Lot 111
1773 (Mar. 19) New Town Md. to Philadelphia Pa., folded cover with date docketing bearing vivid red "NEW / TOWN" two-line handstamp on flap, manuscript "8" and "3/6" ratings, endorsed "pr Captn. Cooper"; some wear, Very Fine, rated 4 dwt (1 shillings), rated 3 shillings 6 pence in local currency(40d postage plus 2d carrier fee).
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
THE FINEST AND LATEST OF THE THREE DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES OF THIS POSTMARK.
Provenance: Carson
Illustrated, "The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790", Alex L. Ter Braake, p. II-44
Illustrated, The Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Vol. V, 1973, p. 24.
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