Lot
1412 
1787 (May 28) Boston Mass. to Newport R.I., docketed folded letter with perfect bold strike of "BOSTON" straightline on reverse and matching "28/MA" Franklin mark, manuscript "4" dwt rating for a double 60-100 mile letter, Extremely Fine and choice. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425
Lot
1413
1806 (Jun. 27) Boston Mass. to Portsmouth N.H., forwarded to Dover N.H., docketed folded cover with "Boston Ms Jun 27" cds and manuscript "10" cent rating for single 40-90 mile letter, forwarded with "Portsmouth N.H. / June 28" two-line postmark and manuscript "8" cent rating for less than 40 miles, a Very Fine forwarded use. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1414
(Boston) 1851 (c., Jan. 10) Boston Mass. to Orwigsburg Pa., folded cover with red "Boston Mass. Jan 10" cds and black "80" rate marker, additional manuscript "Overcharged 10cts" rating, F.-V.F. and rare domestic use of the "80" rate marker. Estimate $400 - 600.
The 80¢ rating with "Overcharged 10cts" notation indicates that the actual rate was 70¢ for seven-times the 10¢ rate per ½ oz. for over 300 miles. The addressee was a lawyer suggests that the contents may have been legal papers. The "80" rate marker is not recorded by Blake used in black and this use is exceedingly scarce on a non-west coast cover for the double 40¢ rate.
Lot
1415
Boston Postal History Collection, 1743-1870s, important collection of approximately 150 covers mounted on exhibit pages starting with Colonial manuscript and plenty of various "Boston" straightlines including 1743 "B 1/2" use to Newport R.I., 1744 "B 1/2" use to Newport R.I., 1746 "Bo 1/2" use to Newport R.I., 1748 "Bo 2/4" use to Newport R.I., 1766 "Bo 4" use to Philadelphia, 1768 incoming ship letter with forwarder's endorsement of Isaac Smith, 1773 with red "BOSTON" straightline to Philadelphia, 1783 olive "Boston" straightline to Portsmouth, 1787 "BOSTON" straightline to Portsmouth, 1793 "Boston" to Newburyport, good showing of ship mail including 1784 "Boston" straightline and ms. "Sh 16½" rating from Grenada to Saybrook (stain), 1796 "Boston" straightline and ms. "Sh 24" rating from France to Philadelphia, various cds styles including several 1801 Federal issued cds, one being a very nice "Ship" cover and red strikes in 1803, 1839 circa use with "Steam Boat 18¾" circular rating handstamp to Boston, a very unusual 1842 manuscript "Boston Sep. 8" postmark to New York, some railroad route agent cds including "Boston & Albany R.R.", "Boston & Fitchburg R.R." and "Boston & Maine R.R." etc., 1849 registered use to Philadelphia with blue "R" handstamp, 1850 Boston manuscript "80" cent rating to San Francisco, 1850 Boston "40" cent handstamp rating to San Francisco, 1850 Boston "Ship" and "22" cent rating handstamps on cover from Chile to New York, some small Boston Paids on #10s, etc., overall F.-V.F. with plenty of better clean usages throughout. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION WORTHY OF EXPANSION INTO AN AWARD WINNING EXHIBIT.
Realized: $2,500
Lot
1416
Boston Printed Circular Mail, 1851-1856, exhibit balance of 10 covers mounted on pages of stampless and stamped uses including 1851 with red "Boston 2cts 19 Nov" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp for a double rate of two circulars on one sheet, similar 1852 use with black "Boston 2cts 2 Jun" cds and red "Paid" handstamp for circular with enclosed business card, 1853 "Boston Paid" rimless datestamp endorsed "1 Newspaper Only", and 1855 endorsed "Circular & Card" prepaid by two #9 singles, and two circulars prepaid with #9 singles, etc., a clean and Very Fine exhibit group. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $325
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1417
Boston's Paid in Grid Cancels, 1851-1862, exhibit balance of 16 covers including July 3rd 1851 with #10A cancelled by magenta precursor grid cancel, July 11th with #10A tied by magenta small Boston Paid; July 28th 1851 with #10A tied by small Boston Paid, #15 tied by partial large Boston Paid on cover to San Francisco, #11A tied by large Boston Paid on cover to Canada, etc., F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $325
Lot
1418
"Cambridge Ms", manuscript postmark on two 1803, 1804 letters from same correspondence to Portland Me. with matching "12½" cent ratings, 1803 dated "Decr. 16" and 1804 dated "Feb. 29" leap year, some interesting content from student Samuel C. Thatcher reading in part, "I wish I could contradict your assertion that the honors of our country can be attained only by means, which only bad men will use. We have indeed 'fallin on evil days'…", clean and Very Fine pair, A Very Early pair of manuscript Cambridge Mass. postmarked letters, earlier than listed in A.S.C.C. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
Lot
1419
1795, 1796 Salem Mass., matched pair of "Paid" covers comprising 1795 "Salem / Nov. 18." two-line postmark with matching "Paid" straightline and manuscript "6" rating to Newburyport Mass., and 1796 red "Salem / Sep. 27." two-line postmark with matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "22" cent rating to Philadelphia Pa., an Extremely Fine pair of prepaid covers. Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1420
1796 (Oct. 8) Salem Mass. to Philadelphia Pa., folded cover with bold strike of orange red "Salem / Oct. 8." two-line postmark and manuscript "22" cent rating, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1421
Salem Mass. Point Hand "Paid" Handstamps, group of three different straightline pointing hand "Paid" handstamps comprising 1800 folded letter with red strike and manuscript "8" rating to Newburyport Mass., 1801 folded letter with similar black strike and manuscript "8" rating to Newburyport Mass.; and 1808 folded letter with red strike of large type and manuscript "12½" rating to Providence R.I., a Very Fine and remarkable trio of very early pointing hand handstamps. Estimate $500 - 750.