Lot 3011
1793 Ship Letter with Clear Portsmouth Strike and Scarce Sh 10 Rate
5 Items
Mise à prix: $150
Estimation: $300 - $500
Sold For $150
"Portsmouth December 13" straightline on folded letter datelined "Petersburg Virginia Novem 18th 1793." Brought by non-contract ship from Petersburg to Portsmouth, Virginia and then carried to "OLD YORK/MASSACHUSSETS," now York, Maine.
10c rate: 4c ship letter fee + 6c for distance not over 30 miles.
This is a scarce and valuable cover with scarce rate and very nice strike of the Portsmouth straight line handstamp.
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Winter 2025 Sale Live Bidding.
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