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 "This Letter was in the Mail that was robbed at/Evans,
N.Y., May 21st, 1843" Mail Robbery Handstamp. Clear strike of blue two-line handstamp with "Painesville Ohio May 20" circular datestamp and manuscript "25" rate on May 18, 1843 folded letter to Colebrook Conn., few minor edge nicks and some
internal letter splitsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1843 EVANS NEW YORK MAIL ROBBERY HANDSTAMP. A WONDERFUL POSTAL ARTIFACT. According to an article by David L. Jarrett (Chronicle 76, copy accompanies), on
May 21, 1843, the northbound stage from Erie Pa. to Buffalo N.Y., was robbed. The robbery was documented in two Buffalo newspapers. Approximately 400 letters were recovered, mostly in wet moldy condition, all of them opened and robbed of any valuable
contents. The recovered mail was taken to the Buffalo post office, where it re-entered the mails on July 14. The letters were handstamp with the two-line "This Letter was in the Mail that was robbed at/Evans, N.Y., May 21st, 1843", which was probably
the creation of Postmaster Charles C. Haddock. Only two or three examples are recorded. Ex Brooks. Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle (No. 76, pages 177-180)
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E. $ 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 "The Mail Pouch was stolen this morning cut open &
letters violated" Mail Robbery Manuscript Postmark. Sender's notation at bottom left of buff cover to local addressee, "Richmond Va. Feb. 20, 1861" circular datestamp, no rate since this was clearly addressed and sent by the post office
(enclosing the "violated" letter), Very Fine and very unusual, sent the day before the Confederate post office was established by an act of the Confederate Congress, but two months before Virginia joined the Confederacy (Image)Search for comparables at
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E. $ 500-750
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
