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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
- 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
![Image for Annapolis Jan 17 [1816],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754492-3.jpg?itok=aX5ieeK6)
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datestamp with manuscript "Jany 24 Ship 32" war rate on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and rare
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datestamp with small straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on cover to Randolph, Vermont, endorsed "Per Brig Harriett, Cap Nelson", interesting contents while the USS Potomac was anchored off Rio de Janiero, light staining, fine and scarce
![Image for Annaps Md. Ship Jan [1839],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754502-3.jpg?itok=APaaYK1Z)
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datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate on illustrated folded letter to Enfield, Connecticut datelined "Florence Sept 15th 1839", black "Firenze" handstamp and red "P.F." (Paid to the Frontier), endorsed "Via Havre", red French entry and Havre backstamp, very fine and rare, probably the only reported use of this portmark ex-White
![Image for Annapolis Md. 3 Jan [ca. 1850],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757480.jpg?itok=5Lsny85E)
![Image for Annapolis Md. 3 Jan [ca. 1850],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757480-2.jpg?itok=DZkMb1WL)
blue datestamp with matching "Ship" and "7" handstamps on cover to New York City, endorsed "P. Rainbow via Balt.", very fine, ex-Wierenga
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straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 29" on folded letter from Amsterdam to Philadelphia, endorsed "per the Lovina, Cap'n Parker", very fine, ex-White
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straightline handstamp with manuscript "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter from Mariguan, Haiti to Philadelphia, endorsed "Via Baltimore", very fine, interesting contents
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straightline handstamp with manuscript "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter to Philadelphia, datelined Port Au Prince, Haiti June 25, 1797, "Rec. August 3rd 1797" docketing, very fine
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red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 27" rate on folded letter from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, endorsed "Via Balt pr the Hercules", very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 19" rate on incoming folded lettersheet to New York City, forwarded to Hartford, Connecticut with September 27 New York clam shell, rimless "Hartford* Oct 3" datestamp, repaired at top, fine appearance
![Image for Balte. Md. Dec 21 [1801],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754537-3.jpg?itok=tRUPYscW)
![Image for Balte. Md. Dec 21 [1801],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754537.jpg?itok=dk_SshPS)
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate on folded lettersheet to Wenham, Massachusetts, endorsed "To be left at the Post Office Beverly", reverse reads "Forwarded by yr obt Hubl Servt Burke & Mitchell, this has just come to hand, the vessel that it was forwarded by from Jamaica being stranded on her homeward passage", light soiling, fine, ex-Biales
![Image for Ship [Baltimore, Maryland, 1802],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754542-3.jpg?itok=MJCZUOdm)
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red straightline handstamp on incoming folded letter from London, clear strike of crowned "Post Paid Ship Letter London May 20 1802" handstamp, endorsed "Lucy", very fine, scarce and attractive with this marking on the front of the cover
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red datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded typeset letter from London to Philadelphia, signed by R.G. Bealsy, American Consul, forwarding a letter captured from the Vigilant by a British Ship of War that was adjudicated in Admiralty Court, small faults, fine and interesting