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
1994
(Annapolis Md., 1761) "Ann 4dwt 16". Manuscript postmark with 4dwt 16gr ship-letter rate on Sep. 6, 1761 folded letter from Madeira to Thomas Newton in New York City, manuscript "2/" due in local currency, slight wear and splitting along folds, lightly cleaned, Very Fine, scarce British Colonial port-of-entry marking, the letter concerns various business matters but also mentions "Slaves in great demand", ex Haas
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300