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July 2023

United States Postal History

July 6, 12, 18, 2023 in New York City

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LOT# :1509 - Great Britain, U.S. Postal History, Canada, Mexico
Transatlantic Registered Mail Collection 1860/1937,
Date: 18.07.2023 - 11:00
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binder with approximately 88 items mostly written up on exhibit pages, we note 1864 England to New York with "New York Post Office Advertised" and "Cannot be Found" handstamps (ex-Cropp), 1866 Westminster to New York marked "Not Called For" (ex-White), 1875 Dublin to Wisconsin via Boston and New York (ex-Bedell), 1897 England to Philadelphia with five 1p Inland Revenue (accepted for postage), several philatelically-inspired stationery entires, non-British frankings include US two 15c Columbians on cover to Austria, 1872 Toronto to England with 2c and five 6c Small Queens (ex-Montgomery), several Canada 5c Green registry stamps, also Newfoundland and Mexico, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and attractive group that wonderfully illustrates the evolution of transatlantic registered mail over the course of the late 19th Century

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LOT# :1511 - Great Britain, U.S. Postal History, Canada, Mexico
Transatlantic Short Paid Mail Collection 1866/1914,
Date: 18.07.2023 - 11:00
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approximately 80 covers mostly on exhibit pages, majority between the United States and England but also covers from Canada and Mexico, we note 1866 Ireland to Ohio marked "N.Y. Am. Pkt. 48 or 59 U.S. Notes", 1871 cover from Soda Bar, Iowa to Switzerland with "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp of New York, 1874 cover England to Rhode Island marked "Insufficiently Prepaid" and "New Urk Due 11 U.S. Currency", 1876 Ireland to Ohio marked "New-York Due 15 Cts.", 1887 North Carolina to London and forwarded to Paris with 120c postage due, 1893 Massachusetts to England envelope containing coinage which had to be registered and was charged accordingly, 1894 short paid wrapper from Philadelphia to Munich, and much more, generally fine to very fine, a close inspection is recommended as there is a considerable amount of interesting material in this lot

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LOT# :2003 - Maine Postal History, Mexico
Bath.Ocr.23 [1811],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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black straightline postmark with manuscript "Ship 27" rate on folded letter to York, District of Maine, two-page letter datelined Guadalupe, Mexico, endorsed "pr Ship Stranger, Capt. Bragdon", very fine and rare, ex-Hazelton

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LOT# :2008 - Maine Postal History, Haiti
Belfast Me June 28 [1830],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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perfect strike of red circular datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, black straightline "P. Au Prince." origination handstamp, endorsed "p. Bethsy", very fine, unlisted ship town

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LOT# :2009 - Maine Postal History, Cuba
Bristol, Maine Port of Entry Group,
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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four folded letters from Cuba to England ranging from 1824/1847, two earliest with green handstamps, fine to very fine

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LOT# :2022 - Maine Postal History, Haiti
Kennebunk Sept. 4 [1817],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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manuscript postmark with "Ship 14½" rate on folded letter from Haiti to Waldoborough, Maine, endorsed "Pr Brig Favorite", very fine, ex-Hazelton

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LOT# :2024 - Maine Postal History, Haiti
Portland April 30 [1793],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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manuscript postmark with "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter from Cape Francis, Haiti to Boston, endorsed "p Cap Tesley via Portland", very fine, the earliest recorded Portland ship marking, letter from Walter Burling to Samuel Perkins, according to Harvard University the Perkins brothers "entered into a partnership with Walter Burling to form Perkins, Burling & Company; the firm traded in the products of slave labor including sugar, molasses, coffee, and cocoa, as well as enslaved people themselves"

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LOT# :2035 - Maine Postal History, Puerto Rico
Ship [Portland, Maine, 1867],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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straightline handstamp with matching "2" in circle on July 12, 1861 folded letter from St. John's, Puerto Rico, endorsed "Lucy W. Alexander", fine, rate apparently applied in error

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LOT# :2060 - Massachusetts Postal History, Brazil
Beverly Ms. July 22 [1825],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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manuscript postmark with "Ship 12" rate on folded letter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Homer", very fine

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LOT# :2076 - Massachusetts Postal History, Cuba
Boston Ms Jul 27 [1828],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "Quarantine" handstamps and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter to Kingston, Massachusetts, originating in Havana, Cuba, endorsed "Grecian", very fine

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LOT# :2079 - Massachusetts Postal History, Cuba
Ship [Boston, Massachusetts, 1831]
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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two strikes of red straightline "Ship" handstamp with manuscript "152" rate on folded letter from Matanzas, Cuba to Philadelphia, endorsed "Boy", light wear, very fine, interesting contents from Lewis Shoemaker, U.S. Consul in Matanzas, $1.52 paid eight times the 18¾c rate plus 2c ship fee

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LOT# :2086 - Massachusetts Postal History, Cuba
Forwd. by T.W. Ward, Boston [1841],
Date: 12.07.2023 - 11:00
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red oval backstamp with matching straightline "Pr. Caledonia" on July 13, 1841 folded letter from Havana, Cuba to London, additional "Forwarded By Goodhue & Co., New York" backstamp, August 15 London arrival, very fine, Ward used name-of-ship handstamped directives

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