Lot 232
1783 (Jan. 28) Philadelphia Pa., folded cover bearing free frank "Steuben / Maj. Genl." of Frederich Wilhelm Augustin, Baron von Steuben addressed to Lt. Col. Benjamin Walker, bold Philadelphia "28 / IA" Bishop mark and matching "FREE" handstamp, endorsed "Public Service", file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A CHOICE FREE FRANK AND A VERY EARLY USAGE OF THE FREE HANDSTAMP.
Provenance: Grunin
Von Steuben (1730-1794) was a Major General and Washington's Inspector General. This cover is addressed to Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Walker, formerly Von Steuben's Aide-de-Camp and then Washington's.
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