Lot 1111
1776 (c.) Fredericksburg, Va. to Philadelphia Pa., folded cover addressed to Richard Henry Lee in Philadelphia, with sender's four-line instructions "To be forwarded from Fredericksbg. Post Office by the Northward post", manuscript "3.8" rating, pencil notation that letter was dated Apr. 1776; silked on both sides, Fine, a scarce war-period usage to a Founder and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The reference to the "Northward Post" is only the second recorded example of a specific reference to the Congressional Post.
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