Lot 2105
July 1, 1845, Green Berryville, VA Handstamp and Matching "PAID" Straightline on Court Summons
First Day of 5c Rate
起拍价: $300
Estimate: $600 - $800
Court summons mailed July 1, 1845, on the first day of the new 5c standard rate for a 1/2 oz. letter traveling less than 300 miles, postmarked with a green JUL 1 BERRYVILLE, VA circular date stamp and matching “PAID” straightline. The folded legal document is addressed to the Clerk of the Court of Clarke County. A notation was made on reverse of the summons by the deputy sheriff, "Executed by leaving a copy at the home of the within witness". The summons was refolded, sealed, and mailed to the Clerk of the Court in Berryville. Postmarked with a red Charles Town, VA circular datestamp and manuscript "July 24" and "5" (due), the postage to be collected from addressee.
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The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 | June 26-28
Sale 28: U.S. & Worldwide Stampless Postal History, and 18th Century American Historical Documents — Friday, June 26, 2026 | 3pm EST, 12pm PST
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
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