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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
black straightline postmark with manuscript "Free" on folded letter to Congressman George Thatcher in New York City, written by William Lithgow who served in the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia during the French and Indian War and was a judge for the Court of Common Pleas at the time of this letter, very fine and rare (ASCC $1,000)
manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 26" rate on folded letter to New York City, datelined "Dublin 8th January 1796", endorsed "p the Mercury, Cap't Jones", very fine ship marking, 26c pays the 4c ship fee plus 22c inland postage from Portland to New York
arced datestamp with two strikes of matching "Free" handstamp and postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Marblehead, Massachusetts, light stains, very fine strike, the only recorded "Free" handstamps from Schoodick, a rare cover (ASCC $750)
black dotted circle datestamp with two strikes of red straightline "Free" and postmaster's frank on folded letter to Marblehead, Massachusetts, fine and rare (ASCC $200)
dotted circular datestamp with manuscript "75" tripe rate on folded letter to New York City, very fine and rare (ASCC $200)
black dotted circle datestamp with manuscript "20" rate on folded letter to Springfield, Massachusetts, contents datelined "St. John New Brunswick 8 March 1810" and carried privately to Schoodick, interesting contents, very fine and attractive use of this postmark (ASCC $200)
two strikes of black straightline datestamp on folded letter to Newburyport, Massachusetts, considerable staining and somewhat fragile but still a serviceable strike of this rare postmark (ASCC $350)
black straightline datestamp with matching handstamped "Paid" and manuscript "8" rate on folded letter to Exeter, New Hampshire, tears away from markings, very fine appearance, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $250)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to South Berwick, Maine, very fine and attractive, the only recorded cover from Acton (ASCC $200)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Winslow, Maine, light wear, fine, the ASCC records just one 1847 manuscript postmark from Alton (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on folded letter to Winslow, Maine, very fine and scarce, the ASCC records just one Alton manuscript postmark from 1847 (ASCC $80)
red straightline handstamp on folded letter dated November 25, 1847, very fine and scarce (ASCC $150)