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U.S. and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Postal Markings by State
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
4016 c Image(East Florida-South Carolina, 1770) "CHARLES/TOWN". Clear strike of brownish-black two-line handstamp on folded cover with three pages of original letter dated "November 7th" from London, England, to James Grant, British Colonial Governor of East Florida, at St. Augustine via Charleston S.C., brownish-black "18/NO" (Nov. 18) Bishop's mark applied in London, manuscript "1N" Falmouth-Charleston packet rate, receipt docketing "Mrs. Anderson, 7th Novr. 1770", minor eroded spot along file fold

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE FALMOUTH-CHARLESTON COLONIAL PACKET COVER TO GOVERNOR GRANT OF EAST FLORIDA.

Beginning in 1768 a courier carried mail between Charleston and St. Augustine in East Florida (Horowicz-Lowe, pp. 18 and 36). In the same year (Sep. 7, 1768) a direct packet between Falmouth and Charleston was established.

James Grant was a British Colonial officer who fought with George Washington and other American military heroes in the French and Indian War, only to face them as adversaries in the American Revolution twenty years later. From 1764 until 1771, Grant was the British Colonial governor of East Florida. In this letter to Governor Grant, a Mrs. Anderson of London refers to "war-like preparations" and to "the submission of the Bostonites." Her indignation is reflected in her commentary: "You must observe their insolent attacks and how disrespectful they are to all government." Grant himself regarded the American Colonials he served with during the French and Indian War with contempt, and in early 1775, anticipating the military conflict with the rebellious colonists, he sneered "...[they] could not fight...", and declared that he could "....march from one end of the continent to the other with five thousand men."

Ex Meroni. (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
4017 c ImagePensacola April 28th 1826, U.S.S. Constitution. Dateline on folded letter addressed to "Captain Samuel Woodhouse, Commander of the U.S. Sloop Hornet, Tartar Point", endorsed "Official, L.S. Warrington", contents are autograph letter signed by Warrington prohibiting the Hornet from entering Pensacola due to fears of spreading smallpox, some slight waterstaining, Very Fine use which was privately carried (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $450.00
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4018 c ImageMagnolia Fla. May 7. Bold two-line handstamp on 1833 folded letter to Governor Duval at Tallahassee, manuscript "6" rate, contents contain election returns, light horizontal file fold at bottom and some toning, Very Fine strike, rare (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
4019 c ImageMagnolia Fla. Two stampless covers each with straightline handstamp, first dated Jan. 18 (1832) to Tallahassee with manuscript "6" rate, second dated Mar. 13 (1836) to Providence R.I., manuscript "50" rate, some wear, overall Fine-Very Fine pair of covers (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
4020 c Image(Florida Territory) St. Augustine E. Flor. Dec. 4. Strong strike of oval datestamp on 1827 folded cover to Surgeon General of Florida at Tallahassee, manuscript "18-3/4" rate at top right, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $130.00
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4021 c Florida Stampless Covers. Scott album containing approximately 100, nice range of stampless covers, starting with Apalachicola and ending in Warrington, range of markings incl. manuscript and handstamps, incl. Aspelaga, Campbellton, Fort Brooke, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Miccosukie, Miconopy, nice group of Pensacola, Quincy, Tampa, Tuscawilla, several others, range of rates and dates, few other better incl. two 1838 uses from Fort Brooke to Fort Dade, unused Magnus Florida designs, few small correspondences, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful collection

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
4022 c Florida Postal History. Six albums or stock books and carton containing hundreds of mostly covers from the stamp period, better items incl. No. 10A tied on piece by Apalachicola circular datestamp, No. 11A block of four with Tampa circular datestamp, nice group of 3c 1851 imperforates used from Knox Hill, Madison, Melendez, Orange Springs, Quincy, Sandy Ford, Tampa and several others, strip of four of No. 65 from Key West to Washington D.C., group of 3c 1869's incl. block of four used from Mellonville, excellent showing of Bank Notes incl. few used on illustrated or advertising covers, Spanish-American War with some patriotics, some Postal Stationery, Air Mail, carton with different machine cancels incl. several labelled earliest recorded impression, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating collection worth close inspection

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
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4023 c Image"Shawnee Town Ills. Sept. 22". Manuscript postmark with "25" rate crossed out and uprated to "50" on folded letter datelined "Shawnee Town Sepr. 11, 1815" to Hagerstown Md., Very Fine example of this scarce territorial marking, ASCC $1,500.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
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4024 c Image"Marion IT (Iowa Territory) March 22." Manuscript postmark on 1844 folded letter addressed to New York, manuscript "25" rate, file folds, scarce, Iowa Territory was an incorporated territory only from July 4, 1838 to Dec. 28, 1846 (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $150.00
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4025 c ImageAnnisquan Mass, Aug. Circular datestamp with unclear date, matching "Paid" straightline and "10" in circle handstamp on buff cover to San Francisco with Peace propaganda design, slogan "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war any more", backflap tear, Very Fine, a beautiful cover, with 2013 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $375.00
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4026 c ImageNo. Cambridge Mass May 16. Circular datestamp with small "Free" in fancy circle handstamp, postmaster's free frank at top on brown cover to Queeche Village Vt., fresh and Extremely Fine cover with this unusual ornamental "Free" marking, with 2013 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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