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Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
439 c imageDeaf 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 c imageDeaf 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 c imageStony 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 c imageSUFFOLK/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 missing

CHOICE 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 c imageWINCHESTER 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

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