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#280
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Humphreyville CT (New Haven
Cty., 1812-1855, Helbock rarity 5), stampless from 1851, mailed to
London via Southampton, then apparently remailed via French mails to
BEIRUT SYRIA, with Calais marking. Second London marking on
reverse but no indication of arrival at Beirut. paid 24 cents at
upper left covered postage to England; endorsement at upper right is a
name and address to which the letter was sent care of. He
apparently remailed to the original addressee, and added the via
Marseilles and French Packet endorsement; 13 decimes postage due on
receipt. Contents are a personal letter between sisters.
Some staining but a beautiful, rare usage. Good luck finding
another one!
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$300
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#128
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1849, Washington DC, lengthy
printed circular and prospectus for the National Intelligencer, red CDS
with integral "Paid 3" instead of date, ASCC unlisted. Great
circular rate cover!
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$100
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#129
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Pretty 1851 Census Office free
frank, with black "Census Office FREE" handstamp and handwritten
signature of Joseph Kennedy to East Baldwin ME, very light Washington
postmark to left of address. Original content is a printed form
complaining of a deficiency in social statistics as to libraries.
Seldom seen.
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$150
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#201
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Embossed
Civil War patriotic of General Winfield Scott and flag, slogan "brave
in the field, wise in council, a true patriot, loytal to the consution
& union", Washington DC postmark, congressional free frank.
Some
stains from a previous mounting on reverse and most of backflap is gone.
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$40
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#261 |
1871 free frank of Frederick
Watts as Commissioner of Agriculture, signed frank on part-printed
cover with Washington CDS, original signed letter included on
department letterhead; some backflap damage from opening; ASCC $50.
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$40
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#252 |
May 1853 circular, Baltimore MD,
regarding dissolution of a dry goods commission business, sent to
Richmond, with "PAID 1" in arc in blue; light file folds, attractive
circular rate item.
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$35
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#247
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Pretty early 1850s Baltimore
"drop" rate stampless, clear blue CDS and red "2" handstamp on a buff
envelope, clearly handwritten address with street address notation at
lower left. Nice cover, unfortunately no content.
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$35
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#131
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Pretty June 30, 1851 Blandford
MA CDS and bold "5" rate handstamp on SFL to Cannan NY with personal
content, some bleaching to the blue paper and a small edge tear at
top. Last day of 1845 rates prior to July 1, 1851 rate change;
though of course the 5 cent unpaid rate did not actually change between
those periods.
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$100
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#256 |
New York to Boston ship letter,
no year date but presumably early 1840s and in any event 1844 or
earlier; 18 3/4 cent rate, red Boston CDS and "steam" marking; New York
letter dateline (1 page nicely written letter between female
friends). nice coastal steamer marking.
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$20
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#240
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Pretty 1809 Groton, MA
manuscript stampless with postmaster free frank to Worcester.
Clean cover, no file folds, short letter content
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$40
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#259 |
Jamaica Plain, undated CDS and
manuscript "1" on drop rate cover, no contents, presumably mid
1850s. Small edge tear at top, stops short of CDS. Some
back flap damage from opening.
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$25
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#248 |
Nice clean 1848 North
Marshfield, Masachusetts manuscript, quaker dating, 5 cent rate, to
Bridgewater, long personal letter between women. Beautiful
example of a Quaker postmark!
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$30
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#231
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1811 Petersham MA manuscript
stampless, no date, postmaster free frank to Worcester, a bit of
spotting but still nice looking, short letter content.
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$35
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#211
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1838 Randolph Massachusetts
GREEN CDS with ATTACHED handstamp 25 cent rate, also manuscript rate at
upper right, to Louisville KY. Short letter content, strongly
struck rate marking, mostly clear CDS. Scarce, especially in
green. Two toned file folds, including one that catches the right
edge of the postmark.
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$40
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#250 |
1833 South Yarmouth,
Massachusetts, manuscript with QUAKER DATE, 18 3/4 rate marking, to
Augusta, Maine. Short business-oriented letter content; two file
folds which affect the markings; still nice early Quaker.
