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July 2023
United States Postal History
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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
- The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History (104) Apply The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History filter
- The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (103) Apply The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
red datestamp with postmaster's free frank on folded lettersheet to Portland, Maine, very fine, the "D.M." (District of Maine) designation in this postmark is a political statement expressing postmaster Syms Gardner's opposition to separatism (ASCC $150)
red negative circular datestamp on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "18¾" war rate, some light edge wear and staining, regardless a very fine strike of this rare and beautiful postmark which is unique among all markings used in the state of Maine, just three examples are known (one of which has the month replaced with "Apr" in manuscript), one of the cornerstones to any Maine postal history collection (ASCC $1,500)
black handstamp with manuscript date and inverted year on folded letter to Boston, datelined "Liverpool January 29th 1811" (probably in error), rated "Sh 19", forwarded to Hanover, Massachusetts, bit of aging and stains, still fine and rare early Buckstown ship letter (ASCC $250)
red datestamp with manuscript "18½" rate on folded lettersheet to Boston, very fine, a very scarce District of Maine postmark (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Barnstable, Massachusetts, light edge wear, still fine and rare, the ASCC records just five covers from Chandlersville, this post office was only open from 1800 to 1809, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $80)
docketing on December 28, 1769 folded lettersheet from Reverend John Wiswall to Westminster, England, two-line "Dover Ship Lre." handstamp and "16 Fe" Bishop's mark, very fine and early lettersheet originating from Maine
manuscript postmark with matching "Way 13½" rate on folded letter datelined "Woolwich Augst. 19th 1799", addressed to Boston, interesting contents, very fine, a rare early way letter from Maine
black straightline datestamp with manuscript "Paid 17" on folded lettersheet to Boston, slight enhancements to postmark, very fine appearance, an attractive example of this scarce marking (ASCC $650)
manuscript postmark with matching "37½" rate on triple-rate folded letter to Newburyport, Massachusetts, toned spots away from postmark, fine appearance, very rare with just two covers known from Hallowell Hook, this office was only open from September 1794 to October 1797 when it became Hallowell (ASCC $500)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to New York City, professionally cleaned, very fine, one of just two recorded covers from Passamaquoddy (one from 1796, this one from 1809), this post office was only open from 1794 to 1805 with this being a late use of the office's name, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $300)
black straightline datestamp on folded prices current from Croisic, France to Boston, rated "Sh 4.16", very fine, an extremely early use of this postmark on an incoming transatlantic letter and a significant early piece of Maine postal history, 4dwt pays twice the inland postage with a 16gr ship fee (ASCC $1,000)
black datestamp and manuscript "Free" on folded lettersheet to George Thatcher in New York City, trivial ink erosion in address panel, extremely fine strike and cover, an extraordinary and choice early Maine cover to one of the state's most prominent citizens (ASCC $1,000)