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July 2023
United States Postal History
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datestamp on folded lettersheet from Livorno, Italy to Washington, D.C., endorsed "via Havre, France", "Livorno Strada Ferrata 30 Mag 1851" railroad handstamp and "V.P.M." (Via Particolare Marittima) in oval, Marseilles and Havre transits, "7" in handstamp crossed out as letter was sent to Treasury Department on official business, very fine
red datestamp with manuscript "27" rate on folded lettersheet to Fort Defiance, North Carolina, perfect strike of red three-line "Per Packet Ship Josephine, Abraham Bell & Co Owners, No 33 Pine St New York" backstamp, very fine
red circled rate handstamp on March 8, 1833 incoming folded letter from Smyrna, Turkey, very fine, ex-White
red datestamp wish manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter sent from Hamburg, Germany to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "P Birmingham", green oval "Forwarded by Baring, Brothers & Co. London" handstamp, very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on July 20, 1833 folded letter from Paris to Philadelphia, octagon "Received and Forwarded by Y.O.S. R.G. Beasley, U.S. Consul, Havre" backstamp, straightline "2nd Delivery" handstamp, scarce combination of markings
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded lettersheet from Belfast, (Northern) Ireland to Fort Defiance, North Carolina, red three-line "Belfast & New York Packet Ship, Abraham Bell & Co., No 333 Pine St New York " backstamp, very fine
red datestamp with manuscript "27" rate on folded letter sent from Glasgow, Scotland to York, Canada and forwarded to Dundas, endorsed "Via New York", red boxed "Paid at Glasgow", green Queenston December 13 datestamp, Canadian postage including 2d carriage fee at top right, very fine
red datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate and straightline "Ship" over circled "6" handstamp on folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "pr packet August", manuscript "3 Delivery", very fine, accompanied by Hahn's notes stating "only 3rd delivery NYC I've seen"
red datestamp with manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from Edinburgh, Scotland to Toronto, Canada, endorsed "to go by Liverpool", green Queenston datestamp, Canadian postage including 2d ferriage fee at top right, Toronto receiving backstamp, very fine
red transit datestamp on folded letter from London to Dundas, Canada, endorsed "via New York", crowned "Paid Ship Letter London 18Jy 1835" oval and London Maltese cross, green Queenston transit, rerated to "1/11" due in Canada, extremely fine, ex-Allen
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded lettersheet from England to Toronto, Canada, endorsed "via New York", green Queenston transit and manuscript Canadian rates, fine
red datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate corrected to "14½" on folded letter from Geneva, Switzerland to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania, September 25 Havre datestamp, backstamped "Forwarded by Emerson & Norwood, Havre", very fine