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British Parliamentary Post and Early Colonial Period continued...

New Jersey
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2604 c image(Burlington N.J. to Philadelphia via Delaware River, 1771) "Pr Watson's Boat". Sender's routing on folded cover to Israel Pemberton in Philadelphia, receipt docketing "Burlington Augt. 20, 1771, From Richd. Wells with flax seed cakes", lightly toned, Very Fine, carried outside the mails on one of the Delaware River boats, it is unusual to see such route endorsements on Colonial covers (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2605 c image(Brunswick N.J., 1752) "Br 2 dwt". Manuscript postmark and 2dwt rate on folded cover to Israel Pemberton in Philadelphia, carried by private ship from Cork, Ireland, with sender's "Via Amboy" routing, receipt docketing "Corke 9th mo 19th 1752 John Pemberton", tiny holes in address panel, minor tissue reinforcement, Very Fine, the routing thru Perth Amboy N.J. and 2dwt rate leave no doubt that the "Br" postmark was applied at the (New) Brunswick N.J. post office, this pre-dates the earliest reported Brunswick or New Brunswick postal markings by at least 12 years (Perth Amboy known as early as 1740) (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2606 c image(Perth Amboy N.J., 1745) "Am 2dwt 16grs". Manuscript postmark and rate (2dwt plus 16gr ship fee) on folded cover to John Reynell in Philadelphia, manuscript "p ye John & Willm., Capt. N. Budde, Q.D.C." (the John & William), receipt docketing "From Horne Mitchell & Co., recd 6 mon: 7 1745 p Post", lightly toned along folds, Very Fine, an extremely early and rare Colonial port-of-entry postal marking, this "Am" postmark of Perth Amboy is not recorded in the ASCC, although a 1740/41 "P. Amb." is listed but unpriced (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2607 c image(Trenton N.J., 1768-69) "Trenton 1dw 8gr". Manuscript postmark and 3 dwt rate on two folded covers to John Reynell in Philadelphia, receipt docketing with 1768 and 1769 yeardates, the former with "9d" due in local currency (1dwt8gr=4p x 1.67=7p plus 2p carrier fee), large sealed tear across front, latter without local currency rate, small nick at top, very scarce New Jersey Colonial covers, ASCC Vol. 3 value $900 each (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
2608 c image(Trenton N.J., 1770) "Trenton 1dwt 8Grs". Manuscript postmark and 1dwt 8gr rate on folded cover to Israel Pemberton in Philadelphia, red "9d" due in local currency ((1dwt8gr=4p x 1.67 inflation factor=7p plus 2p carrier fee), receipt docketing "Trenton 11th Novr 1770 From Stacy Beaks at Gideon Bickerdike's Este" (Bickerdike was a prominent Quaker), minor toning, Very Fine, scarce (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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