Auction Detail
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
![Image for Lewes Del Jan 31 [1852],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758149.jpg?itok=SFohIMkp)
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datestamp with manuscript "Ship 7" rate on folded letter to New York City, datelined "Pernambuco Dec 23 1851", endorsed "Brandywine", very fine
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datestamp with manuscript "Due 6" on folded letter from San Juan, Puerto Rico to New York City, endorsed "pr Webster Barnard", very fine
manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 20½" rate on folded letter from London to New York City, endorsed "p Unity for Philadelphia", very fine, unlisted ship marking
![Image for N. Castle. D Sep 11. [1802],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761035-2.jpg?itok=LDnBzaDv)
![Image for N. Castle. D Sep 11. [1802],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761035.jpg?itok=m5NRfu1k)
red straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 22" rate on folded letter from Clamecy, France to Boston, straightline origin postmark, repaired vertical tear, fine appearance, rare French Revolution letter
![Image for New Castle De Feb 14 [1821],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758259.jpg?itok=8hBIafb-)
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red datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Honduras to Washington, D.C., very fine, ex-Lovey
![Image for Wilmn. D. Jul 8 [1802],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762661.jpg?itok=acopHUSr)
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "18" on folded letter from Havana to Philadelphia, very fine, ex-Lovey
![Image for Wilmn. D. Jul 22 [1802]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762501.jpg?itok=MG9juakC)
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "10" rate on folded letter from New Orleans to Philadelphia, endorsed "Danl. Clark, Esq", very fine, ex-Feldman
![Image for Wilmn. D. Jan 7 [1805],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/763151.jpg?itok=BYwo6oHK)
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datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "18" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Ship Independence, Cap'n McConnell", fine and scarce
![Image for Wilmington Del Mar 7 [1845],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762656.jpg?itok=yG9r_nDI)
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Trinidad to Baltimore, endorsed "Crescent", very fine
![Image for Wilmington Del. Sep 22 [1846],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762651.jpg?itok=4iLMOaiU)
![Image for Wilmington Del. Sep 22 [1846],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762651-2.jpg?itok=S3EYBO2A)
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "7" handstamps on folded lettersheet to Washington, D.C., very fine and attractive
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datestamp with "Ship" and "2" handstamps on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Beverly, Massachusetts, pencil docketing reads "Ship Brooklyn, Fort Pickens, June 8, 1861", very fine
![Image for Annapolis Feb 3 [1804],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754482-3.jpg?itok=4qt_rdZD)
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![Image for Annapolis Feb 3 [1804],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/files-local/styles/gallery-small/public/Lot 2540-1.jpg?itok=9ip7i1FF)
![Image for Annapolis Feb 3 [1804],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/files-local/styles/gallery-small/public/Lot 2540-2.jpg?itok=MnJoBB2J)
manuscript postmark with manuscript "Sh 14½" rate on folded letter from Haiti to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Cap't Low via Baltimore", fine, the earliest Annapolis ship marking, interesting contents detailing the murder of Americans in Haiti