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July 2023
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- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail (728) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter
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folded letter from Philadelphia to London dated August 28, 1841, red circular "Forw'd From Harnden & Cos. Foreign Letter Office, Phila." handstamp, departed Boston September 1 and arrived Liverpool September 14, reverse with scarce "America/L" oval, rated "1/-", very fine
cover from Weymouth dated May 1, 1844 and addressed to Bermuda, endorsed "per Halifax Mail", arrived Halifax May 16 and carried by Roseway to Bermuda arriving May 28, very fine
double-rate folded letter with blue "Mobile Ala. Jan 20" datestamp, matching straightline "Paid" and manuscript "50" rate, endorsed "pr Boston Steamer" and carried on Cunard's Cambria on her maiden return voyage departing Boston February 1 and arriving Liverpool February 13, rated "1/-" and backstamped "Packet Letter", very fine
folded letter to New York City datelined "London 17 Jan 1846", red "Paid Ship Letter London 17 Ja 17 1846" handstamp, departed Liverpool January 21 and arrived New York City March 4, manuscript "6" port of entry fee, very fine, carried on the last of just four voyages of the Massachusetts
folded letter from Boston to London endorsed "p Steamer of 16th July", black framed "Postage Paid to Destination by Harnden & Co. of Liverpool" and red "Paid H&C", departed Boston July 16 and arrived Liverpool July 28, Liverpool transit, very fine
folded letter from New York City to Cognac, France, endorsed "p Steamer Missouri" departing New York August 31 and arriving Cherbourg September 15, rated "29" decimes due, very fine maiden voyage cover
folded letter to Philadelphia with red framed "Paid at Liverpool JA 1 1848" and "1/-" handstamp, endorsed "pr. Cambria", departed Liverpool January 1 and arrived New York January 18, red "New-York 7cts. Jan 17" exchange datestamp, very fine, carried on the first direct mail voyage by the Cunard Line to New York
quadruple-rate folded letter to Boston with "Manchester Ju 30 1848" datestamp, endorsed "pr. Niagara Steamer" with manuscript "4/-" rate, carried by Cunard's Niagara departing Liverpool July 1 and arriving Boston July 12, upon arrival rated "72" retaliatory rate, small tear at top, otherwise very fine and rare, the British rate structure didn't allow for triple rates, increasing from a double rate of 2sh for ½oz to 1oz to a quadruple rate of 4sh for 1oz to 2oz, in America letters from 1oz to 1½oz were rated triple (with 72c here representing three times the 24c retaliatory rate), covers showing the disparity in rate progression between the two countries are rare
folded letter to New York City datelined "Liverpool 7 Mo July 14 1848" with red framed "Paid at Liverpool Jy 13 1848", endorsed "Europa" and carried on her maiden voyage departing Liverpool July 15 and arriving Boston July 27, red "Boston Ms. Ship Jul 27" handstamp and manuscript "87" triple retaliatory rate, some ink erosion, otherwise very fine
cover to Cambridge, Massachusetts with "Giessen 11/6" origin postmark, endorsed "per New York via Bremen", "ST.P.A. Bremen 14/7" backstamp, departed Bremerhaven July 15 and arrived New York August 5, "New-York Ship 29cts Aug 5" datestamp, very fine and scarce
folded lettersheet to Royston, England endorsed "Steamer Europa via Boston", did not enter the mails in the United States, carried aboard Cunard's Europa on her maiden return voyage departing Boston August 9 and arriving Liverpool August 20, manuscript "1/-" rate, transit backstamp and Royston arrival, very fine and scarce example of avoidance of the retaliatory rate
folded letter to London with blue "Baltimore Md Sep 11" datestamp and matching straightline "Paid", manuscript "29" rate, endorsed "p Steamer via N.Y." and carried on Cunard's Niagara departing New York September 13 and arriving Liverpool September 25, backstamped the next day and marked "1/-" due, very fine