Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — Colonial Period
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1987
(New York N.Y., 1728) "5d". Manuscript rate notation at top right of folded letter datelined "Curacao 22 Sept 1728" and addressed to "D. S. David Abeel, Coopman" in New York City, sender's directive "Pr Capt. Burrows", letter written in Dutch, red wax seal mostly intact, letter concerning flour shipment mentions Bleeker and Capt. Burrows Eden, some wear and splits along folds, still Very Fine, an early colonial letter originating in Curacao and apparently rated 5d postage due on arrival in New York, all of the names in this letter belong to prominent Dutch families in Colonial New York and New Jersey
E. 750-1,000
2,100