Lot Details

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

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 2372
Date: 03/28/2023 - 19:00

Pennsylvania Postal History

red datestamp with matching arched "Ship" (Clarke 511) and manuscript "52" rate on incoming folded lettersheet from London to New York City, dated January 21, 1809, endorsed "p Mary, via Philadelphia", very fine, 52c paid quadruple the 12½c rate plus 2c ship letter fee, sent during the Embargo period but arrived after the Non-Intercourse Act

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Starting Price: $75
Hammer Price: $75