EARLY TRANSATLANTIC MAIL SENT EARLY ON THE WAR OF INDEPENDEN...
EARLY TRANSATLANTIC MAIL SENT EARLY ON THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE; July (?) 1775 E (small faults) to London (to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) datelined at Lancaster (PA) by Rev. Graham with a fair strike of the curved "BRISTOL" h.s. and a London Bishop mark on rear and rated '7'(d) on front. Sent in the very early stages of the War and prior to any disruption to the mails. Sold in a NY Dec. 2017 sale for $US950.Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RELIGION
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EARLY TRANSATLANTIC MAIL SENT EARLY ON THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE; July (?) 1775 E (small faults) to London (to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) datelined at Lancaster (PA) by Rev. Graham with a fair strike of the curved "BRISTOL" h.s. and a London Bishop mark on rear and rated '7'(d) on front. Sent in the very early stages of the War and prior to any disruption to the mails. Sold in a NY Dec. 2017 sale for $US950.Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RELIGION