Post Your Nice Stampless Covers For Every One To Enjoy.

I love this stuff. Am I seeing correctly, the cover above is free franked?

Yes, it was free-franked by Hugh White, member of Congress between March of 1845 and March of 1851. The cover was carried from Washington, DC by train as loose mail. The Baltimore R.R. straightline was applied north of Baltimore to indicate origin and the NY cds was applied because this is where the cover 'entered the mails.' The cover was sent on to Utica via Hudson because the Hudson river was frozen at this time of year and the steamboat could go no further. The Hudson cds is a transit marking recording the cover being transferred to stagecoach for the final leg of the journey.

Forgive the Hudson, NY overkill, but I'm remounting my exhibit so I have all of these images handy...

Here is a few of mine. I have more but this is enough for now I think?

Jersey Shore stampless cover with paid strike.

obverse:



Reverse:



Jersey Shore, PA stampless Red CDS



Lock Haven, PA stampless

Obverse:



Reverse: (unfolded)



Williamsport, PA. Stampless with PAID marking.



Jersey Shore, PA. Stampless inverted NOV. (month) slug



Taunton Mass. Stampless Red CDS



"Ship Burgundy" (Captain Rockett) lots of stuff going on here
A link to the original post-more info. It's pre 1848.

https://goscf.com/t/30792&whichpage...mpless,cover



Norristown, PA. to Jersey Shore PA.

Front:



contents:



link to post: https://goscf.com/t/39021&SearchTer...mpless,cover


These are more recent stampless covers and I have a slew of them but don't that much about them. These was from a family member (mine) to another.

https://goscf.com/t/36420&SearchTer...mpless,cover

Here is one from Lewistown, PA. with a rate change overstamp. 10 over 5

Here is one that got sent to the wrong city, originally sent to New Haven Vermont, accidentally sent to New Haven CT.





Steamboat stampless

A personal favorite from my Ohio collection - the only reported Urbana straightline, from 1815, with military connections to boot. The free franking privilege is for the recipient (paymaster of the US army) but the sender signed as well and endorsed "on public service."

I_Love_Stamps...That is a fabulous 1793 letter in that cover..wow
And obviously written in quill pen.

Not a letter, but a likely a report from a surveyor or title insurer to an attorney providing draft legal descriptions of two different parcels, probably of use in the sale of real estate.
Also includes the chain of title and encumbrances for each.

And it's from the 1840's not 1793 sorry. Thank you for the compliment though!

I_Love_Stamps...No problem about the date..Still a wonderful piece of history.
Robert