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
1993
(Lyme to Norwich Conn., 1765) "WN 1 dwt 8 gr" Red manuscript postmark with 1dwt 8gr (4p) rate, matching "6d" additional fee for private conveyance up the Thames River to Norwich, total 10p charge re-stated as "1/" in local currency on folded letter from Lyme to Norwich dated Dec. 16, 1765, Very Fine, rare use in Colonial Connecticut showing fee charged to convey mail to Norwich, which had no formal Royal Post service, see John Olenkiewicz article in The Connecticut Postal History Society Journal (August 1994) for information about the private posts to and from Norwich
E. 1,000-1,500
9,500