Lot Details

Fall Postal History 2022

October 26-27, 2022 in New York City

Our Fall 2022 Postal History sale includes the John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post, the William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History, material from the collections of Steven M. Roth and Graham Booth, FRPSL, and much more. 

LOT# : 739
Date: October 27, 2022

Stampless Covers - General

straightline postmark on folded letter to Berwick, Maine, erroneously rated "1.8" [dwt] as the postage should have been 2dwt for a distance of 101-200 miles, very fine, until a United States post office opened there in 1796, Berwick was operated as a private subscription post office serviced by post riders paid for by its patrons, postage was calculated between Boston and the post office nearest to the destination town (in this case, Portland)

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Starting Price: $75
Hammer Price: $85