1836 - 18¾¢ Domestic Steamboat Rate |
Spanish Pistareen |
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1 July 1836 New York to Boston by contract steamboat, entered mails in Boston with "Steamboat 18 ¾" handstamp incorporating domestic rate |
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In 1836, contract mail service between New York City and Boston utilized steamboats across Long Island Sound. The postal rate was the same as if carried by land, but a special handstamp was used at Boston. |
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1766 Spain 2 reales (cross pistareen) minted in Madrid |
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| Silver coins minted in Spain contained approximately 20% less silver than coins of the same denomination minted in the Spanish Dominions. The 2 reales coins, called "pistareens," were valued in commerce between 16¢ and 20¢ and continued in wide circulation well into the late 1850's. Examples such as the one above were easily distinguished by the cross design. |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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