| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 439 | |
Deaf Dumb & Blind Institution,
Staunton Va. Bold circular hs on folded cover to Fayetteville N.C.,
blue "Staunton Va. Nov. 10" cds, ms. "10" rate, Very Fine, a quaint marking
(Image) |
E. 100-150 | 170.00 |
| 440 | |
Deaf Dumb & Blind Institution,
Staunton Va. Bold hs on gray cover to Fayetteville N.C., blue "Staunton
Va. Nov. 4" cds, ms. "10" rate, cover edge tear at top, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 100-150 | 160.00 |
| 441 | |
Stony Point Mills. Perfect
strike of red negative postmark with ms. "8 Octo" date on folded cover to
Petersburg Va., red "Missent" and matching "Richmond Va. Oct. 13"
cds, ms. "12-1/2" rate, file fold well away from markings, small cover edge
tear affects "Missent" hs, Extremely Fine strike of this fancy town
marking, the first and only recorded example, which is unlisted in the
American Stampless Cover Catalogue
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 2,600.00 |
| 442 | |
SUFFOLK/JULY 25. Bold red
two-line handstamp together with black "NORFOLK/JUL 25" two-line
handstamp on back of large part of folded cover to Savannah, about half of
address panel is missingCHOICE STRIKES OF THESE EXTREMELY RARE MARKINGS FROM THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BETWEEN BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY POST AND THE EMERGING CONGRESSIONAL POST. On July 26, 1775, one day after the markings were applied to this cover, Continental Congress passed a resolution formally creating a new postal system to replace the British Parliamentary Post. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 5,250.00 |
| 443 | |
WINCHESTER AUG. 10.
Straightline hs on docketed Aug. 10, 1791 folded cover to Berkley County,
ms. "2.16" double rate with "Alexa. 1.8 = 4" addition by Alexandria
post office, restated "1/4", file folds, part of back cut away, still Very
Fine, extremely scarce usage (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 850.00 |