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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
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straightline postmark with matching "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Paris to Philadelphia, endorsed "Essex", very fine and attractive, the U.S.S. Essex was built in 1799 and played an important role in the Barbary Wars and War or 1812, in 1810 she was dispatched to France and returned in July 1811 while the French ports were under British blockade, ex-Risvold
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datestamp with manuscript "Jany 24 Ship 32" war rate on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and rare
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datestamp with small straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on cover to Randolph, Vermont, endorsed "Per Brig Harriett, Cap Nelson", interesting contents while the USS Potomac was anchored off Rio de Janiero, light staining, fine and scarce
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datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate on illustrated folded letter to Enfield, Connecticut datelined "Florence Sept 15th 1839", black "Firenze" handstamp and red "P.F." (Paid to the Frontier), endorsed "Via Havre", red French entry and Havre backstamp, very fine and rare, probably the only reported use of this portmark ex-White
![Image for Annapolis Md. 3 Jan [ca. 1850],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757480.jpg?itok=5Lsny85E)
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blue datestamp with matching "Ship" and "7" handstamps on cover to New York City, endorsed "P. Rainbow via Balt.", very fine, ex-Wierenga
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straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 29" on folded letter from Amsterdam to Philadelphia, endorsed "per the Lovina, Cap'n Parker", very fine, ex-White
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straightline handstamp with manuscript "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter from Mariguan, Haiti to Philadelphia, endorsed "Via Baltimore", very fine, interesting contents
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straightline handstamp with manuscript "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter to Philadelphia, datelined Port Au Prince, Haiti June 25, 1797, "Rec. August 3rd 1797" docketing, very fine
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red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 27" rate on folded letter from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, endorsed "Via Balt pr the Hercules", very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 19" rate on incoming folded lettersheet to New York City, forwarded to Hartford, Connecticut with September 27 New York clam shell, rimless "Hartford* Oct 3" datestamp, repaired at top, fine appearance
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate on folded lettersheet to Wenham, Massachusetts, endorsed "To be left at the Post Office Beverly", reverse reads "Forwarded by yr obt Hubl Servt Burke & Mitchell, this has just come to hand, the vessel that it was forwarded by from Jamaica being stranded on her homeward passage", light soiling, fine, ex-Biales
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red straightline handstamp on incoming folded letter from London, clear strike of crowned "Post Paid Ship Letter London May 20 1802" handstamp, endorsed "Lucy", very fine, scarce and attractive with this marking on the front of the cover