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

Colonial Period
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1987 c Image(New York N.Y., 1728) "5d". Manuscript rate notation at top right of folded letter datelined "Curacao 22 Sept 1728" and addressed to "D. S. David Abeel, Coopman" in New York City, sender's directive "Pr Capt. Burrows", letter written in Dutch, red wax seal mostly intact, letter concerning flour shipment mentions Bleeker and Capt. Burrows Eden, some wear and splits along folds, still Very Fine, an early colonial letter originating in Curacao and apparently rated 5d postage due on arrival in New York, all of the names in this letter belong to prominent Dutch families in Colonial New York and New Jersey (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1988 c Image(To Boston, 1731) "P 9d". Manuscript postmark of unknown origin on small folded letter dated March 3, 1731 to William Greenleaf in Boston, signed (possibly "John Proy") but our attempt to trace writer and origin failed, Very Fine, extremely scarce early Colonial marking and 9 pence rate, listed as applicable to mail between Boston and Connecticut or Maine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1989 c Image(Worcester Mass.) 1746 Order from Commander of Worcester County Militia. Small folded letter from Col. John Chandler at Worcester Mass. to Capt. Nathaniel Green at Leicester with "On His Majt. Service" endorsement, dated July 15, 1746, ordering Capt. Green "to Impress two able bodied Effective men well armed out of the Company under your Command and send them to myself at Worcester...", slightly toned, Very Fine, a rare military letter from British colonial militia in America during the Anglo-French War of 1744-46, when the French planned to invade Great Britain and the colonists in America also feared invasion, those fears became a reality ten years later during the French and Indian War, ex Alexander (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1990 c Image(French and Indian War) 1759 Military Letter to Major General Jeffery Amherst. Folded letter datelined "Camp at Lake George 9th July 1759" from David Wooster to Major General Amherst stating "I apprehend that I am wrong'd respecting my Rank" and presenting a list of officer commissions dating from 1741 to 1759, asking that "equal Justice will be done" in correcting the Roster of Duty, Very Fine, delivered within the British camp at Lake George, a very scarce French and Indian War military letter to Lord Amherst, commander in chief of British forces in America, at the height of his military exploits, just prior to his capture of Fort Ticonderoga (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1991   Image(French and Indian War) Account of Expenses, September 1758-June 1760. Submitted by Lieut. James Campbell and approved/signed by Edward Whitmore, lengthy list of expenses for sundry goods and services, Very Fine, interesting military collateral item from the French and Indian War (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1992 c Image(Greenwich Conn., 1761) "Greenwich 11th Jany. 1761". Dateline on folded letter from Eliphalet Peck to his son James "at Flushing on Long Island to be Forward by Mr. Franklin p New York", interesting manuscript notation on back "This was left upon my Table by an unknown Hand, Andrw. Adams", refolded to hide some edge faults, slight staining, still presentable, a very unusual Colonial period use from Connecticut to Long Island (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1993 c Image(Lyme to Norwich Conn., 1765) "WN 1 dwt 8 gr" Red manuscript postmark with 1dwt 8gr (4p) rate, matching "6d" additional fee for private conveyance up the Thames River to Norwich, total 10p charge re-stated as "1/" in local currency on folded letter from Lyme to Norwich dated Dec. 16, 1765, Very Fine, rare use in Colonial Connecticut showing fee charged to convey mail to Norwich, which had no formal Royal Post service, see John Olenkiewicz article in The Connecticut Postal History Society Journal (August 1994) for information about the private posts to and from Norwich (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1994 c Image(Annapolis Md., 1761) "Ann 4dwt 16". Manuscript postmark with 4dwt 16gr ship-letter rate on Sep. 6, 1761 folded letter from Madeira to Thomas Newton in New York City, manuscript "2/" due in local currency, slight wear and splitting along folds, lightly cleaned, Very Fine, scarce British Colonial port-of-entry marking, the letter concerns various business matters but also mentions "Slaves in great demand", ex Haas (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1995 c ImageBOSTON. Clear strike of large straightline handstamp in magenta with matching "24/MA" (Mar. 24, ca. 1769) Franklin mark on back of folded cover to Newport R.I., manuscript "2 Dwt" rate, part of back panels removed and faint waterstain, still Very Fine, nice strike of the Boston straightline during British Parliamentary Post period, ex Carson (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1996 c Image(Elizabeth Town N.J., 1763) "Elis dwt 1-8". Manuscript postmark and 1dwt 8gr rate for distance to 60 miles on May 7, 1763 folded letter from Norfolk Va. to New York City, slightly toned, otherwise Very Fine, nice bold example of this scarce British Colonial postal marking from Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, carried outside the mails from Norfolk and posted at Elizabeth Town as an ordinary letter (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1997 c Image(Albany N.Y., 1764) "3 dwt". Manuscript rate on folded letter datelined "Albany 9th January 1764" from Peter Hansen to Thomas Newton in New York City regarding difficulty selling wine consigned by Newton, Very Fine, reported by Cal Hahn to be the latest use of Queen Anne rates from Albany (but we cannot verify this claim) (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

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