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$25
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#133
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Hernando MS straightline,
docketing provides 1841 date, outer wrapper only to Jackson MS, triple
rate for under 30 miles. Ink smear, toned stripe down center;
back side badly toned. Lousy condition but rare (ASCC $500).
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$350
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#262 |
Shopworn New York stampless,
pencil docketing on reverse suggests 1850 date; 10 cent paid rate
(integral rate CDS and handstamp paid and manuscript paid markings), to
Auburn NY, with 2 cent advertised fee reflected in manuscript at upper
right. Extensive toning and staining but scarce advertised
cover. No content.
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$20
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#251 |
1860 transatlantic; Auburn NY to
Scotland; 24 cent rate, 5 cent New York Br. Packet handstamp; Stirling
backstamp provides year date. A bit rough, some backflap damage
to envelope; no content, but nice transatlantic usage.
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$20
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#249 |
1841 "attached rate" handstamp
from Greenwich, NY; "G" poorly struck, with 10 cent rate to
Albany. One page of mundane letter content, a few small edge
tears at bottom; light file fold. Pretty example of this type of
device and scarce pre-1845 rate handstamp.
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$35
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#242
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Ladies' size stamples cover,
Steamship 10 marking (probably originating from Cuba), incoming to
Boston, 1863, with "thimble" Boston receiver. A bit rough at
left, but still a cute little thing.
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$20
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#243
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Unusual 1864 incoming ship
letter received at New York and sent on to Boston, New York double
circle marking, "due 6" for unpaid ship letter in manuscript.
Reverse has bold "received at Boston" marking; a left of roughness at
left.
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$25
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#227
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Nice incoming stampless from
Germany to Green Bay, Wisconsin, bold Hamburg Packet marking and a
weaker New York City "US Notes" Hamburg Packet 15/22 marking; Mainz and
Bremen markings on reverse. Cover is toned and soiled and with a
small bite at upper right and water stain at lower left. No year
dates but mid 1860s.
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$50
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#254 |
Nice TRAVELING POSTMASTER FRANK;
buff cover (no letter content), pencil docketing of 1850, Utica blue
oval, well struck, with free frank of the postmaster of Wimurt, New
York (Herkimer Cty. 1839-40, 1844-57, and
1874-1919). Interesting item from this presumably
scarce small post office; traveling franks are scarce as well.
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$30
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#151
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Athens, Ohio, May 1, 1827
straightline, 25 cent rate to Massachusetts. Marking is well
struck but cover is toned and has some edge wear and ink erosion.
Small piece of paper missing in the rate; the paper is only folded at
lower left and is not missing, though there is a tear perhaps caused by
the ink erosion. Nice Ohio straightline. Personal letter
content; fragile due to splits along folds.
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$100
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#138
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1827 Cleveland OH boxed
straightline handstamp, the first of several types with all capital
letters and no italics, 25 cent rate to CT, personal letter, perfectly
struck. Attractive example of this marking.
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$100
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#260 |
Charleston SC, 1844 letter to
New York, red CDS and bold "25" rate handstamp, 2 file folds (one of
which impacts postmark), typical business content; nice example of a
pre-1845 rate reduction rate handstamp.
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$25
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#264 |
1839 Lynchburg VA, sent within
VA at the 12 1/2 cent rate, nice blue postmark with large fleuron at
bottom, a bit of toning and file fold but still nice; ASCC $25.
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$20
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#268
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Martinsburg
VA (now WV), 1841 double-lined oval, 5 cent rate, from the Hagerstown
correspondence. Clean vertical file fold does not affect markings,
short letter content. ASCC $75.
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$50
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#271
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Interesting
pair of stampless covers from Richmond VA to Mount Airy VA. The
first
is 1845, with Richmond CDS, a nice Pittsylvania CH CDS, manuscript
"Fwd", and 18 3/4 rate marking. The second is to the same
individual,
but as postmaster in 1848. Red Richmond CDS with 5 in circle;
rate
marking crossed out and "free" substituted. Both have short
letter
content and horizonal file folds. Pittsylvania CH is a DPO;
1794-1876;
the CDS is $50.00 in the ASCC. Mount Airy is also a DPO.
An
interesting pair.
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$50
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