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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
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from St. James, Jamaica to Holland Landing, Upper Canada, August 11 Queenston transit, 27c converted to "1/4½" Canadian plus 9d inland from Queenston to Holland landing for a total of "2/1½" due, very fine, letter discusses a disappointing sugar cane crop
manuscript port of entry rate on folded letter from Cape Palmas, Liberia, endorsed "Pr Brig Aluloulo, Capt Lawlin", very fine missionary letter, ex-Lockard
manuscript point of entry rate on folded letter from Bristol, England, endorsed "Consignees pr Great Western", bold strike of red straightline "2nd Delivery", very fine, ex-Hahn
red datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Maryborough, Ireland to Baltimore, Maryland, December 13 origin postmark, boxed Dublin transit and crowned Liverpool backstamp, endorsed "Per private ship", very fine, ex-White
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate crossed out on folded letter datelined "Alexandria [Egypt], September 3'd '43, U.S. Frigate Congress", addressed to Wilmington, Delaware, accompanied by second folded letter without postal markings from same correspondence datelined Mahon, Menorca, very fine, scarce origin
red datestamp and manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Paris to Providence, Rhode Island, wonderful strike of fancy "Forwarded by Sam F. Fisher" red two-line backstamp, matching "Par Le Havre A New York" straightline, very fine, interesting letter discusses the Parisian social season
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp on folded lettersheet to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury Department in Washington D.C., manuscript "f" (free), "Amer. Sud Panama 6 Aout 44" transit backstamp and August 9 Panama handstamp on front, very fine
black illustrated ship handstamp on cover addressed to "Wm. H. Cheever, Master, U.S. Navy, U.S. Frigate St. Laurence, Brazilian Squadron", fine strike of this popular handstamp which was used on mail forwarded to naval personnel from the U.S. Naval Lyceum in Brooklyn
red datestamp on July 3, 1845 folded letter from Mannheim, Germany to Louisville, Kentucky, two-line origination postmark, endorsed "via Havre & New York Packet", French transits, forwarded to Providence, Kentucky with August 30 Louisville datestamp and small straightline "Forwarded", very fine, ex-White
red datestamp with manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Macau to Springfield, Massachusetts, very fine, scarce origin
manuscript rate on folded letter to New York City, blue "Newcastle-on-Tyne Oc 2 1845" origin postmark and red boxed "Westgate St R.H." handstamp, landed at Boston and then downstreamed to New York City where rate was applied, very fine
red datestamp on folded letter from San Salvador, El Salvador to Bath, New Hampshire, endorsed "Pr. Adela", red oval "Forwarded by Jon A. Thompson Jr. New York" backstamp, very fine, scarce origin