Lot 235
1783 (Nov. 9) Piny Grove Cherokee Nation to Philadelphia Pa. via Edenton, folded letter with "Piny Grove" dateline carried privately to Edenton, entered the post with "EDENTON.NOV.12" straightline postmark with manuscript "3.8" rating and additional "1/7" rating, Very Fine, under-rated 3 dwt 8 gr, should have been 4 dwt 16 gr, rated 1 shilling 7 pence in local currency (17d postage plus 2d carrier fee).
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Carson
Piny Grove was a key town of the Cherokee Nation.
Illustrated, "The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790", Alex L. Ter Braake, p. II-85
Illustrated, The Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Robson Lowe, Vol. V, 1973, p. 42.
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