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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 handstamp on all-over "State of Maine, Adj't-General's Office" illustrated cover to "Sargt. George F. Plaisted, Co. C, York, Maine", illustrated printed enclosure notifying the recipient that "an order from the Secretary of War has at length been procured for the payment of bills of Orderly Sergeants, and accounts of Examining Surgeons, for services in raising the nine month troops in 1862", very fine and attractive, a wonderful piece of Civil War history
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Mattawamkeag, Maine, very fine and choice, the only recorded manuscript postmark from Bancroft, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $100)
red datestamp on folded letter originating in Washington, DC June 2, forwarded to Canaan, Maine, from the "Post Office Department, Northern Division, Mail Transportation)" regarding problems of St. Albarns mail and a request for additional routes from Assistant Postmaster General Selah R. Hobbie, very fine and interesting
red datestamp with matching "Forwd." handstamp on folded letter from Springfield, Massachusetts, forwarded from Bangor to Augusta, Maine, postmaster's free frank, fine, the is the only handstamped forwarding marking used in Maine
bold strike of black straightline datestamp with matching "Free." handstamp on folded letter to Palermo, Maine, cover with repaired vertical tear, very fine appearance, a wonderful example of this scarce marking (ASCC $125)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on cover to Bradford, Maine, very fine and scarce with just three covers known (ASCC $50)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 5" on folded letter to Augusta, Maine, very fine and quite scarce (ASCC $75)
manuscript postmark with "6" rate on folded letter to Dover, Maine, light edge toning, otherwise very fine (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Foxcroft, Maine, very fine and scarce (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on cover to Starks, Maine, light wear, fine and scarce, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $75)
blue straightline datestamp with manuscript "6" rate on folded letter to Castine, Maine, fine example of this scarce marking (ASCC $75)
black straightline handstamp with matching "Free" handstamp on folded letter to postmaster in Waldoboro, Maine, light even toning, still very fine, a wonderful strike of this scarce device only used in 1830 (ASCC $125)