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Auction 44

Lot 742

Westtown, 1853-67 (2¢) gold (Scott 145L2), applied (uncanceled) to back of envelope, with 3¢ (#65) on front tied by West Chester, PA cancel, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $60 - 80

Established in 1799 by Quakers in Chester, PA, authorities at the Westtown School decided in 1853 that all outgoing letters carried by stagecoach should require a fee of 2 cents. Prepaid stamps were placed on sale at the school and revenue from the sale of these stamps was used to pay a fee to students or community mail carriers who delivered letters to or from the nearest post office .

Realized $65

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