Lot 1155
Alexander Hamilton, free frank endorsement "Free, Secy of the Treasury" by Alexander Hamilton and Philadelphia "27 IV" Franklin mark on 1793 folded cover to Samuel R. Gerry, Collector at Marblehead Mass.; some fold toning, Fine and scarce version of the Hamilton free frank as Secretary of the Treasury.Estimate $500 - 750.
In 1777, Alexander Hamilton became General George Washington's assistant. In 1788, he convinced New Yorkers to agree to ratify the U.S Constitution. He then served as the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury, from 1789 to 1795. On July 12, 1804, in New York City, Hamilton died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during a duel with Aaron Burr.
Thomas Lera wrote an interesting article illustrating a similar style Hamilton free frank as Fig. 1 in the Collectors Club Philatelist (Vol. 90, No. 1 Jan.-Feb. 2011) on pages 53-54.
Realized: $800