Auction Detail
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
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dateline on folded letter to Liverpool, privately carried to New York and London, December 30 Bishopmark backstamp, cover faults but still fine, a rare and very early transatlantic letter, ex-Siskin and Barwis
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manuscript endorsement on February 24, 1766 folded letter from St. Kitts to Madeira, Spain, manuscript John Wilcocks, Philadelphia forwarding agent on reverse, docketed received December 7, very fine, rare origin
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red circled handstamp on incoming folded lettersheet from England, reverse with "7 Fe" Bishop mark and partial "New York" straightline entry with matching "18 Ap" Franklin mark, file fold, very fine, ex-Thompson
dateline on folded letter to "The Hon'ble Samuel Holten Esq'r or in his Absence the Hon'ble Artemas Ward Esq'r, Members of Congress, Philadelphia", folded at an odd angle suggesting possible reuse, very fine and interesting
dateline on folded letter to Newbury, England, endorsed "p the Atlantic QDC" (Que Dios Cuida) British Navy gunship, two-line "Liverpool Ship" handstamp, London November 6 backstamp, very fine example of the first "Liverpool Ship" marking
manuscript forwarding notation on folded letter to London originating in New Orleans May 16, 1792, privately carried to Philadelphia, two-line "Portsmouth Ship-Lre" handstamp and London bishopmark backstamp, very fine
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Franklin mark with straightline "Paid" on 1793 folded letter to Cornwall, England, datelined "Philadelphia 31st Dec, 1792", rated "10" for transit to New York, endorsed "By the packet", fine
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" on folded lettersheet to Quebec, Canada, manuscript "20" United States and "11½" Canadian rates, very fine, ex-Steinhart
dateline on folded letter to Leeds, England, bold "Ship Are Falmouth" crown double oval handstamp, manuscript "1/4" rate for ship letter fee plus inland postage, splitting along the folds, very fine
dateline on folded letter to London, faint red "Ship-Letter Liverpool" crown oval and London backstamp, very fine
dateline on folded letter to Saddleworth, England, endorsed "pr Ship Nancy L'pool", faint "Ship-Letter Liverpool" crown double oval handstamp, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" and manuscript "25" rate on folded letter to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "via L'Orient", very fine