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July 2023
United States Postal History
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manuscript postmark and rate on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, Leeds backstamp applied at origin (enhanced), "P 1N4" rate and "PD" in circle handstamp, carried by Falmouth Packet General Wall departing February February 10 and arriving March 22, very fine
red two-line handstamp with manuscript "3" (dwt) rate on lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, endorsed "p The Packet via New York" and with "P1N" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Pitt departing February 20 and arriving March 29, "1/5" local currency conversion, very fine
two-line backstamp on June 6, 1769 folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, endorsed "p the New York Packet", manuscript "2N" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Harriot departing June 12 and arriving New York August 4, "4 AV" Franklin mark receiver, "12" domestic postage, very fine
manuscript rate on October 4, 1783 folded letter from London to Queen Anne's County, Maryland, manuscript "2N" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Shelbourne departing November 7 and arriving in New York (via Charleston) April 5, 14dwt 16gr double rate due applied in New York, received April 18, reverse with "John Rouse paid the post 5/10 for this letter" notation, very fine, see lot 2062 for a cover mailed the same day carried by private ship
February 13, 1784 folded letter from Hamburg, German via London, entered the mails at London with March 2 postmark and "1/-" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Duke of Cumberland departing March 10 and arriving New York April 23, very fine
May 5, 1784 folded letter from London to Philadelphia via Falmouth Packet Halifax, departing May 13 and arriving New York August 4, very fine
manuscript rate on May 18, 1784 folded letter from Cork, Ireland to Plymouth, Massachusetts, straightline "Cork" postmark and manuscript "post paid 10", red circled "Post Paid" and "1/-" packet rate carried by Falmouth Packet Tankerville, very fine
manuscript rate on October 6, 1785 folded letter from St. Pierre, Martinique to Philadelphia, very fine early ship letter
February 1, 1786 folded letter from London to New York City, endorsed "p Packet", manuscript "1/-" rate and circled "Post Paid", very fine letter carried by Falmouth Packet
manuscript rate on February 14, 1786 folded letter from Stockholm, Sweden to Philadelphia, red "Post Paid" in circle and "7/IU" Bishop mark, very fine, an early letter from Sweden to the United States, 2dwt pays the 1dwt, 8gr inland postage plus 16gr ship fee
manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Philadelphia, black circular "Post Paid" handstamp, endorsed "P Packet", 6dwt converted to "2/8" Philadelphia local currency, very fine
manuscript rate on April 3, 1787 folded letter from Norwich, England to Alexandria, Virginia, endorsed "By New York Packet, post paid to New York", red "So Norwich" straightline and "Post Paid" in circle, April 4 Bishop's mark backstamp, "P 1N5" pays 1sh packet rate plus 5p internal British postage, 3dwt 8gr postage from New York to Virginia, wear and tears along folds, still fine, ex-Faulstich