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The Douglas and Nancy Clark Collection of Private Ship Letter Covers:

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
578		Bo Sh 3/8. Neat ms. pmk on 1749 folded letter to New Port R.I., from London, ms. "Forwarded by Gentle(men), your h(um)ble servant, Steph. Greenleaf." on back, vertical file fold, otherwise Very Fine, very early usage showing the shillings and pence rate with Colonial currency inflation factor of 2.2	E. 500-750
579		Bo Sh 4/6. Ms. pmk on 1752 folded letter to Newport R.I., unspecified origin, part of cover repaired at right, still Fine marking with inflation factor of 2.7	E. 300-400
580		BSh 15.16. Ms. pmk. on 1755 folded letter to Perth Amboy N.J. from London, ms. "via Boston", vertical file fold, some edgewear, Fine and scarce rating, the two sheets of enclosures triples the domestic rate charged	E. 300-400
581		Bo Sh 2.16. Ms. pmk. on 1755 folded letter to Newport R.I. from London, vertical file fold, Very Fine	E. 300-400
582		Bo Sh 2.16. Ms. pmk on 1767 folded letter to Newport R.I. from London, fresh and Very Fine	E. 300-400
583		Boston 29 NO. Magenta straightline handstamp on 1773 folded letter to Salem Mass.,ms. "To Sh 4.16", some toning along vertical file fold, Fine	E. 200-300
584		New/York 13 AP. Straightline handstamp on back of 1767 folded letter to Newport R.I. from Bay Honduras, ms. "Sh 7.8" rating, minor edgewear, Very Fine double-rate usage	E. 300-400
585		New/York. Light strike of red two-line handstamp on legal-size cover to Penn., unspecified origin, ms. "On his Majesty's Service" and "6.16" rating for overweight, split along folds and some edgewear, still Fine, charged for three times the 6dwt rate plus 16gr ship fee	E. 300-400
586		New York. Light strike of straightline hs on back of 1773 folded letter to Philadelphia from London, rated "Sh 4.16" and with ms. "pr Capt. Deane, Via New York", some slight edgewear, Fine	E. 200-300
587		1775 Rates. Four folded covers, entry ports incl. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newport and Boston, origins incl. Surinam, Bilboa, France and Charleston, each a different rate incl. 2, 3.8, 4.16 and 9.8, all are fresh and Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group	E. 400-500