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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
red rimless datestamp with italicized "Mass." on folded letter to Lempster, New Hampshire, manuscript "12½" rate, small stains, very fine strike, unreported postmark
eight items including 1830 manuscript postmark, 1830 manuscript postmaster free frank, 1834 drop letter, 1834 red datestamp (32mm), 1836 red datestamp (28mm) with straightline "Paid", 1840 blue datestamp, and 1845 and 1847 red datestamps, generally fine to very fine
blue three-line handstamp on folded lettersheet to Dedham, Massachusetts, manuscript "Paid 5" rate, light toning, very fine, the earliest recorded use of this distinctive postmark
blue three-line handstamp (manuscript date) on cover to Sharon Springs, New York, matching "5" rate, original enclosure, very fine and scarce, ex-Knapp
manuscript postmark with "40" rate on cover to San Francisco, California, small faults including toning along the edges and small piece out at upper right, a rare early small-town letter to California
docketing on folded lettersheet from Reverend Edward Bass in Newburyport to London, carried privately to Boston and then by the ship Boscawen to England, rated "7" due, "31 DE" Bishop's mark backstamp, fine, an early transatlantic cover
docketing on folded lettersheet from Reverend Edward Bass to Westminster, London, carried privately to Boston and from there by the ship Boscawen to England, two line "Deal Ship Lre." handstamp and "27 MA" Bishop's mark backstamp, rated "3" due, very fine
manuscript postmark and rate on large part folded letter datelined "Newbury Port Nov'r 6th 1772", addressed to Marblehead, professionally repaired, fine appearance, 1dwt 6gr paid the single letter rate to 60 miles
manuscript postmark with rate (4dwt, 16gr) on folded letter to Philadelphia datelined April 29, 1774, additionally rated "2/2" in local currency, vertical filefolds, otherwise fine, a rare colonial Newburyport letter (ASCC $1,000)
dateline on written authorization by Samuel Lancaster to have monies paid out of his wages to the selectmen of the town of Newburyport, addressed to Captain Ezra Lunt, fine, Lunt would go on to serve at Bunker Hill
dateline on folded letter to Boston, endorsed "Post paid 2" and "p Stage", very fine Confederation period letter, interesting contents
manuscript postmark and rate on June 10, 1789 folded lettersheet from Newburyport to Philadelphia, converted to "1/5" (1sh 5p) local currency, horizontal filefold, otherwise very fine and attractive