Lot 184
Wantons' Flo/Febry 20. Clear strike of red two-line date stamp with matching "FREE" handstamp (type Va) on 1828 folded letter to Adjutant General Col. R. Jones in Washington D.C., "On Service" endorsement at top, letter datelined from Fort King, Very Fine, one of two known examples of this postmark and the only known in combination with the "Free" handstamp.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,300