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July 2023
United States Postal History
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manuscript port of entry rate on February 10, 1821 folded letter from Glasgow, Scotland, endorsed "p Camillus" and with "Camillus Sailed Frby 18 F. Boyer" handstamp, light wear, very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "Free" handstamps on folded letter from New Orleans to Albany, New York, "Free, Levi Beebee, P.M., Hopeville N.Y." frank, endorsed "Ship Venus", very fine traveling postmaster free frank, contents discus the Southern cotton market
red datestamp with manuscript "1" rate on folded letter sent from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to New York City, endorsed "Pilot", very fine pilot boat drop letter, ex-Lovey
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "39½" rate on folded letter from Vlissingen, Netherlands to Philadelphia, straightline origin postmark, forwarded through Liverpool, red straightline "2nd Delivery", very fine, ex-Hahn
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Cathkin, Scotland to Baltimore, Maryland, endorsed "p Camillus", clear strike of "2nd Delivery" handstamp, very fine
manuscript port of entry rate on April 23, 1827 folded letter from London to New York City, endorsed "via Liverpool", red crowned "Post Paid Ship Lr. London 15 My 15 1827" oval, very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "14½" rate on July 24, 1828 folded letter from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, red straightline origin and "P.P.", carried on Union Line's Henry IV from Le Havre to New York, straightline "2nd Delivery" handstamp, very fine, ex Winter and Barwis
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on October 1, 1828 folded letter from Vera Cruz, Mexico to Philadelphia, endorsed "P Ship Mobile", two-line red "Franco en Veracruz" handstamp, very fine, ex-Hahn
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" on folded letter from Leeds, England to Philadelphia, endorsed "via Liverpool", red oval "Paid at Leeds" handstamp and March 12 backstamp, manuscript "12½" rate applied in New York City omits the 2c ship fee, two-line boxed "Too Late for 1st Delivery" backstamp, very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from South Shieds, England to Montreal, Canada, very fine, ex-White
red circled port of entry rate handstamp on December 18, 1829 folded letter from Rome to New York City, Florence forwarder's notation on reverse, very fine and scarce cover from the Papal States
red datestamp with manuscript "18¾" rate on printed prices current from Marseilles, France to Boston, fiscal handstamps, three-line "Forwarded by Baldwin & Forbes, New York" backstamp, very fine