1791 Stampless Folded Letter, Baltimore to Philadelphia, Straightline "BALTIMORE, JAN 9.", Manuscript "8" dwt Quadruple Rate
Straightline "BALTIMORE, JAN 9." on 1791 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "8" dwt. Quadruple-rate letter.
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
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Jun 26, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
Friday Jun 26, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.
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Lot #2051 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #2052 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1791 Stampless Folded Letter, Baltimore to Providence, Straightline "BALTIMORE, FEB 13", Manuscript "3.8" dwt Rate
Straightline "BALTIMORE, FEB 13" on 1791 folded letter sheet to Providence, Rhode Island. Manuscript rate "3.8" (3 dwt 8 gr).
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2053 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1791 Stampless Folded Letter, Charleston to Philadelphia via Baltimore, Straightline "BALTIMORE, FEB 16", Manuscript "Sh 2.16" Rate
Straightline "BALTIMORE, FEB 16" on 1791 folded letter datelined "Charleston February 5th 1791" (South Carolina) to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "sh 2.16" in shillings notation. File fold through handstamp; otherwise Very Fine.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2054 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1791 Stampless Folded Letter, Charleston, South Carolina to Ghent, Belgium, Forwarded at Rotterdam, with Antwerp "H" Entry Handstamp Rare Early Mail to Belgium
Stampless folded bankruptcy notice datelined Charleston, August 10, 1791, addressed to Mr. John Hamelot, Gend (Ghent). The letter was privately carried from Charleston to Holland, forwarded at Rotterdam on December 16, 1791 by Rocquetten Elsevier, a forwarding agent recorded by...
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2055 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1792 Stampless Folded Letter, Baltimore to Philadelphia, Straightline "BALT JULY 8", Manuscript "12 1/2" Cent Rate
Straightline "BALT JULY 8" on 1792 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "12 1/2" cents.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2056 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1792 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Newbury, Franklin Mark, Manuscript "6" dwt Double Rate
Folded letter sheet dated March 15, 1792, from Philadelphia to Newbury, Massachusetts. Manuscript rate "6" dwt. Franklin Mark, rated for double weight.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2057 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1792 Stampless Folded Letter, Boston to Danvers, Straightline "BOSTON" with "Paid" Handstamp and Franklin Mark, Rated 6c Very Fine and Choice
Bold straightline "BOSTON" with matching straightline "Paid" handstamp (BPM 169 & 148) on 1792 folded letter to Danvers. Manuscript "6 pd" rate and "21 NO" Franklin marking.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2058 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1792 Stampless Folded Letter, New Bern, North Carolina to Philadelphia, Numeral "4" Cents Due Handstamp Very Early Usage of this Pre-GPU Postmark
11.5 mm numeral "4" handstamp on coastal ship letter docketed "New Bern 1792" addressed to Mrs. Sally Attmore, Philadelphia. Manuscript carriage endorsement at lower left "Favor'd by Dr. Smallwood."
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2059 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1793 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Rated 6c Paid
Folded letter sheet from Philadelphia to Wilmington with manuscript rate "6" and "Paid" notation.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2060 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1794 Stampless Folded Letter, Georgetown, South Carolina to Boston, Straightline "Geo.Town Feby 10", Paid 25c Rate
Straightline "Geo.Town Feby 10" on folded letter sheet to Boston. Marked paid at 25c.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2061 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1794 Stampless Folded Letter, Wells to Boston, Manuscript "Wells", Rated 10c
Manuscript "Wells" on folded letter sheet to Boston. Manuscript rate "10" cents.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2062 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
Circa 1794 Stampless Folded Cover Sheet, Charleston to Philadelphia, Numeral "4" Cents Due Handstamp, Carried Aboard the "Mohawk"
10.5 mm numeral "4" handstamp on coastal ship letter originating at Charleston, South Carolina and endorsed at lower left "P. the Mohawk." Carried as a coastal ship letter aboard the Mohawk, a vessel documented in the period as trading between Philadelphia and Charleston with occasional voyages to London....
