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July 2023
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three folded letters, first December 24, 1801 folded letter from Havana, Cuba with black "New-York Jan 8" clamshell postmark and manuscript "Sh 14½" rate; second January 12, 1802 folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands with red "New-York Mar 27" clamshell postmark and manuscript "Sh 52" rate; third April 27, 1802 folded letter from Bordeaux, France with red "New-York Jun 10" oval and manuscript "Sh 27" rate, very fine trio of covers with different origins, markings, and rates
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black clamshell datestamp with manuscript "Sh 19" rate on folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "Rec'd & forwarded by Rathbone, Hughes & Duncan" on reverse, very fine, ex-White
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red oval datestamp with manuscript "Sh 22" rate on folded letter from Paris to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, very fine
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red datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Paris to Brookfield, Massachusetts, blue Paris origin postmark and boxed "P.P.", black framed "Paquebots du Havre & de New-Yorck", carried by the Utica departing October 24, fine and attractive
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, very fine, ex-White
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November 27, 1807 folded letter from London to New York City, red "Paid Dec 3 1807" handstamp, endorsed "p Packet" and manuscript "2/-" rate, very fine
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manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Philadelphia, endorsed "P Packet Jan'y 1808", red "Paid Jan 6 1808" datestamp, very fine
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manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Philadelphia, red British "Paid Feb 5 1808" postmark, very fine
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manuscript rate on outgoing April 12, 1808 folded letter to Saddleworth, England, rimless "Falmouth Pack't Lre" handstamp, very fine outbound Falmouth Packet, letter discusses the Embargo Act
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate on turned folded letter from New Orleans to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, internal tear, otherwise very fine, sent during the 1808 Embargo period
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September 23, 1808 folded letter from London to New York City, "Paid Oct 8 1808" handstamp with manuscript "2/-" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Manchester, very fine Embargo period cover
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red datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate on folded letter from London to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, crowned "Paid Ship Letter London Sep 12 1808" handstamp, carried by Falmouth Packet Chesterfield, very fine Embargo period cover