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Lot 190



1778 (Apr. 18) Port Royal Va. to Lancaster Pa, re-addressed to York, datelined folded letter bearing manuscript "Port Royal" postmark and matching "6" rating, readdressed from Lancaster to York in order to reach the moving seat of Government, Very Fine, the 6 dwt rate from Port Royal to York Town.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

THE ONLY RECORDED PORT ROYAL POSTMARK DURING COLONIAL TIMES.

Provenance: E.N. Sampson

Illustrated, "The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790", Alex L. Ter Braake, p. II-126.


 
Realized $1,100



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