GREEN & RUSSELL'S BOSTON POST-BOY & ADVERTISER, June 18, 1759  

* Very rare Colonial publication
* French and Indian War era 

This is one of the less common colonial titles we have offered. A very handsome masthead with two ornate engravings, one of a sailing ship & the other of a horse-mounted post boy delivering the news.
Page 2 has reports from various American cities, including one item: "We hear from Albany that General Amherst, having received an express...from General Wolfe, immediately ordered all the troops...to hold themselves in readiness to march...the whole army had...march'd...from Albany for Lake George...Four vessels of force are building upon Lake George...that a number of carpenters, being on their way to Oswego, were attacked by a large party of the enemy...".
Additional French & Indian War reports are on page 3 as well, as seen in the photos.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various foxing throughout and minor wear. Generally in nice condition.

Background: This 1759 issue of Green & Russell's Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser is a genuinely rare colonial imprint, owing to its incredibly narrow publishing window, small production scale, and the scarcity of pre-1760 American newspapers. While iterations of the Post-Boy ran for decades, the specific title utilizing the "Green & Russell" moniker existed only for a brief four-year period between January 1, 1759, and May 1763, making this June 1759 edition an exceptionally early survivor. Because mid-century colonial presses operated on incredibly low print runs—often producing only a few hundred copies per week for local subscribers—and paper was frequently recycled or destroyed, very few intact copies escaped institutional archives like the American Antiquarian Society. Furthermore, its rarity is heightened among collectors by its highly desirable, ornate masthead featuring dual woodcut engravings of a sailing ship and a horse-mounted post-boy, which often degraded quickly during press runs, making a well-preserved, crisp strike from this specific, short-lived Loyalist publication highly uncommon on the open market.