Lot Details

July 2023

United States Postal History

July 6, 12, 18, 2023 in New York City

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LOT# : 505
Date: 06.07.2023 - 11:00

New Mexico Postal History

manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 5" rate on cover to Silver Spring, Washington City (now Maryland), addressed to Francis Preston Blair (member of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" and father of Postmaster General Montgomery Blair), original enclosure datelined "Taos, New Mexico July 9th, 1853", trivial ink erosion, very fine and rare

Starting Price: $500
Hammer Price: $20,000