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red datestamp with matching "Ship" and "7" markings on folded letter to West Bloomfield, New Jersey, datelined "Barque Ionia" by a missionary sailing to Smyrna, Turkey, written on board in Boston Harbor and carried back to port by pilot, very fine, interesting contents
integral rate datestamp with matching "Ship" and "5" handstamps on cover from Faial, Azores to Chelsea, Massachusetts, original enclosure, barely reduced at right, very fine and choice, the only recorded example of this datestamp
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red datestamp with black "Ship" and "5" handstamps on cover from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadalupe to Portland, Maine, endorsed "Per Brigt. Zouave, Capt. Melanson", fine, interesting letter discussing the Civil War
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arced "Ship 4" handstamp plus manuscript "4" on incoming cover from Paramaribo, Suriname, endorsed "Per Brig Elsey", original enclosure, fine, ex-Starnes
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integral rate datestamp on incoming cover from the Azores to Plymouth, Massachusetts, endorsed "Barque Kate Williams", very fine and unusual origin
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integral rate datestamp on 5c Blue entire, originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts with December 27, 1876 postmark, addressed to Faial in the Azroes, endorsed "Via England" and with London transit, Lisbon backstamps, returned to New Bedford via Boston where this rare ship datestamp was applied, very fine, this is the only reported use of this handstamp in Blake
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "7" rate on incoming folded letter to Boston, datelined "Tahiti, June 17, 1845", endorsed "p. Three Brothers", very fine, rare origin
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manuscript postmark with matching "Ship" and "27" rate on folded lettersheet from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, endorsed "p Sea Eagle, W. G. P.", very fine
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manuscript postmark with "Sh 19" rate corrected to "17" on folded letter from St. Petersburg, Russia to New York City, endorsed "p the Iris, Capt'n Conway", straightline "Stamford Aug.12." handstamp and rerouted to Boston, very fine
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blue datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "5" handstamps on cover to Rock, Massachusetts, mailed from the whaler Tropic Bird at Faial in the Azores, forwarded to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts with September 27 manuscript postmark, original contents, very fine, 2c ship fee combined with 3c inland and 3c forwarding for a total of 8c due
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datestamp with matching straightline "Ship." and manuscript "6" due on cover to Boston, contents datelined "Fayal [Azores], Mar. 13/81", endorsed "per Veronica", 1c and 5c Postage dues, small edge faults, fine
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integral rate datestamp on incoming cover from Horta, Azores, pair of 2c Postage Due on reverse, original contents, very fine