Lot 77
1766 (Oct. 16) Boston Ms. to New Haven via Hartford, datelined folded letter apparently hand carried to Hartford, entered the post with "HART / FORD" two-line handstamp on flap, manuscript "1.8" rating, light toning, Very Fine, the single 1 dwt 8 grains (4 pence) rate for distances up to 60 miles.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE FINEST OF THE THREE REPORTED EXAMPLES OF HARTFORD'S TWO-LINE HANDSTAMP.
An ALS of Andrew Oliver (1706-1774), Lt. Governor of Mass. in 1770. Written a year after he was hanged in effigy for his pro-British stance with the unpopular Stamp Act and for accepting the office of distributor of stamps. Jared Ingersoll was a Connecticut stamp agent who was shown the error of his ways by the good people of Connecticut and resigned the year this letter was received.
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