Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — Florida Postal History: British Period
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
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1771, Charlestown S.C. to Westminster, England, Discussing Florida. Folded letter docketed "Wm McKusker 15 October 1771", clear strike of "CHARLES/TOWN" two-line handstamp with "25 DE" datestamp on back and addressed to "His Excelly. Coll. James Grant, Governor of East Florida at the British Coffee House, Westminster, England", manuscript "4N" rate, vertical file fold, Very Fine and scarce use sent during the British period of Florida
Image 2
E. 300-400
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"St. Augustine Octr. 15th 1771". Dateline on 4pp. folded letter, wide-ranging contents includes good information about plantations etc., an excellent early letter
E. 300-400
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West-Florida, January 28, 1772. Part-printed document directing that "one thousand acres of land situated on the River Mississippi between lands granted to George Urquhart and lands granted to Harvey Fairchild" be laid out to John Allen Martin, signed by Peter Chester, Very Fine, an attractive early document from the British period
E. 300-400
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1772, London to St. Augustine, East Florida. Bold brownish-black "CHARLES/TOWN" two-line handstamp and matching "3/AP" in circle on back of folded cover from London to Robert Barrie, a British doctor with the 31st Foot Regiment at St. Augustine Fla., red "Post Paid" in circle and matching "MA/30" Bishop's mark applied at origin, manuscript "Pd 1N6" rate, 1772 docketing date, opened and professionally silked, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and early British Colonial cover to East Florida -- similar covers are discussed in ter Braake book (section Q)
E. 750-1,000
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1779 (Jun. 21), Gulf of Florida to Staffordshire, England. Folded letter datelined "At sea in the gulph of Florida on Board the Sloop Jenny 21 June 79", endorsed "favor of Capt. Brown", manuscript "5" pence rate and strike of "BRISTOL/SHIP LYRE" two-line handstamp, some minor splitting along folds has been sensibly reinforced, Very Fine and scarce use, ex Siskin
E. 400-500
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