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# : 2369
Date: 03/28/2023 - 19:00

Pennsylvania Postal History

red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) and manuscript "42" rate on folded letter from New Orleans dated February 14, 1807, addressed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, received June 13, very fine, 42c pays double the 20c rate plus 2c ship letter fee, letter from Captain Daniel Orr making preparations to sail to Liverpool, writes of rain and snow in New Orelans

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Starting Price: $30