Lot 5005
1780 Stampless Folded Letter, Hamburg, Germany to Boston via Amsterdam
Privately Carried Through American Privateer Blockade
Mise à prix: $250
Estimation: $500 - $600
Statut : Invendu
Folded printed notice of a business partnership, datelined “Hamburg the 2d June 1780,” and privately forwarded via Amsterdam with manuscript notation on flap: “Amsterdam July 10, 1780 per cover of Y.m.h.s. John de Newfield & Son.” Addressed to Mr. William Vernon in Boston with no postal markings or rates, privately carried through the American privateer blockade during the Revolutionary War.
Informations sur la vente
Winter 2026 Sale | March 20-22
Sale 24 – U.S. Stampless — Sunday, March 22, 1:00 PM EST | 10:00 AM PST
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