(Portsmouth N.H., 1743) "Pesqt. 8dwt". Manuscript postmark (Piscataqua) on folded letter datelined "Portsmouth Febr. 17, 1743" and addressed to a merchant in either Burlington (N.J.) or Philadelphia, also rated "3-4" for 3sh 4p local currency, vertical file fold, Portsmouth marking slightly faded, still Very Fine, the earliest reported use of the Piscatagua designation

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(Portsmouth N.H., 1762) "P Sh dwt. gr. 4.16". Ms. due marking on folded letter datelined "Port of St. Ann's, In the Island of Grandterra, May 8th 1762" in Guadeloupe and addressed to Dunham Conn., endorsed "favor of Capt. Ledyard via N. London" but apparently not sent this way, rate at lower left for currency equivalent due, small repair at right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, most markings from Portsmouth at this time were Piscatagua, this use of the Portsmouth "P" with the ship letter designation may be unique

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(Portsmouth N.H., 1767) "P dwt gr 2.16". Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Portsmouth June 25th 1767" to a merchant in Newport, ms. designation for 1sh local equivalent currency at top, Very Fine, Parliament had reduced rates in 1765 for 2dwt 16gr silver for distances between 100 and 200 miles

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"On His Majesty's Service, Treasurer's Warrant". Manuscript frank on 1770 folded printed treasurer's warrant for taxes from Portsmouth N.H. to New Castle N.H., inside with part-printed warrant with seal of province, expertly sealed tear at bottom, Very Fine, very unusual

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"Recd. and forwarded by Your obt. srvt. John Langdon Postmd. 12th July 83". Manuscript notation on top flap of folded letter datelined "Grenada 13 13 June 1783" to Boston, ms. "2" rate, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, unusual forwarding use by the postmaster

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Amherst N.H. Nov. 9. Clear strike of blue circular datestamp with matching "Circular PAID" negative handstamp on small folded printed 1857 circular for cucumber seeds to Woodstock Vt., Extremely Fine, rare and attractive

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"Hanover N.H. 13th Mar. this letter was left at this Office, but too late for this day's mail". Manuscript notation in red at top of folded letter datelined "Hanover March 13th 1797" and addressed to a postmaster at New York, ms. "Free", horizontal file fold at bottom, Very Fine, very unusual notation especially in red

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Lampster N.H. Feb. 24. Clear stencil marking with date in red ms. with matching rate marking on light pink cover addressed to the Governor of New Hampshire, light file fold well away from marking, Extremely Fine, ex Jarrett, only three examples of this rare marking are known

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New Hampshire Stampless Covers. Two covers, first beautiful strike of "PORTSMOUTH/MARCH 31" two-line datestamp on unrated folded cover addressed to Nicholas Gilman as Member of Congress in New York, minor wear, Very Fine strike, probably ca. 1789 use, second "Bath N.H. Mar. 22" red circular datestamp with matching "Paid 3" in circle handstamp on cover to Lyman N.H., with embossed steamship design at upper left, box charge no. at top center, Very Fine, a pretty cover

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The Peter G. DuPuy Collection of New Hampshire Postal History. Huge collection of covers in multiple boxes, comprising most of the DuPuy eight-frame exhibit of New Hampshire stampless covers as well as many hundreds of additional covers, the exhibit is mostly complete with only a handful of covers removed, it traces the development of post offices in New Hampshire from 1743-1857 (earliest cover remaining in the exhibit is 1786), with manuscript markings, numerous straightlines and a wide variety of other town and auxiliary handstamps, demonstrating uses and rates incl. the 1815-16 War Rates and the Restored Rates of 1816, the Portsmouth straightlines alone include more than 17 examples in both red and black (plus others outside the exhibit), numerous better handstamps with some fancy incl. red "Horn of Plenty" of Amoskeag, red octagon rosettes of Exeter, unusual blank circle with ms. town and dates from Candia, dotted circles and ovals, single-line arcs, small and large straightlines, negative "Paid" inside numerals 3 and 6, variety of colors incl. green, rates in addition to the War Rates incl. free, circular "1", a number of Canadian and Trans-Atlantic rates, as well as the full range of domestic rates seen during the period, better uses incl. a scarce newspaper wrapper, several missent and forwarded, many others, the exhibit collection covers are almost universally fresh and Very Fine, representing many years of dedicated study and acquisition, the huge number of covers outside the exhibit trace some of the same ground in stampless with somewhat lesser quality examples than in the exhibit, also a full range of stamped covers from the 1851 Issue through the Washington-Franklins, most written up on labels, numerous items that were purchased as individual lots in the $50-$200 range, overall an outstanding collection of this state which will take the dedicated viewer some time to properly appreciate and digest

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