Lot 258
1806 (Mar. 13) to Norwich, Ct., datelined folded letter bearing "Cleaveland Ohio 13th: March" manuscript postmark and matching "25" rating, Very Fine and choice, the 25¢ rate for over 500 miles effective 1799.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE SECOND EARLIEST CLEVELAND COVER RECORDED OUTSIDE OF ARCHIVES.
Provenance: Alexander
The Cleveland Post Office was established October 1804. Mail from Pittsburgh, Pa. via Youngstown, Canfield, and Warren, Ohio and after October 1804 to Detroit, Mich. Population of Cleveland in 1810 was only 57 people.
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| Realized $675 |
