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Lot 93



1770 (Aug. 2) Philadelphia Pa. to Bohemia Md., datelined folded letter incorrectly addressed to New Castle county in Pa., bearing red "PHILA / DELPHIA" two-line and matching circled "Post / Paid" handstamps, magenta "2" rating, endorsed "pr post"; staining, Fine, the single 2 dwt rate for 60-100 miles.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000

A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE PHILADELPHIA POST PAID HANDSTAMP USED DOMESTICALLY.

An ALS of John Bayard (1738-1807) Philadelphia merchant, whose great-great-grandfather was the brother-in-law of Peter Stuyvesant, a member of the provincial congress of July 1774 and later a colonel, "in the field" at Brandywine, Germantown and Princeton.

Although this letter was addressed to Bohemia in New Castle County, it was actually sent to Bohemia Manor, in Cecil County, Maryland. This was Bayard's birthplace.


 
Realized $1,200



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