Lot
509 
Full Rigged Ship in octagon. Full strike in red with matching "Phila, 29 Jun" octagon date stamp on 1835 incoming folded letter from Batavia, Java to Boston, Mass., manuscript "39½" rate (double 18¾¢ rate plus 2¢ ship fee), reverse with green oval "Forward. By, Pairo Stricker & Co., Batavia" handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, one of two examples of this maritime marking in combination with a Batavia forwarder. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,700