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MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York
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Lot #: 3070

MAIL ROUTE marking, 1829 Folded Letter to New York

Endorsed "Consignee" for Free Postage

Red "MAIL ROUTE" on folded letter datelined May 3, 1829 to New York. Manuscript "Consignee" and "per Hannibal."

The Mail Route fiction did not affect letters that would have traveled free of postage and the ship fee under the old system. This letter was carried on the non-contract ship "Hannibal" and was Free as a Consignee letter.

Opening: $120
Estimate: $200 - $400
Category: US Stampless, Mail Route Anomaly
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