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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
manuscript postmark with "Paid 6" rate on folded letter to Strong, Maine, very fine and rare, the ASCC records just two East Dixfield manuscript postmarks (ASCC $200)
manuscript postmark with "12½" rate on folded letter to Meredith Village, New Hampshire, light wear, still fine and rare, the ASCC records just two East Dixfield manuscript postmarks (ASCC $200)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on folded letter to Machias, Maine, light toned filefold, very fine and scarce (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with matching "10" rate on folded letter to Houlton, Maine, light wear, still fine and scarce, the East Howland post office was only open from 1829 to 1835, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with matching "6" rate on folded letter to Milburn, Maine, very fine and scarce, this post office was only open from 1827 to 1839 (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 3" rate on cover to Narraguagus, Maine, some wear including part of bottom edge missing, despite its faults the ASCC records just one manuscript postmark from East Trenton, a considerable rarity (ASCC $200)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, bit of adhesive tape residue, otherwise very fine (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, fine and scarce, the ASCC reports just two manuscript postmarks from the Forks (ASCC $200)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid to N.Y. 18¾" rate on folded letter to Liverpool, England, oval "Forwarded by John A. Parker & Co., New York" backstamp and two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter", very fine and attractive use
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on folded letter to Orono, Maine, light wear and vertical crease, still fine and rare, the ASCC records just two George's Corner manuscript postmarks, this office was variously known as East Brewer, Gilmore's Corner, and East Holden (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on cover to Abingdon, Iowa, light aging, very fine, the only recorded manuscript postmark from Goodale's Corner
manuscript postmark with "Paid 3cts" on embossed ladies cover to Elliot, Maine, very fine, manuscript postmarks are only recorded from 1827 in the ASCC