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July 2023
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- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail (728) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter
- Erivan Collection of Western Postal History (229) Apply Erivan Collection of Western Postal History filter
- The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History (127) Apply The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History filter
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manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 10c" rate on yellow cover to Thomaston, Maine, very fine and scarce, ex-Clifford
double circle datestamp on cover to Oswego, New York, matching kicking mule fancy cancel on 3c Green, very fine and attractive example of this popular cancel
blue three-line datestamp on 2c Red entire to Namur, Belgium, 2c Columbian and 1c, 3c, and 5c Bureau Issues tied by kicking mule fancy cancels, additional clear strike at bottom right, handstamped cornercard for Dr. C.H. Gardner at the U.S. Marine Hospital, proper backstamps, very fine
bold strike of datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Whitfield, Kansas Territory, seven-bar grid and manuscript "Paid 7", light wear, very fine and rare inter-territorial use, ex-Chase
two strikes of datestamp tie 10c Green (14) to cover to West Point, New York, faint 1857 docketing, just reduced at right, very fine
datestamp ties 3c Dull red (11A) to 1857 folded lettersheet to Cowlitz Farm, Washington Territory, vertical filefold, very fine, Cowlitz Farm was an agricultural operation by the British Puget Sound Agricultural Company, a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company, this letter's addressee (Henry Peers) served as clerk and chief trader
three strikes of datestamp tie 1c Blue (63) and vertical strip of three 3c Rose (65, faults) to cover to Drakestown, New Jersey, endorsed "Military Express" at left, small tear at top left, very fine appearance
several strikes of datestamp tie 1c Blue strip of three and four singles (63) to cover to large part of cover to Fort Dalles, Oregon, reduced at right into "Official Business" imprint, bit of edge wear impacting several stamps, otherwise fine appearance
double circle datestamp with matching cogwheels tying pair of 10c Green (68) to cover to Greenwich Hill, New Brunswick, bottom margin pair of British Columbia and Vancouver Island 2½p with manuscript cancel with blue "Post Office Paid Victoria Vancouver Island" handstamp, New Brunswick backstamps, left British Columbia stamp with small tear, otherwise very fine and rare use, 1989 Philatelic Foundation certificate
double circle datestamp ties 24c Red lilac (70) to 1867 cover to London, England, blue oval "Post Office Paid Victoria Vancouver Island" handstamp, red New York credit and London arrival handstamp, light wear and address written over, otherwise very fine
blue datestamp on cover to Port Madison, Washington Territory, "General Post Office, British Columbia, 29 Dec" backstamp, franked with British Columbia 3p strip of three with "10" barred oval cancels, straightline "Paid", entered the United States mails with 10c Green (68) tied by blue grid, very fine and scarce use
datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Montreal, Canada, uprated with three 3c Green, each with neat star cancel, handwritten return address for Columbus, Esmeralda County, Nevada, small edge and backflap faults, very fine appearance