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Lot 869 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022approximately 75 covers many of which are written up on exhibit pages, adhesives including LO2 on cover with 26 from Washington (untied), LO2 tied on local Cincinnati cover, 1LB2, 1LB8, 1LB9, 3LB2 (2), 6LB5, and 6LB10 (faults), as well as various markings including a New Orleans blue snow shovel and "Car.2" in oval, New York red "City Despatch Post" circle, Philadelphia black "U.S. Penny Mail" octagon, also covers from Richmond and St. Louis, a huge variety of uses including from-the-mails, to-the-mails, drop letters, etc., some faults to be expected but mostly fine or better, an extraordinary foundational collection for someone looking to learn more about carrier service in the mid-19th Century, Mr. Roth's accompanying notes take away a lot of the guesswork and provide a fantastic starting point for further research, we highly recommend viewing scans of the entire collection on our website H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 789 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 20221787 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia with straightline "Baltimore Dec. 2" datestamp, very fineIn September 1785, Congress instructed the Postmaster General to establish contract stage coach routes from Portsmouth, Maine to Savannah, Georgia. After a reluctant start, in 1787 Postmaster General Hazard entered into contracts with stage lines to service both main post routes and many cross-routes. One such route covered the mail from Philadelphia to Baltimore, in both directions, and involved the use of a stage boat to cross the Delaware River. The contract for this stage route was held by Messrs. Inslip & Cumming, who also held the contract to carry the mail between New York City and Philadelphia. Under the Philadelphia to Baltimore contract, Inslip & Cumming were required to make five trips per week in each direction. H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 806 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 20221852 folded letter sheet addressed to stage agent in Nashville, Tennessee, "Lawrenceburg Tenn Feb 8" datestamp with manuscript "5" rate, folded to display contents, very fine H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 773 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022folded letter addressed to Portsmouth datelined "Boston 19 Sept 1786", endorsed "P stage", fine, this letter was carried outside-the-mails on the stage line established in 1784 by John Stavers, running between Portsmouth and Boston H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 784 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022folded letter sheet addressed to Hidestown, New Jersey datelined "Philadelphia 5 June 90" and endorsed "Stage", very fine, this letter would have been carried via either the Burlington or the Bordentown stage who competed over the same route H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 800 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 20221811 folded letter to Somerville, New Jersey, red "New-York Aug 14" datestamp, manuscript "10" rate, endorsed "Swiftsure", very fine, this is one of five reported covers endorsed with the Swift Sure name, ex-KramerThe Swift-Sure Stage Line commenced business on June 28, 1799, running stages daily between New York City and Philadelphia along the shorter Old York Road route as a quicker alternative to the Burlington Stage and the Bordentown Stage lines. In 1807, the Old York Road route was declared a post road by Congress. On April 28, 1810, the Swift Sure Line received the mail contract for this route. The Line held the mail contract until 1837 when the contract was given to the railroad. Swift-Sure advertised being the fastest of the passenger stage coaches, making the journey in around 30 hours. H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 768 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022two folded letters from the same correspondence, each with straightline "NLondon" postmark (July 14, 1799 and March 24, 1801), manuscript "8" due rating for a distance under 40 miles, endorsed "Stage", both very fine, these covers were carried along the Lower Post Road from New London to Saybrook, Connecticut following the coastal, shore route H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 795 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022three 1797 folded letters from the same correspondence sent from Mount Holly, New Jersey to Philadelphia, each endorsed "Care of the Stage", fine to very fine H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 779 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 20221789 folded letter to New York City with "Albany :2" straightline handstamp and manuscript "1/" rate, light foxing, very fine, this handstamp was a private mail marking used by Van Wyck's stage line on mail originating at Albany and not one used by the post office H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
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 Lot 790 - u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 20221788 folded letter originating in Scotland and addressed to Philadelphia, straightline "New York nov 4" datestamp, manuscript "1.8" rate, bit damaged after such a long journey but still fine appearanceThis cover was carried to the United States from Scotland by private ship, entering the United States mails at New York. The mail from New York arrived in Philadelphia via stage every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The stages made their way to Indian Queen Tavern at 15 South Fourth Street and the George Tavern on the corner of Second and Mulberry Streets before finally going on to the Philadelphia Post Office. H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022u.s. postal history Stampless Covers - General |
