Lot 286
1791 (Mar. 3) Philadelphia Pa. to Princeton N.J., folded cover with date docketing bearing "R. H. Lee" free frank endorsement of Richard Henry Lee, entered mails with Philadelphia "4 / MR" Franklin mark and matching "FREE" handstamp; reinforced internal fold separations, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A signer of the Declaration of Independence for Virginia and a key member of the Continental Congress from 1774 through 1783. He served as President of that body in 1783 as the first U.S. Senator from Virginia in 1789.
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| Realized $6,250 |
