Lot 170
1776 (c.) (Nov. 8) Philadelphia Pa. to N. Litchfield Ct., folded cover bearing free frank endorsement "Free O Wolcott" as a member of the Continental Congress, red manuscript "Free" and "PHILa NO. 8" postmark on flap; slight toning, Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED FREE FRANK OF OLIVER H. WOLCOTT, SR.
Oliver H. Wolcott, Sr. was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-78, 1780-84, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, Deputy Governor of Connecticut, 1786-96, and Governor of Connecticut, 1796-97 dying in office.
The stampless cover catalogue records no example of this free frank.
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