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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Stampless Covers
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
11 c imageRevolutionary War Letter. Folded letter datelined "Camps on Winterhill, Aug. 15, 1775" and addressed to Pembrooke Va., some interesting contents incl. "the troops sent out vesels to buy provisions to the Est they came to the people and told them that they wanted to trade with them they refused to trade with them then they threatnd to fire the town next morning they told them they would consider next morn they took and borded their ship took 39 Ragulars 10 torys...they pursued seven days when he found he was likd to be taken he runs away and left the Ragulars...", some splitting along folds and wear, still Fine, scarce (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
12 c imageSan Francisco Cal. Apr. 12, 1859. Well-struck circular datestamp with "Drop 1ct." in circle handstamp on locally addressed cover, fresh and Extremely Fine, rare usage (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
13 c imageSt. Genevieve Up Louisiana March 11. Light strike of oval handstamp with day in ms. on 1810 folded letter to St. Louis, ms. "10" rating for distance over 40 but under 90 miles, Very Fine, scarce, only two covers are reported with this marking, ASCC value $1,200.00 (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
14 c imageClarksville Tenn. Oct. 31. Well-struck circular datestamp with day in ms. on 1837 folded letter to Richmond Va., ms. "By Express Mail 75" rating, horizontal file fold, Very Fine, scarce origin for express mail (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
15 c imageThetford Vt. Apl. 4th. Ms. postmark inside clear strike of brown oval on 1822 folded cover to Boston, ms. at top indicates sent by the Postmaster and so sent free, vertical file fold well away from marking, Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
16 c 1836-39 Express Mail Rates. Two folded letters to New York City, each with blue New Orleans circular datestamp and matching "Paid", ms. "Express Mail" endorsements, 75c and $1.50 rates, Very Fine examples of the single and double rates for expedited service E. 100-150

SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction
17 c Harnden & Co. Five folded letters with Harnden markings incl. Boston office red oval to London (Dec. 1844) and Ireland (Jul. 1841) and another from Tampico to London via New Orleans and Boston (Feb. 1845), Liverpool framed handstamp from Boston to France (Oct. 1848 and Jan. 1850), usual transit markings, Very Fine E. 400-500

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
18 c Hotel Forwarder Handstamps. Nine covers with handstamped markings, incl. Hayes & Treadwell/Franklin House (New York City), D. Mixer/Charleston Hotel (with No. 11), Western Hotel (Buffalo, two with red octagon), Carlton House (New York City, saw-tooth circle), Merchant's Hotel (Phila.), United States Hotel (Phila.), City Hotel (Providence R.I.) and Western Hotel (New York City), minor wear or faults, generally clear strikes on Fine-Very Fine covers E. 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
19 c Suffolk County N.Y. Postal History. Approximately 60 cover from 19th Century, wide range of towns, markings and frankings, few on exhibit pages, overall Fine-Very Fine E. 200-300

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
20 c U.S. Express Mail. Five covers, 1836 and 1837 folded letters with blue Mobile Ala. datestamps and "Express Mail" endorsements (75c and $1.50 rates), two 1844 folded letters with "U.S. Express Mail" circular datestamp in red and an 1846 folded letter with "U.S. Express Mail Albany" circular datestamp in red, Very Fine E. 200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
21 c Stampless Covers. The "Big Horn" collection, comprising approximately 400 carefully-chosen stampless covers across a wide range of states, lots of unusual rate markings and fancy town datestamps incl. Hartford Conn. negative monogram (the presence of a black datestamp and magenta datestamp with seal gives this the appearance of a postmaster's provisional), "St. Augustine Fl. T.", "Tallahassee Flo." oval, "Boston" straightline, "New-York" clamshell, "Detroit Mic. T." oval, "Newport Rhode Island" green oval, "Portsmouth N.H." green oval with War Rate, Wheeling Va. "Paid 3" with rays, "Morningville P.O. Westchester Co N.Y" boxed handstamp, Huntsville Ala. 5c coin, several Philadelphia "R" handstamps, a few Canadian and cross-border, some with corner cards, a few Independent Mails, the "ordinary" town datestamps are usually red or blue and very clearly struck, not too many manuscript postmarks, generally Very Fine, the product of years spent acquiring covers from postal history sales in the 1970's and 80's, almost all in the $20 to $75 price range, some cost $100+ years ago, worth careful examination and an aggressive bid E. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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