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Lot #: 3065
Red "New York Mar 2" cds with red "MAIL ROUTE" marking. Manuscript "18 3/4" on 1829 folded letter to Philadelphia. Folded letter datelined "New Orleans January the 26th 1829" relating to a shipment of 530 bales of cotton. Carried on "Brig Nereus" to New York. Placed in regular closed bag mail and rated "18 3/4" for 150-400 miles. Under an interpretation of the Mail Route fiction, no 2 cent ship fee was paid because the ship was deemed to have carried the mail under an "implied contract" with the post office department.
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Estimate:
$500
Category:
US Stampless, Mail Route Anomaly
Provenance:
Paige? Auction 3/2/52?
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