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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2059		(Boston to Albany N.Y., May 5, 1787) "BOSTON". Straightline handstamp with matching partly clear strike of "5/MA" Franklin mark, manuscript "4.16" rate for 300-400 miles on docketed folded cover to Albany N.Y., rate restated in local currency as "2/4" (2sh 4p, which is double the standard conversion of 14p, or 1sh2p), Very Fine Boston straightline use during the Confederation period (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States Boston Straightline 1787]	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2060		(Boston to Philadelphia, Sep. 30, 1787) "BOSTON". Clear strike of larger brownish black straightline handstamp with matching bold "30/SE" Franklin mark, manuscript "4" (dwt) rate for 300-400 miles on docketed folded cover to Philadelphia, rate restated in local currency as "1/10" (4dwt = 12p x 1.67 inflation factor = 20p + 2p carrier fee = 22p or 1sh10p), Very Fine Boston straightline use during the Confederation period (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States Boston Straightline 1787]	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
2061		(St. Pierre and Miquelon to Philadelphia via Boston, Dec. 30, 1787) "BOSTON". Clear strike of brownish black straightline handstamp with matching "9/AP" (Apr. 9) Franklin mark on folded letter written in exceptionally beautiful script datelined Dec. 30, 1787 from St. Pierre and Miquelon to Philadelphia, manuscript "3" (dwt) rate for postage due in Philadelphia, slightly toned file fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States Saint Pierre and Miquelon]	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2062		(Boston to New York, June 28, 1789) "BOSTON". Clear strike of straightline handstamp with matching "23/IV" (June 23) Franklin mark on fresh June 26, 1789 datelined folded letter to the Hon. George Thatcher "In Congress", fresh and Extremely Fine, this was sent free of postage under the Resolution of the Confederation Congress of October 20, 1787, which reduced postal rates and provided for the free franking of mail to or from members of Congress while actually attending Congress, Thatcher was a prominent statesman from Maine (at the time a district of Massachusetts), he served in the Continental Congress, the Confederation Congress and the U.S. Congress before a lengthy stint on the Massachusetts Supreme Court (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States Boston Straightline 1789]	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction

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