Great Britain Queen Victoria

Lot 3 Great Britain Queen Victoria

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Great Britain (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Britain! Bestow This Boon, and Be in Blessing Blest. Myers & Co. illustrated design on cover to anti-slavery activist Amy Post in Rochester, N.Y., light "Whitehaven, Oc 26, 1849" origin cds with manuscript "P 1/-" rating red "5 Cents" credit handstamp, red "Boston, Br. Packet, Paid, Nov 10" entry cds and matching "24" rating handstamp, with original enclosure with interesting content including mentioning emancipation; cover aging and nick at top, F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400. Amy Post became active in the anti-slavery movement in Rochester soon after she arrived in the city. She signed a petition against slavery in 1837, and her home, a busy station on the Underground Railroad, sometimes housed between ten and twenty fugitive slaves per night. A host of anti-slavery lecturers also stayed with her when they came to Rochester to speak. These guests included William Lloyd Garrison, William C. Nell, Abby Kelley, and Frederick Douglass