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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
albino postmark with manuscript date on folded lettersheet to Augusta, Maine, postmaster's free frank, fine, this marking is not listed in albino in the ASCC
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date below and postmaster's free frank on folded letter to South Berwick, Maine, vertical filefolds and light toning, fine strike of this scarce marking (ASCC $125)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date and matching "free" frank on folded letter to Monmouth, Maine, light overall aging, fine and scarce (ASCC $125)
black straightline postmark with manuscript date and "10" rate on folded letter to China, Maine, staining away from handstamp, fine strike of this scarce marking (ASCC $125)
March 23, 1801 folded letter from New York to Edinburgh and redirected to Leith, endorsed "Ship Decatur", duplicate of original letter sent via Pegasus, bold strike of red crowned "Ship Letter Greenock" handstamp, incorrectly rated "2/4", very fine and attractive
November 12, 1813 folded letter from New York City to Schiedam, Netherlands, triplicate letter put on the cartel ship carrying the United States delegation to Sweden sent to try to end the War of 1812, outer wrapper removed and forwarded by Jan Smith via Heligoland to London, charged "10" stuiver in Schiedam, very fine and scarce, total transit time including a delay in New York was 6½ months
May 13, 1813 folded prices current from Liverpool to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "p Holton", "Portland Me July 8" datestamp and manuscript "Sh 19" due for 17c postage plus 2c ship fee, interesting contents related to the war, very fine and scarce blockade run letter, ex-Frajola and Walske
folded letter from Holyhead, Wales to Dedham, Massachusetts with "Holyhead 23 Feb" mileage datestamp, endorsed "To the care of Mr. W. Hope" in Liverpool, blue double circle "Ship Milo, S.G. Bronson Sail'd mar 27" handstamp, entered the mails with red "Boston Ms Apr 23" datestamp and matching "Ship", fine and rare
folded letter datelined "Liverpool 30 June 1819" and endorsed "P. Herald via Boston", double circle "P. Fox Ship Herald Sail'd July 3", entered the mails with red "Boston Ms. Aug 18" datestamp and matching "Ship", fine and scarce
folded letter to Liverpool datelined "Phila 11 month 9 1820" and endorsed "Lancaster", framed "Liverpool Ship Letter" and manuscript "2/-" triple rate, very fine and scarce
folded letter to Cognac, France via London, datelined "Boston le 20 Mars 1822" and endorsed "Per Ship Panthea via Liverpool", manuscript "3/2" rate, Liverpool and London backstamps, very fine maiden voyage letter
folded lettersheet from New York to London endorsed "Sovereign", placed directly on board without entering the mails, framed "Cowes Ship Letter" and July 16 London arrival on reverse, rated "4/3", small sealed tear, otherwise very fine