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2063 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1795 Stampless Ship Letter, Paris to Saybrook via New York, Straightline "NY APR*3", Manuscript "Sh 29" Double Rate
New York straightline "NY APR*3" on folded letter from Paris, forwarded through New York to Saybrook, Connecticut. Manuscript rate "Sh 29" in shillings notation. Transatlantic ship letter. Double rate with ship fee.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2064 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1795 Stampless Folded Letter, Lansingburgh to Albany, Straightline "LANSINGSURGH", Rated 6c
Complete straightline "LANSINGBURGH" (37x5mm) on 1795 folded letter sheet to Albany. Manuscript rate "6". Business letter. Fine to Very Fine.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2065 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1795 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Albany Pier, New York, Manuscript "10", "20 IV" Franklin Mark Marginal Note Reports the Arrival of the Irish Patriot Archibald Hamilton Rowan from France
Stampless folded letter datelined Philadelphia, July 20, 1795, addressed to Captain William Van Ingen, Albany Pier, New York. Manuscript "10" rate marking. Letter signed by John I. Glen, a clerk in the Treasury Department under Secretary...
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2066 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Folded Letter, New York Straightline, Charleston to Portsmouth, Rated 24c
Partial "New York" straightline on folded letter to Portsmouth, NH. Datelined Charleston, SC March 26, 1796. Rated : Sh 24. 20c for the distance from NYC to Portsmouth + 2c Ship captain's fee. Addressed to Samuel Hale.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2067 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Boston Straightline, Charleston to Dover, Rated Sh 14
Boston straightline with matching "17 AP" circular datestamp on folded letter to Dover, NH. Manuscript "Sh 14" and "Per Shooner Isabella." Rated 10c for 60-100 miles from Boston to Dover + 4c ship fee. Addressed to Samuel Hale.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2068 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Charleston to Wilmington Then Corrected to Edenton, Straightline "Chaston Feb 12*", Rated 20c Very Fine
Straightline "Chaston Feb 12*" on circa 1796 folded letter sheet to Edenton, North Carolina. Manuscript rate "20" cents. Addressed to Samuel Johnston, who was a prominent Revolutionary-era statesman who served as governor of North Carolina (1787–1789) and later as one of the state's first U.S. senators
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2069 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Savannah to Philadelphia to New York, Straightline "Savh 28 June", Manuscript "70" Overated
Straightline "Savh 28 June" on folded letter sheet from Savannah, forwarded from Philadelphia to New York. Manuscript rate "70" cents. Double rate with forwarding charge. Overated.
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #2070 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Richmond to Edenton, Straightline "RICHM'D Jan 26, 1796", Rated 15c
Straightline "RICHM'D Jan 26, 1796" on folded letter sheet to Edenton, North Carolina. Manuscript rate "15" cents.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2071 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Richmond to Philadelphia, Straightline "RICHM'D. June 13, 1796", Manuscript "40" Double Rate
Year-dated straightline "RICHM'D. June 13, 1796" between two lines on 1796 folded letter to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "40" cents. Double rate. Light file fold through postmark; otherwise Very Fine.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2072 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, Portsmouth to Newburyport, "PORTSMOUTH/August 3" Two-Line Handstamp, "Paid" with Manuscript "6" Rate
Handstruck "PORTSMOUTH/August 3" on folded letter sheet to Newburyport. "Paid" with Manuscript "6" Rate.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2073 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1796 Stampless Folded Letter, New York to Albany, Straightline "N*York SEPT 26", "FREE" Straightline, Rerated to 15c Scarce "FREE" and "PAID" Combination
Straightline "N*York SEPT 26" on folded letter sheet to Albany. Manuscript Unusual combination of the "PAID" and "FREE" straightlines. Apparently the Postmaster had second thoughts about the FREE at the time of posting.
The letter is addressed to Simeon De Witt who was a...
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2074 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1797 Stampless Ship Letter, Orange-Red New York Clamshell, Amsterdam to Philadelphia via New York, Manuscript "Sh 24" Double Rate Scarce Ship Letter from Amsterdam with Orange-Red Clamshell
NEW YORK / APR 13" orange-red New York clamshell marking on folded letter from Amsterdam, forwarded to Philadelphia. Manuscript rate "Sh 24" for double-rate ship letter.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #2075 - U.S. Stampless U.S. 18th Century
1797 Stampless Folded Letter, Richmond to New York, Straightline "RICHMOND Oct 11, 1797", Rated 22c
Straightline "RICHMOND Oct 11, 1797" on folded letter sheet to New York. Manuscript rate "22" cents.
Price: $ 150.00
