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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Colonial Postal History: Revolutionary War, Transatlantic Mail continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1162 c Image(Occupied New York to Edinburgh, Scotland, 1779). Folded letter datelined May 16, 1779, endorsed "P the Eagle Capt. Q.D.C.", several manuscript rates crossed out before final "1 3/4 oz. 5N10" due, "CORK" straightline handstamp and "IY/14" Cork bishop's receiving mark on flap, interesting War-related contents incl. lack of news about a secret expedition that sailed on the 3rd -- with a rebel account that it landed in Virginia, also references to Generals Clinton and Howe and how the writer feels it is "doubtful the colonies will be reduced", some minor wear, Fine and fascinating letter from British occupied New York to Edinburgh with war content (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1163 c Image(London to Occupied New York City, 1780). Folded letter datelined "London 3rd August 1780" to New York City, "3/AV" Bishop's mark on flap and manuscript "1N" packet rate, Very Fine incoming packet letter to British-occupied New York (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1164 c Image(London to Occupied New York City, 1780). Folded letter datelined "London 6th Decemb. 1780" to New York City, "3/IA" Bishop's mark on flap (posted Jan. 3, 1781) and manuscript "2N" double-rate packet rate, interesting letter to William Bayard reporting the capture of the Alert by two frigates and the inability to send silk gowns by Sir Samuel Hood as he is sailing to West Indies, also encloses account of ship Good Hope, minor soiling, Very Fine incoming packet letter to British-occupied New York, illustrated in Collectors Club Philaelist (May-June 1991, p. 191) (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1165 c Image(Portsmouth N.H. to Quebec, Canada, 1780). Folded letter datelined "Portsmouth 15th April 1780", addressed to Quebec, Canada, and endorsed "Of His Majesty's Ship Dana Capt. Graves", manuscript "2d" ship rate, file folds and some minor edge splitting, Fine, ex Arnell (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1166 c Image(Hamburg, Germany to Boston, 1780). Folded printed notice of a partnership datelined "Hamburg the 2d June 1780", manuscript forwarder's notation "Amsterdam July 10, 1780 per cover of Y.m.h.s. John de Newfield & Son" on flap, addressed to Boston, no postal markings or rates as this was a privately-carried letter (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1167 c ImageInbound Ship Letters during the Revolutionary War, 1781-1783. Two folded letters, datelined at Nantes, France Nov. 1781 and Cadiz, Spain Oct. 1783, addressed to Philadelphia and Newport respectively, "4.16" and 2.16" (dwt) rates, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1168 c Image(Occupied Charleston to Madeira, Portugal, 1782). Folded letter datelined "Charlestown 18th November 1782", addressed to Madeira, Portugal, receipt docketing of Jan. 17, 1783 (Madeira) and Sep. 23, 1784 apparently received back, fascinating contents including "the evacuation of the Ports of Charleston and Savannah will be announced to you by this opportunity", minor toning, Very Fine, the British occupation ended in December 1782 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1169 c Image(Charleston S.C. to Edinburgh, Scotland, 1782) "CHARLES/TOWN". Clear strike of large two-line handstamp on flap of June 10, 1782 docketed folded cover to the Earl of Loudon in London and forwarded to Edinburgh, manuscript "2N" double packet rate crossed out and struck with red "Free" in circle handstamp, "13/AU" Bishop's receiving mark on back, manuscript forwarding rate, some soiling and repaired flaps where wax seal was removed, still Fine, a rare use from British-occupied Charleston (May 1780 thru December 1782) to England through the American blockade, Siskin catalogue reported three example, not including this one (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1170 c Image(Edinburgh, Scotland, to Occupied New York City, 1782). Folded cover docketed May 5, 1782, no origination mark but noted to come from Edinburgh, addressed to Council Chief Justice in New York, red "MY/6" and "10/MA" Bishop's marks on flap, manuscript "1N6" rate, Very Fine, ex Arnell (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1171 c Image(London to Occupied New York City, 1783). Folded letter datelined "London14th October 1783", addressed to Hon. Hugh Wallace in New York, "14/OC" Bishop's mark on flap, manuscript "1N" rate for packet rate and "1/9" total postage, missing part of one flap and some minor splits, still Very Fine, a very late British occupation letter addressed to a well-known Tory merchant who fled with the British when they evacuated the City on Nov. 25, 1783 (his estates were confiscated at the end of the War), the Treaty of Paris was signed Sep. 3, 1783 and news of it reached New York in late November, Calvet M. Hahn identified the Hartford as the ship that carried this letter, which departed Oct. 15 and arrived Nov. 15 -- the last vessel with official mail to arrive under the occupation (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1172 c Image(Dunkirk, France, to New York City, 1783) Circular Announcing End of War. Printed circular datelined "Dunkirk 1st May 1783" from James Gannan to Hugh and Alexander Wallace in New York City, "8/MR" (Mar. 8, 1784) Franklin mark applied at Philadelphia, manuscript "2" dwt and "1/-" rates, circular begins "The return of a general pacification, with which we are now blest, must undoubtedly produce the most happy effects in the Commercial line, beetwixt this country and America...", light toning, Very Fine, the lapse of time between the May 8, 1783 circular date and its Mar. 8 (1784) arrival date in Philadelphia is not something we can explain (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

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