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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
datestamp with circled "Ship 5" handstamp on cover to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Steward via New Haven", very fine
datestamp with "Ship" in hull handstamp on folded letter from Barbados to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, endorsed "p Antelope via New York", bold "10" handstamp and circled "12" rerated to "6", "United States" in oval of St. John, Digby and Yarmouth backstamps, very fine and scarce, ex-Allen
datestamp with circled "Ship 5" handstamp on folded letter from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City, endorsed "Via New Haven", blue "L. Toro & Co. Ponce, P.R." oval handstamp with manuscript "forwarded by", very fine and attractive
datestamp with straight line "Ship" and circled "Ship 5" handstamps on folded letter from Mayaguez, Brazil to New York City, endorsed "Via de Para", very fine
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datestamp with "Ship" in oval and "12" rate handstamps on folded letter from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City, blue double circle "Forwarded by L. Toro & Co. Ponce P.R." handstamp, very fine double rate cover
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datestamp with matching "Ship" in oval on folded letter from Arroyo, Puerto Rico to Boston, manuscript "16" and "12" rates presumably corrected with "8" handstamp of Boston, very fine
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datestamp with "Ship" in oval and "6" rate handstamps on folded letter from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City, blue oval "Forwarded by L. Toto & Co Ponce P.R." handstamp, very fine
seven covers ranging from 1802/1860s, better items including 1821 red "Ship" in hull handstamp and 1853 strike in black, also circled "Ship 5" and "Ship" in oval, fine to very fine, an attractive group
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straightline datestamp with manuscript "Sh 12" rate on folded letter from Dominica to Newport, Rhode Island, very fine and scarce, the listing example in the ASCC
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manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 19" rate on folded letter from Antigua to Portland, Maine, endorsed "p Cap. Mather", very fine
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manuscript postmark with "Sh 14½" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France to New York City, endorsed "Favour by Cap't Chapman", very fine
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red straightline "Ship*" handstamp with manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and attractive unlisted marking