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July 2023
United States Postal History
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- (-) Remove The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship." and manuscript "12" rate on folded lettersheet to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, forwarded to Dover with two-line "Portsmouth N.H. May 22" datestamp and "8" due, very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Lisbon, Portugal to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine, ex-White
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20½" rate on folded letter from Havre de Grace, France to the French Consul in New Haven, Connecticut, forwarded to Boston via New York City with 18½c postage totaled to 39c, very fine and scarce
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "52" rate on June 21, 1822 folded letter from Batavia, Java to Baltimore, Maryland, fine, ex-White
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "8" rate on July 22, 1823 folded letter from Batavia, Java to Boston, very fine
datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Baltimore, Maryland, very fine, unlisted "Ship" handstamp
black straightline handstamp with manuscript "6" port of entry rate on incoming August 4, 1830 folded letter from St. Helena, endorsed "pr Francis, Cap't Williams", very fine, ex-White
red straightline handstamp with manuscript "6" port of entry rate on folded letter datelined "China Sea, Sept'r 8th, 1835", endorsed "pr Emerald", very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20¾" rate on September 26, 1836 folded letter from Bombay, India to Adams, New York, endorsed "Capt. Smith, Ship Cherokee", very fine
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on January 4, 1845 folded letter from Penang, Malaysia to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, endorsed "per Bark Three Brothers", very fine, ex-White
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "7" rate on folded letter from Penang, Malaysia to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, endorsed "pr Brk Three Brothers", very fine, ex-White
datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "5" rate handstamps on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Lanman & Co. in New York City, very fine, ex-White