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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
January 27, 1789 folded letter from Waterford, Ireland to New York City, straightline "Waterford" handstamp and "Post Paid" in circle, manuscript "1/6" rate, fine and scarce
bold strike of straightline postmark with manuscript "Ship 2" rate on December 7, 1789 folded letter from Le Havre, France to Philadelphia, manuscript New York forwarder notation on reverse, extremely fine, a beautiful early incoming ship letter, 2dwt was converted to "1/-" local currency in Philadelphia
straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 19" on March 26, 1792 folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Albany, New York, very fine, postmarked during the first week of the United States Post Office which was established June 1, 1792, ex-Lounsbery
straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 64" rate on folded letter from London to Newburyport, Massachusetts, endorsed "p Ohio via New York", very fine triple-rate cover
manuscript rate on 1793 folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, red "Paid Se 5 93" handstamp, carried by Falmouth Packet Chesterfield to New York City, fine
manuscript port of entry rate on February 5, 1796 folded letter from Wakefield, England to New York, very fine
straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 38" rate on folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine double-rate cover
manuscript rate on October 1, 1797 folded letter from Birmingham, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, endorsed "p Dublin Packet", very fine and scarce, ex-Feldman
red clamshell datestamp with manuscript "Sh 14" on folded letter from Nantes, France to Philadelphia, very fine and clean
manuscript ship rate on folded lettersheet from England to Philadelphia via New York City, British "Paid Ap16 1798" triple-circle handstamp, very fine, contains a signed note from the recipient, William Rogers, who was a president of oratory and belles-lettres at the University of Pennsylvania from 1790 to 1811 and the first student at Brown University, enrolling in 1765
manuscript rate on folded lettersheet from England to Philadelphia, red "Paid Ma1 1798" triple-circle datestamp, by Falmouth Packet to New York City, forwarded from Philadelphia to Albany at 20c rate (totaled to 30c), very fine, ex-Wierenga
red clamshell datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "42" rate on folded letter from London to Merth, Quebec, endorsed "pr the Washington, Cap't Joseph McLeach", fine, 42c paid double the 20c postage plus 2c ship fee, ex-McDonald and Steinhart