara River (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1035 c Image(Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara, Canada, to New York, 1801) "NIAGARA, May 14". Straightline datestamp with day in manuscript, "25" (cents) for over-500 miles rate on folded cover to New York City, recipient penned answer to the letter on inside of cover (possibly then remailed inside another cover not present), small piece of internal panel torn out, Very Fine with a clear Agency handstamp, the Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, was established in 1797 as a convenience to handle U.S. bound letters on the newly established mail route to Canandaigua, the Agency office forwarded mail on a bi-weekly basis to Fort Niagara in United States territory less than a mile away across the Niagara River (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1036 c Image(Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara, Canada, to New York, 1802) "NIAGARA, Oct. 21". Well-struck straightline datestamp with day in manuscript on 1802 folded letter to Schenectady N.Y., manuscript "17" rate for 150-300 miles, fresh and Extremely Fine, ex Jarrett and Dr. Johnson, the Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, was established in 1797 as a convenience to handle U.S. bound letters on the newly established mail route to Canandaigua, the Agency office forwarded mail on a bi-weekly basis to Fort Niagara in United States territory less than a mile away across the Niagara River (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1037 c Image(Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara, Canada, to New York, 1803) "Niagara 3rd March 1803". Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Niagara 24th Feby. 1803" and addressed to New York, manuscript "25" (cents) over-500 miles rate, Very Fine, it is difficult to conclusively determine that this cover originated as an Agency of the U.S. Post Office use from Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada) rather than from the U.S. post office at Fort Niagara (U.S.), we believe it to be a cross-border use based on two factors: a cover with the same handwriting with a U.S. Agency Post Office straightline was offered in Frajola Sale 14, lot 79, in addition mail was accepted at the Agency post office every other Thursday for forwarding to the U.S., March 3, 1803 was a Thursday, and this could explain the one-week time difference between the dateline and the postmark -- the sender simply waited to bring it to the post office until the day it would be forwarded or the postmaster waited to postmark it until the day of forwarding (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1038 c Image(British Post Office at Niagara, Canada, to Detroit, 1804) "NIAGARA JAN. 19*1805". Straightline datestamp struck on back of folded letter datelined "Queenston Dec. 25th 1804" to Detroit, red manuscript "1N10" for double 200-300 miles rate, some minor tears and slight smudging in rate marking, still Very Fine cross-border use from the British post office at Niagara-on-the-Lake, which was established in 1789 (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1039 c Image(British Post Office at Niagara, Canada, to Detroit, 1805) "NIAGARA Dec.15*1805". Brownish-black straightline datestamp clearly struck on back of folded letter datelined "(Duplicate) Albany, October 12th 1805" from Robison & Martin to Frederick Bates in Detroit, sender's directive "per favr of Mr. Williams", red ms. "T" and "2N9" rate for triple letter to Sandwich, below which "Mrs. Ernest 11" (two-times 4-1/2d for less than 60 miles plus 2d ferriage rate), totaled to "Hy Cy 3.4" (should have been 3.8), forwarder's manuscript notation on back "Forwarded by your very humble Servt. W. Hands DPM, Sandwich 26 Decr. 1805", Very Fine, an extremely rare cross-border cover with ferriage rate sent from Albany to Michigan Territory via Niagara-on-the-Lake and Sandwich (Windsor) in Canada, Frederick Bates was a Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court for Michigan Territory, Detroit was destroyed by a massive fire in 1805, the year this letter was sent, ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1040 c Image(Fort Erie, Canada, to Edinburgh, Scotland, via Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara, 1804) "NIAGARA./ JAN. 15". Two-line handstamp in red struck at U.S. Agency post office at Niagara-on-the-Lake, matching "PAID" straightline on folded letter datelined "Fort Erie 28th December 1804" to Edinburgh, Scotland, "Pd" in manuscript at top left, four different manuscript rates crossed out incl. "25" cents for carriage to New York, "1/10", "3/8" and "4/", finally rated "2/8", April 2 receipt docketing on back slightly extends to front at top left, Very Fine, a fascinating cover worthy of further research, the "Niagara" handstamp matches examples listed by Pitt Petri from the Agency at Niagara-on-the-Lake used between July 1804 and November 1805 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1041 c Image(Toronto, Canada, to New York N.Y. via Agency of the American Post Office at Niagara and Fort Niagara N.Y., 1808) "NIAG.A./FEB 25". Two-line datestamp containing the "A", struck at Fort Niagara post office on folded letter datelined "York U.C. 15 Febry. 1808", manuscript, "50" (cents) for over 500-miles rate, Very Fine, a wonderful cross-border cover, York was the name for Toronto until 1834, this cover was likely carried by favor to Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Agency of the American Post Office there (no evidence of Canadian postage paid or due), mail was transferred every other Thursday from the Agency to U.S. Fort Niagara (Feb. 25, 1808 was a Thursday) (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $375.00
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1042 c Image(Fort Niagara N.Y. to Schlosser N.Y., 1808) "NIAG./SEp.8". Two-line datestamp, manuscript, "8" (cents) under-60 miles rate on folded cover to Augustus Porter at (Fort) Schlosser, 1808 receipt docketing, portion of backflap missing and slightly toned file fold, otherwise Very Fine, Niagara Falls was originally known as Schlosser (named after Fort Schlosser), Augustus Porter, a surveyor, was the first person to purchase and settle upon the land along the American side of the Falls once the British occupation ended, ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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