Lot 49
1757 (Apr. 19) Hanover, N.J. to Philadelphia, Pa. via Elizabeth Town, folded letter datelined at Hanover, hand carried and posted at Elizabeth Town, N.J. with manuscript "Eliz" postmark and "2 Draper, Welsh & Co.", "10d" ratings, manuscript notes on front, Fine, the rate was 2 dwt for 60 to 100 miles, which was 10 pence in local currency.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE SECOND EARLIEST NEW JERSEY POSTMARK.
Provenance: Carson
Illustrated, "The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790", Alex L. Ter Braake, p. II-90.
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