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Stampless Stories: A Postal History of America continued...

The New Nation
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
74 c ImageEbenezer Hazard. Postmaster of New York City (appointed in 1775), Surveyor General of the Constitutional Post Office (1776), Postmaster General (Jan. 28, 1782, to Sep. 26, 1789), free frank Free Eben Hazard” as Postmaster General on folded cover addressed in his hand to Matthew Carey in Philadelphia, no postmark or docketing (pencil note 1787”), hole at center of address panel does not affect signature or address, otherwise Fine, extremely scarce (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
75 c ImageEbenezer Hazard. Postmaster of New York City (appointed in 1775), Surveyor General of the Constitutional Post Office (1776), Postmaster General (Jan. 28, 1782, to Sep. 26, 1789), N.York APRL 4” straightline datestamp combining upper and lower case letters, manuscript 10” rate for 61-100 miles on Apr. 4, 1796 datelined folded letter to Ebenezer Hazard in Philadelphia, minor toning along file fold, still Very Fine, this was sent to Hazard when he was running an insurance business in Philadelphia, ex Hahn (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
76 c ImageJeremiah Wadsworth. Connecticut delegate to Continental Congress (1788), member of the Connecticut convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1788, two folded covers to John Chaloner in Philadelphia; first free franked Free J Wadsworth” as delegate, faint N. YORK JUL. 27” straightline and FREE” handstamp, receipt docketing New York 27 July 1788 Jere Wadsworth”, dark toning along file fold, otherwise Fine; second has manuscript Way 4” postmark and 4dwt rate, 1/10” due in local currency (4dwt=12p x 1.67 inflation factor=20p plus 2p carrier fee, or 1sh10p), receipt docketing Hartford Oct. 17, 1784, Jere. Wadsworth”, referring to Jeremiah Wadsworth, toning along folds evident only on back, Very Fine -- an ideal pair of covers for exhibit, showing the free frank of Wadsworth and way” mail charged postage (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
77 c ImageNew Orleans to Spain, 1802, COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX”. Two-line handstamp and manuscript 6” and 2” due rates on folded letter datelined New Orleans Sept. 20th 1802” from Benjamin Morgan to Widow Birmingham & Sons, San Sebastian, Spain, ship-name directive Brig Tau Bordeaux”, the writer informs Birmingham & Sons that he has just relocated to New Orleans which he believes will soon be a great commercial city”, Jan. 11, 1803 receipt docketing, Very Fine, a rare example of mail from colonial New Orleans during the transitional period of rule from Spain to France, Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell the territory to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, ending France’s presence in Louisiana, examples of mail from New Orleans during this brief transitional period are extremely rare, ex Siskin (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
78 c ImageWindham, Feb. 21. Bold strike of Connecticut straightline handstamp with manuscript date and 8” rate on 1797 folded letter to Hartford Conn, letter datelined Hampton February 9, 1797”, light vertical file fold, some slight toning, Very Fine strike, this entered the mails in Windham (approximately nine miles from Hampton), reported to be the only example of this marking, ex Judge Fay (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
79 c ImageN, W, R. BRIDGE. Bold strike of straightline handstamp on Aug. 11, 1802 folded letter to Philadelphia, endorsed favor pr mail” at lower left, manuscript 20” rate and with additional under charg’d” with another 20c added to the rate for a total of 40c, Very Fine strike of this handstamp from North West River Bridge, Virginia, which is reportedly unique, ex Lounsbery (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
80 c ImageMarietta 20 Feby”. Manuscript Northwest Territory postmark with Free” on 1800 folded letter to Dwight Foster in Philadelphia, from Colonel Nathaniel Cushing and enclosing seeds with instructions for planting, light vertical file folds, Very Fine letter to a member of Congress from Northwest Territory (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
81 c ImageNATCHEZ*MAY-25. Bold strike of Mississippi Territory straightline datestamp with manuscript 17” rate on 1808 folded letter to New Orleans, minor soiling, faint horizontal file fold just below marking, Extremely Fine strike, Natchez was the territorial capital (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
82 c ImageSpanish West Florida, 1807, Pinckneyville MT. Au10”. Well-struck straightline datestamp on folded letter to Cincinnati O., datelined Bayou Sara (Florida) July the 25th 1807”, red manuscript Way 26” for 25c over-500 miles rate plus 1c way fee, minor edge toning and small nicks, Very Fine example of this scarce territorial marking on a cover from Spanish West Florida, carried on the Natchez Trace mail route, sent to the same person who received the Fort Adams cover offered in lot 83 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
83 c ImageSpanish West Florida, 1807, F*Adams*Aug17”. Clear strike of straightline datestamp on folded letter to Cincinnati O., datelined Bayou Sara (Florida) August 13th 1807”, red manuscript 25” cents rate for over-500 miles rate (no way fee charged), couple small edge nicks, Very Fine example of this scarce territorial marking on a cover from Spanish West Florida, sent to the same person who received the Pinckneyville cover offered in lot 82 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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