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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 (57) Apply The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
datestamp with manuscript "Sh 27" rate on folded letter from Liverpool to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from St. Croix to Toronto, Canada, endorsed "via New York", green "Queenston Feb 23 1837" datestamp, manuscript "1/4c" over "9" summed to "2/1c" due, very fine
blue datestamp with matching "Ship" and "7" handstamps on cover to Boston, enclosure datelined "U.S. Ship Decatur, Off Cape Henry June 16th", light toning, still fine
blue datestamp ties 3c Dull red to cover to Washington D.C., matching straightline "Ship" alongside and manuscript "2" due, letter datelined "Jamestown, Hampton Roads", very fine
blue datestamp with matching "Due 2" handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to New York City, very fine
blue datestamp ties 3c Dull red (26, oxidized) to cover to Philadelphia, matching blue straightline "Ship" and manuscript "2" due, very fine






16 covers ranging from 1797/1858, better items including 1797 folded letter from Amsterdam to Philadelphia rated "70", origins including Lima and Valparaiso, nice selection of markings and rates, fine to very fine
red datestamp with manuscript "Ship 12" on folded letter to Strong, Maine, datelined "On board ship going down Chesapeake Bay" and endorsed "Per favor of Pilot, Chesapeake Bay Oct. 31", very fine, ex-Hannen
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" on folded letter to Philadelphia, 3c Dull red (11A) with grid, manuscript "Due 2", very fine
red datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "2" handstamps on cover to New York City, endorsed "Ship Letter" and franked with 3c Dull red (26) tied by red grid, very fine
datestamp with "Ship" in oval handstamp on cover to Bath, Maine, 3c Ultramarine (114) with target cancel, "Due 3" handstamp, very fine double rate cover
nine covers ranging from 1853/1875, nice selection including two 1867 covers from Montevideo, attractive selection of routes and markings, fine to very fine and interesting