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Post by jamesw on Mar 29, 2015 20:25:50 GMT
Just back from the Old Book and Paper Show in Toronto. Tried to be more selective this trip, as I find prices seem to be going up (a victim of it's own success, I think), but I think I did well. This is by far the nicest thing I got today. A folded stamp less letter sent from Newton New Jersey ( I think) though the cover also sites Lewiston New York). Green receiver cancel at Queenston dated Dec. 16 1834. Postage is written 5 in black ink.  The writer George H.W. Carter (again, I think, the handwriting is difficult to decipher in spots) writes to Andrew Rorback about family (his daughter has just died at the age of 18 months) and other friends. He asks about other friends and asks if they 'ever talk of coming to Yankee land'. |
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Post by jamesw on Mar 29, 2015 21:10:26 GMT
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Post by jimjung on May 17, 2015 14:27:12 GMT
Via Lewiston N York refers to the border crossing. Queenston was the Post Office at that border crossing. The origin might be in the upper right of the first page of the letter, written as the town by the writer.
But very nice find. I didn`t realize that they sold stampless letters at that show. I`ll have to try to go one time.
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Post by jamesw on May 22, 2015 1:29:29 GMT
Did I say the Old Book and Paper Show? No, um, it wasn't that. Uhhh, it was theeeeeeee, uh, 'Stampless Cover and Kind of Used Newspaper Sale', that's held across town...just happened to be on the same day this year. Ya, that's it. You'll wanna go THERE next year!
**you think he bought it?**
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Post by jamesw on Sept 25, 2016 1:07:11 GMT
I'm revisiting this folded letter over a year after the original post. I had mentioned the postage rate written in black ink as a 5. That was then and this is now. My understanding these days is that either 5ยข or 5d cy would not have covered the postage on either side of the border. So what I see now, written at the top is FREE and that the sender lists himself as PM Newton NJ. So....Mr Geo. H.W. Carter is, er, was the Post Master of the town! (I've not been able to find a listing of Post masters for Newton in 1834, so I'll have to take his word for it). Mr Carter has used is PM's privilege to send a letter free to his friend Mr Rorback in Stamford U.C. So, what is the 5? OR is it a 5? Looking at the cover again, I think it may actually read 2d, which would cover the ferriage rate across the Niagara River.  What do you all think??? |
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 25, 2016 2:49:09 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Sept 25, 2016 3:06:28 GMT
Brilliant Steve. That's the guy!
Many thanks.
What a great forum this is!!!!1
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Post by jimjung on Sept 25, 2016 12:34:20 GMT
Since the postage was Free, I'd say it was a 2d for the Ferriage payment to the boat across the Niagara. I'm thinking that the boat was not part of the PO so this was not Free.
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Post by jamesw on Sept 29, 2016 1:52:11 GMT
Yes, that's exactly what I thought Jim.
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