Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014

Category — Colonial Period

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1988
c
Sale 1090, Lot 1988, Colonial Period(To Boston, 1731) "P 9d". Manuscript postmark of unknown origin on small folded letter dated March 3, 1731 to William Greenleaf in Boston, signed (possibly "John Proy") but our attempt to trace writer and origin failed, Very Fine, extremely scarce early Colonial marking and 9 pence rate, listed as applicable to mail between Boston and Connecticut or Maine

E. 500-750
3,000