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July 2023
United States Postal History
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- (-) Remove The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History filter The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History
12 covers including Amesbury 1826 manuscript (earliest recorded), 1833 dotted double circle datestamp in black (unreported), perfect strike of 1834 dotted double circle datestamp in red, 1835 blue green and 1837 orange postmarks, and July 5, 1845 cover from the first week of the new rate; West Amesbury 1833 and 1844 manuscripts (1833 earliest recorded), generally fine to very fine, an attractive group all mounted on exhibit pages
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manuscript postmark with "8" rate on April 15, 1803 folded letter to Marblehead, light wear, very fine appearance, the earliest recorded postmark from Andover
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manuscript postmark with "Paid 18¾" rate on folded letter to Westbrook, Maine, endorsed "top be left at Saccarappa P.O.", very fine war rate letter
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black two-line fancy boxed postmark with manuscript date on folded letter to Concord, New Hampshire, manuscript "Paid 10", vertical filefold away from marking, extremely fine strike, the unique example of this beautiful early marking from Andover, a gem of Massachusetts postal history
dark red datestamp with matching grid tying 1847 5c Red brown (1, full to large margins) to cover to Westfield, Massachusetts, very fine and choice in all respects, one of just five recorded 1847 5c covers from Andover which did not receive any 1847 stamps in either denomination, ex-Hart (USPCS Census #2856)
13 covers including Andover "Andr. Ms." datestamp in black (1817), red (1818/31), and brown (1821), 1837 "Andr. Ms." datestamp with fleuron, 1842 orange datestamp, 1845 and 1847 datestamps with numeral "5" and "10"; North Andover 1826 and 1829 manuscript postmarks, 1836 "No. Andover" datestamp, 1838 "North Andover" datestamp; and ca. 1849 Ballardvale blue datestamp (earliest recorded), generally fine to very fine
red straightline handstamp with manuscript "paid 22" rate on folded letter to "John Kean Equire, Cashier of the Bank of the United States" in Philadelphia, very fine, the earliest recorded postmark from Beverly, this marking is only reported from 1794 (ASCC $300)
red straightline postmark with manuscript "Free" on folded letter to "The Hon'ble Samuel Holton Esq'r, Member of Congress" in Philadelphia, very fine, this is the only recorded example of the misspelled "Bevlry" postmark, one of the great rarities of Massachusetts postal history, ex-Thompson
manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 10" rate on June 25, 1795 folded letter from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Newburyport, Massachusetts, endorsed "pr Cap't Kinsman Via Salem", very fine, the earliest recorded ship marking from Beverly
red rimless datestamp with manuscript "18¾" rate on folded letter to Hanover, New Hampshire, light wear, very fine war rate letter
red rimless datestamp on folded letter to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript “17” rate for the 15c war rate plus 2c ship fee, very fine and scarce, this postmark is only reported used in 1815 (ASCC $75)
black arced datestamp with matching straightline “Paid” on folded letter to Washington, DC, manuscript “30” war rate, extremely fine and attractive, this marking is only reported from 1816-21 (ASCC $150)