Lot
1623 
Alaqua, Fld./6th Oct., type I manuscript postmark with "Free" marked out and replaced with an "18¾" rate on reverse of 1826 folded letter to Tallahassee; cover separated at folds and re-attached, Fine, The earliest recorded Alaqua marking, ex Thompson. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
1624
Alligator, E.F./13th Nov 1833, type I manuscript postmark and "12½" rate on folded letter sheet to Tallahassee; light allover toning, otherwise Very Fine, The Earliest Recorded Alligator Territorial Cover and The Only One in Private Hands, ex Thompson. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
1625
Alligator F/My 22nd, type VI manuscript postmark and "Paid 10" on 1851 folded letter to New York; partially separated along vertical file fold at top, Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
1626
Apalachicola F.Ty. Jun 12, fine strike of type III cds in black with matching type b "Paid" and manuscript "25" on 1835 transatlantic folded letter to England, boxed "Portsmouth Ship Letter" and red July 20 receiver on reverse, Very Fine, The earlier of two recorded type IIIb combinations in black, ex Light. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350
Lot
1627
Apalachicola/F.Ty., group of three folded letters, all with type III cds's in red: 1840 with type b "Paid" and manuscript "25", 1843 with type D "25", and 1847 with type F "X", a nice, clean F.-V.F. lot. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125
Lot
1628
Apalachicola F.Ty. Mar 2, type III cds in red with matching type B "25" on 1845 folded partly-printed Apalachicola Customs form to Bath, Me., Very Fine, The latest recorded pre-statehood type IIIB combination. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1629
Apalachicola F.Ty. Apr 8, type III cds in red with matching type C "2" handstamp on 1846 folded Apalachicola Prices-Current to Fall River, Mass., Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
1630
Apalachicola F.Ty. Jul 19, bold strike of red forwarding cds on 1847 incoming transatlantic folded letter from Le Havre, France; transit markings of Southampton, London, and Liverpool with various paid markings, red Boston exchange office cds and collect "12" handstamp; letter was forwarded from Apalachicola to Augusta, Ga. with ms. "ford 10/22"; ink erosion in forwarding markings, Fine and colorful, ex Ted Light. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot
1631
Apalachicola, F. Ty., Apr 3., clear strike of cds in red (type IIId) with matching straightline "Paid" and "3" rating handstamps on a 1848 prices current to Providence, R.I., clean and Very Fine, A scarce usage of this "Paid" handstamp (5-10 known). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $55
Lot
1632
Apalachicola F.Ty. Apr 8, mostly complete type III cds in red with matching "Paid" (unlisted type in backward-slanting caps) and type G "10" on folded cover to New York, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.