Sale 1025 — 2012 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

Category — Colonial Period and Western Express

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2
c
Sale 1025, Lot 2, Colonial Period and Western ExpressWilmington N.C. to Edenton N.C., circa 1771. Folded cover addressed to Edenton N.C., manuscript "free p. Post Wm. Lord PM" at lower left, pencil "1771" on back may have been used to indicate year when contents were separated, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, scarce, this is reported by Siskin to be the first recorded use of "postmaster" in a free frank, ex Siskin

E. 1,000-1,500
800