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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
![Image for Sh 4 [Portland, Maine,1794],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761135.jpg?itok=dRoCaR3G)
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manuscript "Sh 4" port of entry rate on February 10, 1794 folded letter from Barbados to Casco Bay, Maine, very fine, ex-Hazelton
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manuscript postmark with "Sh 20" rate on folded lettersheet to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, endorsed "p Venus", very fine, ex-Lovey
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datestamp with manuscript "Sh 22" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France addressed "Passenger on Board the Brig Belisarius, Cap't Homes" in New York City", endorsed "favour Cap't Brown, Schooner Lucretia", very fine
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datestamp with manuscript "Sh 42" on folded letter from Bordeaux, France to Philadelphia, fine
![Image for Portland June 3 [1807],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761155.jpg?itok=Rb1jZF12)
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datestamp with manuscript "Sh 12" rate on folded lettersheet to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, endorsed "Cap't Salter, Ship Eliza, Portland", very fine
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red octagonal datestamp with matching "Ship" in oval handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on folded lettersheet to Columbia, South Carolina, endorsed "P Faber" on reverse, very fine, the only known example of this "Ship" in oval marking
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "12" rate handstamps on folded letter from New Brunswick to Philadelphia, very fine, a checkmark though the "12" handstamp indicates carriage by Favor's Express
two folded letters from Saint John, New Brunswick to New York City via Portland, first dated January 20, 1851 with red "Portland Me. 23 Jan" datestamp and matching "Ship" and "12" handstamps; second dated July 29, 1852 with black "Portland Me. Jul 31" datestamp and matching "Ship" and "7" handstamps, very fine pair
![Image for Portland Me 5 24 Feb [1857],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762708.jpg?itok=CXLIN7A4)
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datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp on cover from Le Havre, France to Philadelphia, endorsed "P Steamer of 11th February from Liverpool", franked with France 80c Lake, French and British markings including crowned "Ship Letter London Fe 10 1857", very fine, ex-Hazelton
![Image for Portland Me 5 Mar 23 [1859],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762861.jpg?itok=B8xGbVGb)
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datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "6" rate on folded letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Nova Scotian S.S." (Allan Line), red "Paid Liverpool 8 Mr 59" origin postmark, black crowned "Ship Letter Liverpool Mr 9 1859" backstamp, very fine
![Image for Ship [Portland, Maine, 1867],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762703.jpg?itok=cxjI_5xs)
![Image for Ship [Portland, Maine, 1867],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762703-2.jpg?itok=g7V5gw2K)
straightline handstamp with matching "2" in circle on July 12, 1861 folded letter from St. John's, Puerto Rico, endorsed "Lucy W. Alexander", fine, rate apparently applied in error
17 covers ranging from 1805/1865, mostly Caribbean origins, includes 1827 manuscript postmark, several different "Ship" markings in blue, black, and red, fine to very fine, an interesting and useful group