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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 two-line handstamp with manuscript "5" rate on folded letter to Farmington, Maine, fine and scarce (ASCC $150)
black datestamp on cover to North Searsmont, Maine, printed cornercard for "Maine Agency for Hospital Stores for Relief of Sick and Wounded Soldiers", original enclosure on matching letterhead, tiny stain at top right, very fine
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Norway, Maine, toned at right and vertical filefolds, otherwise fine, rare with just two examples known (ASCC $200)
fancy boxed datestamp on folded lettersheet to Portland, Maine, postmaster's free frank, light toning, extremely fine strike of this attractive postmark (ASCC $100)
black straightline datestamp on folded lettersheet to Lynn, Massachusetts, matching handstamp "Paid" and manuscript "12½" rate, very fine and rare, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $200)
boxed handstamp on tiny printed oath to Portland, Maine, manuscript "6" rate, very fine and quite unusual (ASCC $75)
datestamp with matching circled "Paid 3" handstamp on cover to Biddeford, Maine, all-over illustrated "Intemperance is the Curse of the World" design, imprint for William C. Hale in Hartford, Connecticut, trivial aging, original enclosure, very fine and attractive cover
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank from Moose River, Maine on folded letter to Bath, very fine and scarce
black straightline handstamp with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Secretary of State Edward Russell in Portland, Maine, small faults along horizontal filefold, fine and rare, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Timothy J. Carter in Congress, very fine, one of just two recorded South Newry postmarks (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on June 10, 1834 folded letter to Augusta, Maine, very fine and rare, the ASCC records just one South Pittsfield manuscript cover, this post office was only open from 1833 to 1837 (ASCC $300)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date and matching "Paid 5" rate on folded letter to New Castle, New Hampshire, very fine strike and cover, a wonderful example of this rare postmark (ASCC $300)