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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14" war rate on folded letter from New Orleans to Gloucester, Massachusetts, very fine, interesting contents about life in New Orleans including a meeting with Judah Touro and a visit to Mississippi Territory

red ribbon handstamp on folded letter from Hackney, London to Boston, red crowed "Paid Ship Letter London 30 Oct 1816" handstamp, very fine, the earliest known use of the "Ship 6" ribbon handstamp

red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "77" rate on cover from London to New Orleans, "On His Majesty's Service." and "War-Office." imprints, clear strike of crowned "Free 10 De 1830" datestamp of London alongside foreign branch "A" in circle inspectors mark, returned to England with "G.P. Office Dead Letter" handstamp, some wear to be expected, still fine very scarce, ex-Booth

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