Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017
Category — Colonial thru 1800
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3059
Boston to Philadelphia, 1750's, "Bsh 7.16". Manuscript ship-letter postmark and rate (7dwt plus 16gr ship fee) on undated folded cover from unknown overseas origin to John Reynell in Philadelphia, endorsed "pr The Recovery Capt. Robinson via Boston" at bottom, fresh and Very Fine, the recipient (1708-1784) was a prominent Quaker merchant and pro-British sympathizer, ex Historical Society of Pennsylvania
E. 400-500
225