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Sale 55: United States Postal History

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Lot 1978    

[Slavery] [Slavery in Missouri] Springfield Mo. Jul 30, cds ties 1852, 3¢ dull red, huge margins, on buff cover to Henderson Ky., original letter datelined "Springfield Mo., July 28th 1856" about reneging on a land deal and trading land for slaves: "You say you will give me a better trade than January offered, this is very uncertain, when you talk about a negro girl, you should give a description, age, size, and qualities, etc., You talk very indefinitely about it, there is no Negro girl in the United States worth Twelve hundred dollars; Eight hundred is a big price for a likely girl from 12 to 18 years of age. I hope by the next time I see you, you will be in a better humor, and we will talk it over, it will be all right in a hundred years from now."; some cover faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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