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March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
LOT# : 2412
Date: 03/28/2023 - 19:00
Pennsylvania Postal History
blue double oval handstamp (Clarke 555) on incoming folded letter datelined "Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, Jan 25th 1845", written by Francis A. Harris, who emigrated to Liberia around 1840, and addressed to Benjamin Coates, a Quaker businessman who worked to help black Americans relocate to Africa, letter originally enclosed a power of attorney, very fine and historically significant
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Starting Price: $250
Hammer Price: $250