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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 manuscript "Sh 36" rate on August 19, 1809 folded letter from Liverpool to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Clio", very fine
datestamp with manuscript "Sh-10" rate on August 3, 1812 folded letter from Liverpool to Bath, Maine, fine, excellent contents concerning the War of 1812 including "an express arrived in town from London with the official news that the American Government has declared war against this country, and that an embargo was laid on all American vessels in port, and orders given to British cruisers to capture bring in and stain all American vessels"
red datestamp with manuscript "Ship 14½" rate on folded letter from Liverpool to Castine, Maine, very fine
manuscript port of entry rate on July 5, 1774 folded letter from London to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, very fine, ex-Dupuy
red two-line type A datestamp with manuscript "Ship 3.8" rate on folded letter from Nantes, France to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "P Nantes Packet, Cap'n Hall, Via Boston", very fine
red two-line type A datestamp with manuscript "Ship 4" on folded lettersheet to Hartford, Connecticut, very fine
red two-line type B handstamp with manuscript "Ship 5.8" rate on folded letter from Lorient, France to Philadelphia, converted to "2/5" local currency (2sh 5d), very fine
red two-line type B handstamp with manuscript "Ship 12.16" rate on folded letter from Nantes, France to New York City, converted to "6/4" local currency (6sh 4d), very fine, ex-Dupuy
two-line type C datestamp with manuscript "Ship 16½" on folded lettersheet to Plymouth, Massachusetts, filefold at left, otherwise very fine
two-line type E datestamp with manuscript "Sh 16" rate on folded letter from St. Petersburg, Russia to Newberryport, Massachusetts, London forwarder's notation on reverse, very fine
two-line type D datestamp with manuscript "Ship 21" rate on folded letter from Demerara, British Guiana to Norwich, Connecticut, endorsed "fav of Capt'n Watts, via Boston", vertical filefolds, still fine
two-line type F datestamp with matching "SH" handstamp and manuscript "10" rate on folded letter from Martinque to Newbury Port, Massachusetts, endorsed "Forward by Cap't C Blunt of Portsmouth", very fine, the unique example of this Portland "SH" marking