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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 rimless datestamp with manuscript date on folded letter to Edinburgh, Scotland, manuscript "Paid 2/7½" for all fees including 12½c freight money sail fee, red "New-York Jun 15" exchange datestamp, carried by Black Ball Line's England departing New York June 19 and arriving Liverpool July 10, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and London July 11, handstamped "8" due, light wear, still very fine, the only recorded freight money letter from Katesville, ex-Winter
red handstamp with manuscript date and framed "Paid" on folded lettersheet to London, England, manuscript "9" rating for Canadian inland postage, "City of Toronto U.C Ap 9 1839" double circle transit datestamp and "Paid 7&25" handstamp (for 7d from Toronto to the border and 25c United States inland to New York), red "New-York Apl 15" exchange datestamp, carried by Kermit Line's Virginia departing New York April 16 and arriving Liverpool May 9, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and May 10 London arrival, rated "1/7" due for 8d incoming ship fee and 11d British inland, very fine and attractive, Toronto did not mark freight money fees on letters although the 12½c fee was prepaid, ex-Winter
red oval handstamp on reverse of folded lettersheet to London via Liverpool, framed "No 13 1841 Liverpool Ship" and November 14 London arrival backstamps, very fine
red framed handstamp on October 23, 1858 folded letter from San Francisco to Cognac, France, endorsed "pr Steamer Asia", November 24 New York debit, very fine
red circular handstamp on folded letter to Liverpool, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter", very fine
black three-line backstamp on reverse of 1831 folded letter from Philadelphia to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "p. Packetship de Rham via Havre", boxed "Pays D'Outremer", very fine
red oval backstamp on June 20, 1854 folded letter from Havana, Cuba to paris, June 28 New York transit, very fine
approximately 138 items, begins with 1885 Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers wrapper to London, 1896 illustrated advertising cover from Toronto, several advertising cards, 1858 North American from Quebec to Liverpool with experimental pin handstamp applied upon arrival, several Canada 12½c Green on cover (perforated and imperforate), 1861 North American Maine to Liverpool (ex-Wraith), 1861 Nova Scotian Montreal to Aberdeen (ex-White), 6c Large Queen on 1871 cover to Ireland by Scandinavian, wide variety of Small Queen frankings, 1875 Scandinavian and Nestorian final voyage covers (ex-Cropp), 1859 Bohemian London to Canada maiden voyage, 1861 Anglo Saxon and 1884 Circassian registered covers to Canada, 1864 St. David to Canada maiden voyage, 1858 Calcutta to New York via North American (ex-White), 1860 North American Edinburgh to Virginia with "Portland Me. Am. Pkt. 24" exchange (ex-White) and various other Portland exchange handstamps, 1862 Jura London to Cincinnati with "Chicago Am. Pkt. 24" exchange (ex-Allen), 1861 Anglo Saxon to Ohio with "Detroit Am. Pkt. 24 Paid" exchange (ex-Allen), 1871 Sweden to Illinois via Chicago with depreciated currency handstamp, 1867 Austria to Illinois via Chicago with depreciated currency handstamp (ex-Winter), 1857 Nebraska Territory to Dublin with pair of 12c Black via North American, 1861 Indiana to Ireland with pair of 12c Black via Hibernian, 1862 Red River (Winnipeg) to St. Paul via dogsled then through Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, and Portland and by Anglo Saxon to London, 1880 Polynesian New Jersey to Scotland, 1863 France to New Jersey by Bohemian with pair of France 40c Orange and Portland exchange handstamp, and much more, an extraordinary collection being offered intact, we're confident this would form an extraordinary basis for an exhibit on this storied transatlantic line, viewing a necessity as Mr. Booth's exhibit pages say more than we ever could
71 covers all neatly written up on exhibit pages, ships including Amity, Britannia, Caledonia, Cambridge, Canada, Columbia, Columbus, England, Europe, Fidelia, Florida, Harvest Queen, Hibernia, Isaac Wright, James Cropper, James Monroe, Manchester, Montezuma, Nestor, New York I, New York II, North America, Orpheus, Oxford, Pacific I, Pacific II, South America, William Thompson, and Yorkshire, wide variety of markings and rates including a number of different "Liverpool Ship Letter", forwarding agents, and more, generally fine to very fine, most descriptions include excerpts of contents in addition to postal history information, a wonderful collection, provenances including ex-Manton, Wraith, Tabeart, Doughty and Oakhill
26 covers including November 1822 wrapper carried by Hudson at the end of the first period of operation, 1821 Acasta (Baltimore to Liverpool three years before Black Cross Line), 1827 Hudson with Cowes U.S. Consular backstamp, 1828 Cambria, 1833 President and Sovereign, later ships including Amazon, Henric Hudson, Margaret Evans, Montreal, Samuel Robertson, Southampton, Toronto, Victoria, and Westminster, all generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive group of this significant line
17 covers all neatly mounted on exhibit pages, including 1840 Patrick Henry to London, 1819 Robert Fulton to Montreal, 1853 Arabia to New York, 1825 Cortes to London, 1830 York to New York (with "Too Late for 1st Delivery" handstamp), 1829 York to Worcestershire, 1834 Napoleon to Edinburgh, 1840 and 1842 George Washington to Leeds and London, several Roscoe covers 1833-35, 1836 Independence to New York, two 1837 Pennsylvania to London and Montreal, 1843 and 1845 Ashburton to London, and 1846 Henry Clay to New York, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and attractive group
38 covers mounted on exhibit pages, ships including the Atlantic, Baltic, Pacific, Arctic, Ericsson, and Nashville, wide variety of different exchange markings from both sides of the Atlantic, generally fine to very fine, filled with provenances including ex-Tabeart, Needs, White