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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
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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
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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
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red datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "39½" war rate on folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, endorsed "pr. the Clara, Cap'n George See, W.G.C.", very fine and scarce, ex-Frajola
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red straightline handstamp on November 25, 1815 folded lettersheet to Baltimore, endorsed "Packet", very fine and rare war rate period cover without rate, as Baltimore sometimes did to incoming ship letters delivered locally
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bold red datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from Hamburg, Germany to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, endorsed "via Baltimore", carried aboard Laura which was apparently attacked by pirates, very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from Lima, Peru to Beverly, Massachusetts, very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on August 27, 1830 folded letter from Calcutta, India to Philadelphia, endorsed "Per Ship Corinthian", forwarded to Cincinnati, Ohio with "Phil 19 Mar" datestamp, 25c forwarding totaled for 39½c postage, very fine, ex-White
![Image for Balte. Md. Oct 14 [1831],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754577-3.jpg?itok=NkwPmiI4)
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "58¼" rate on folded letter from Lima, Peru to New York City, very fine triple-rate cover, ex-Wierenga (figure 31)
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" on outgoing folded letter to London, endorsed "via N. York" and with red "New-York Dec 24" datestamp, manuscript "Ship 12½" for freight money sail fee and "18¾" inland postage, two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" and London receiving backstamps, fine outgoing freight money letter
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" on folded letter to London, manuscript "Ship 25/18¾" for freight money steamship rate and inland postage to New York City, postmarked New York City the following day, endorsed "Single, p Great Western", two line framed "Bristol Ship-Letter" handstamp, very fine