Sale 39: The Donald Thompson Collection of Stampless Covers

Lot 296    

East Granville Mass./FREE. Red straight line free frank postmark with "J. Colly P.M." postmaster signature, on 1844 folded letter to Springfield, Mass., with additional red "East Granville, Mass., Oct 4" double circle date stamp at left, Extremely Fine, a rare "Free" franking mark.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $650

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Lot 297    

East Granville Mass./FREE. Straight line free frank postmark with "J. Colly P.M." postmaster signature, on 1844 folded letter to New York Ciry, with matching "East Granville, Mass., May 23" double circle date stamp at left; some light toning, Very Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $375

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Lot 298    

East Granville, Mass./Dec. 26. Red double line cds on 1850 folded letter to Waverley, N.Y., matching fancy "Five Cents" in oval handstamp struck twice for the 10¢ rate; some light toning at edges, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $55

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Lot 299    

East Randolph, Mass. Bold cds with attached rates on two folded letters; 1831 letter with cds and "18¾" and "Paid" markings at right of date stamp (listing example in ASCC), to New York City, and 1832 letter with "12½" rate at right on date stamp, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 300    

East-Chelmsford, Mass./June 15. Red rimless oval postmark (rarity S/R 9) on 1825 folded letter to Grafton, Vt., manuscript "12½" rate, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $70

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Lot 301    

Edgartown. Manuscript postmark with "Ship 27" rate (double 12½¢ postage + 2¢ ship fee) on 1799 folded letter to Newburyport, Mass., "pr the Essex, Capt Stanwood" endorsement at lower left, letter datelined from London; faint toning along file fold at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $220

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Lot 302    

Enfield, Mass. Bold strike of fancy scroll postmark with manuscript date at center and "12½" rate at right, on 1831 folded letter to Lamprey River, N.H., Very Fine and choice, a gorgeous strike of this fancy postmark, the listing example in ASCC.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 303    

Enfield, Mass. Fancy scroll postmark in lavender with matching manuscript date at center and "12½" rate at right, on 1831 folded letter to New Market, N.H., Very Fine, a very rare postmark in lavender.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 304    

Enfield, Mass./Dec 20. Full fancy scroll date stamp in blue on 1836 folded letter to New York City, matching fancy "Free." in scroll handstamp and manuscript "E Jones Free" postmaster free frank above, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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Lot 305    

Ervings Grant/Jany 5th. Manuscript postmark (rarity S/R 9) and "10" rate on 1838 folded letter to Palmer, Mass.; slight smudge in address panel, otherwise Very Fine, one of two known manuscript postmarks from Ervings Grant.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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