Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Slavery and the Civil War, Slave Related, Liberia, Anti Slavery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2881
"Bassa (Liberia), March 31st 1841". Dateline on 2pp folded letter from Abraham Miller to Mission Rooms in New York, contents mostly discuss trip to Liberia, red "New-York Jul. 5" circular datestamp and "1" rate, endorsed "pr Brig Mentor", some splitting along folds, still Very Fine, the sender was reportedly a black Presbyterian minister who was also a native of the Koo tribe, he spent time in the U.S. before returning to Liberia, ex Fosdyke Ray
E. 300-400
225