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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
manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Richmond, Virginia, black crowned "Post Paid Ship Lre London" oval and red March 13 London tombstone, sent via Falmouth Packet, very fine
three folded letters, first December 24, 1801 folded letter from Havana, Cuba with black "New-York Jan 8" clamshell postmark and manuscript "Sh 14½" rate; second January 12, 1802 folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands with red "New-York Mar 27" clamshell postmark and manuscript "Sh 52" rate; third April 27, 1802 folded letter from Bordeaux, France with red "New-York Jun 10" oval and manuscript "Sh 27" rate, very fine trio of covers with different origins, markings, and rates
black clamshell datestamp with manuscript "Sh 19" rate on folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "Rec'd & forwarded by Rathbone, Hughes & Duncan" on reverse, very fine, ex-White
red oval datestamp with manuscript "Sh 22" rate on folded letter from Paris to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, very fine
red datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Paris to Brookfield, Massachusetts, blue Paris origin postmark and boxed "P.P.", black framed "Paquebots du Havre & de New-Yorck", carried by the Utica departing October 24, fine and attractive
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, very fine, ex-White
November 27, 1807 folded letter from London to New York City, red "Paid Dec 3 1807" handstamp, endorsed "p Packet" and manuscript "2/-" rate, very fine
manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Philadelphia, endorsed "P Packet Jan'y 1808", red "Paid Jan 6 1808" datestamp, very fine
manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Philadelphia, red British "Paid Feb 5 1808" postmark, very fine
manuscript rate on outgoing April 12, 1808 folded letter to Saddleworth, England, rimless "Falmouth Pack't Lre" handstamp, very fine outbound Falmouth Packet, letter discusses the Embargo Act
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate on turned folded letter from New Orleans to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, internal tear, otherwise very fine, sent during the 1808 Embargo period
September 23, 1808 folded letter from London to New York City, "Paid Oct 8 1808" handstamp with manuscript "2/-" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Manchester, very fine Embargo period cover