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# : 3009
Date: March 29, 2023

Connecticut Postal History

black straightline datestamp with matching "Free" (second manuscript "Free" alongside) on large folded letter to the "Hon. Dwight Foster Esquire, member of Congress, Philadelphia", light wear along left edge, otherwise very fine, the earliest recorded free frank from Hartford, Foster was a representative from Massachusetts 

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Starting Price: $75
Hammer Price: $500