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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Colonial Postal History: Revolutionary War, Transitional & Congressional Post continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1127 c Image(New York City, 1776) "N* York, Aug:19". Perfect strike of greenish-blue straightline handstamp in upper and lower case letters on flap of folded cover from Joseph Trumbull (son of Governor Jonathan Trumbull and first Commissary General of the Continental Army) to Col. Jacob Huntington in Norwich Conn., red manuscript "2-16" rate (2dwt 16gr), very fresh

EXTREMELY FINE COVER AND STRIKE. A LATE USE OF THIS SCARCE GREENISH-BLUE NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL POST STRAIGHTLINE. THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER THIS WAS MAILED.

The Congressional Post was formed by the resolution of July 26, 1775, appointing Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General of the United States. The distinctive greenish-blue ink was used by the New York post office in 1775 and 1776 after introduction of markings for the newly-created Congressional Post. This example, with upper and lower case letters, followed the style with upper case letters and large numerals.

This is a late use of the Congressional Post marking. The cover was mailed on August 19, 1776, shortly before the City was occupied by the British army. The Battle of Long Island, when Washington and the Army were forced to retreat across the East River, was fought on August 27. Calvet M. Hahn recorded this as the latest known use (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1128 c Image(Wilmington N.C. to Philadelphia, 1776) "Wilmington 5 Septr". Manuscript postmark on side flap of folded letter datelined Aug. 29, 1776, manuscript "13.8" (dwt) rate and "5/10" due in local currency (13dwt 8gr=40p x 1.67 inflation factor=67p plus 2p carrier fee or 5sh10p with extra 1p), letter reports Joseph Wood escaped from a man-of-war and appeared distressed for money and a horse so writer let him have 11 pounds and a 20 pound horse, some wear and slight erosion in address panel, Fine and rare, described as the earliest reported Wilmington N.C. postmark (CMH), illustrated in Collectors Club Philatelist (May-June 1991, p. 192) (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1129 c Image(British Occupation of Long Island, 1777) "Jamaica 7br 22, 1777". Dateline on small folded letter from Jacob Ogden to Evert Bancker in New York City, wine-related content with instructions to "fill the cagg, which the Stageman will deliver to you, with some of your best Madeira wine", minor splits and some wear, still Fine, a scarce private express letter carried during the Revolutionary War from Long Island to New York City (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1130 c Image(Fishkill N.Y., 1779) New York City U.S. Post Office in Exile. Manuscript "Free Sam. Loudon" free frank on Dec. 2, 1779 folded letter to "Joseph Bullock, Manager of the Continental Lottery" at Philadelphia, slight toning, Fine, a number of U.S. Army operations and New York governmental offices were located at (or relocated to) the strategic town of Fishkill during the Revolution, the New York City Post Office was moved to Dobbs Ferry and then to Fishkill in 1777 during the British occupation, Samuel Loudon operated a press at Fishkill and produced the first 1,000 copies of the the New York Constitution (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1131 c Image(Fishkill N.Y., 1780) New York City U.S. Post Office in Exile. Manuscript "Free S. Loudon" free frank on Feb. 3, 1780 folded letter to "Joseph Bullock, United States Lottery Office" at Philadelphia, some slight splitting along file folds, Fine, a number of U.S. Army operations and New York governmental offices were located at (or relocated to) the strategic town of Fishkill during the Revolution, the New York City Post Office was moved to Dobbs Ferry and then to Fishkill in 1777 during the British occupation, Samuel Loudon operated a press at Fishkill and produced the first 1,000 copies of the the New York Constitution, described as the latest recorded example from the relocated Post Office at Fishkill (CMH), but clearly it is not since Mr. Hahn owned the later example in lot 1133 (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1132 c Image(British Occupation of New York City, 1781). Folded drop letter letter datelined Apr. 15, 1781 and addressed to Captain Gideon White, City Volunteers, Broad Street, endorsed "On His Majesty's Service" and "Town Majors", contents relay a request from Lord Montegue for his man who has stolen gunpowder to be released, Very Fine, illustrated in Collectors Club Philatelist (May-June, 1991, p. 192) (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1133 c Image(Fishkill N.Y.,1781) New York City U.S. Post Office in Exile. Folded letter datelined "Fishkill October 30th 1781, addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "Way 2" crossed out with "On Public Service 2", Very Fine and a very late use, a number of U.S. Army operations and New York governmental offices were located at (or relocated to) the strategic town of Fishkill during the Revolution, the New York City Post Office was moved to Dobbs Ferry and then to Fishkill in 1777 during the British occupation (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,300.00
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1134 c Image(Fishkill N.Y., 1783) Fishkill to New Utrecht (Brooklyn) N.Y. Folded letter datelined "Fishkill 15th May 1783" from Hendrick Wyckoff to Nicholas Covenhaven in New Utrecht (Brooklyn), privately carried from Fishkill, where New York City post office was located during Revolutionary War, to British-occupied Brooklyn (troops did not evacuate until Nov. 25, 1783), folds and some wear, otherwise Fine, classified by Hahn as a Through the Lines Occupation Letter (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
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1135 c Image(Hackensack N.J., 1776). Folded letter written in Dutch, datelined "Hackinsack hoge School June 18, 1776" (literally "high school" but more likely referring to a school of higher learning), from Johannis Duryee to his brother Abraham Duryee "at the Narrows" (near the tidal strait separating the modern day boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn), heavily religious letter includes "during these miserable times heaven and earth make one beg for atonement and conversion because sin is accounted for in heaven and calls for revenge. Let us be judged for all time while begging before his throne...", overall age toning, still Very Fine and interesting letter between Hackensack and New York, sent weeks before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Duryee was from a prominent Dutch Huguenot family, was a member of the first Colonial Council, the Sons of Liberty and one of the famous Committee of One Hundred, accompanied by biographical information and letter translation (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1136 c Image(Queenstown Md., 1777). Folded letter datelined "Queens Town 7th April 1777", posted at Baltimore with manuscript "2.16" rate (2dwt 16gr), addressed to John Mitchell, merchant at Philadelphia with "p post" endorsement at bottom, contents relate to Chesapeake Bay shipping concerns, minor edge flaws, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
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1137 c Image(Edenton N.C., 1777). Folded letter datelined "Edenton 6th September 1777" to Managers of the United States Lottery at Philadelphia, manuscript "5.16" (5dwt 16gr) rate, significant splitting along interior folds, otherwise Fine and rare use, the lottery was one of the mechanisms used to help pay for the Revolutionary War, examples of mail related to its operation are elusive and desirable (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

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