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![Image for Bristol R.I. Aug 3 [1814],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757500.jpg?itok=4ZwTjayx)
![Image for Bristol R.I. Aug 3 [1814],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757500-2.jpg?itok=Bi6nNkV1)
![Image for Bristol R.I. Aug 3 [1814],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/files-local/styles/gallery-small/public/Lot 2238.jpg?itok=pmiD0Wqx)
datestamp on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "Sh 18" rate, very fine, interesting contents from a ship captain who finds no market for his cargo and instead finds it better to sell his ship with the cargo due to the threats against Americans by British Admiral Alexander Cochrane ("The late orders of Admiral Cochrane are such with regard to Americans found on board of neutral, that I do not think it prudent to undertake any further speculation, or to place your property at risk any more")
![Image for Ship [Bristol, Rhode Island, 1833]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757505.jpg?itok=WRIouDyX)
![Image for Ship [Bristol, Rhode Island, 1833]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757505-2.jpg?itok=CCldoKCC)
lime green straightline handstamp with manuscript "6" rate on folded letter from Matanzas, Cuba to Bristol, Rhode Island, endorsed "p. Sch. Rolla, Capt. Crossman", extremely fine
![Image for Bristol R.I. May 23 [1834],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757510.jpg?itok=_5FK6Ils)
![Image for Bristol R.I. May 23 [1834],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757510-2.jpg?itok=Yb2isfnZ)
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter to from Mantanzas, Cuba, to Boston, Massachusetts, very fine
two items, first 1822 folded lettersheet to Providence, Rhode Island with blue-green "Bristol R.I. Oct 12" datestamp, straightline "Ship" and manuscript "8" rate; second 1833 folded lettersheet from Matanzas, Cuba with blue-green straightline "Ship" and manuscript "6" port of entry rate, very fine pair
![Image for N*P [Newport, Rhode Island, 1785],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758053.jpg?itok=8cK0Ma9n)
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handstamp on folded letter to New York City from Lisbon, Portugal, manuscript "Sh 4" rate, very fine and rare, only a few examples of this postmark are recorded, ex-Roth
![Image for Newport Nov'r. 6 [1792],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758058.jpg?itok=5MfhfIb2)
![Image for Newport Nov'r. 6 [1792],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758058-2.jpg?itok=PiqXn9IM)
straighline postmark with manuscript date and manuscript "Sh 10 Cents" rate on incoming folded letter from Bensalem, Pennsylvania, few internal pinholes, very fine, rated 6c inland plus 4c ship fee, the sender (William Rodman) commanded a company during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 and was later elected a Member of Congress, ex-Thompson
![Image for Newport 5th Feb'y [1795],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758063.jpg?itok=HLWI2YDF)
![Image for Newport 5th Feb'y [1795],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758063-2.jpg?itok=2mfdKWXB)
manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter from Charleston, South Carolina to Newburyport, Massachusetts, very fine
![Image for Newport R.I. Aug 18 [1813],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758068.jpg?itok=omXawzhW)
![Image for Newport R.I. Aug 18 [1813],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758068-2.jpg?itok=twtuzklA)
datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "19" rate on folded letter to Philadelphia from Cadiz, Spain, carried by the ship Leda of Baltimore, very fine, letter mentions British blockade, French evacuation of Madrid, and Treaty of Utrecht, ex-Flannery
![Image for Newport R.I. Feb 17 [1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/763121.jpg?itok=lKKEdffY)
![Image for Newport R.I. Feb 17 [1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/763121-2.jpg?itok=UG6Mgl8C)
bold strike of green datestamp with matching large straightline "Ship" on February 1, 1815 folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Baltimore, endorsed "Via Boston, particular care of Cap't Williams", manuscript "92" rate for triple 30c war rate plus 2c ship fee, some splitting along folds, very fine, an extraordinary multiple rate cover sent shortly after the War of 1812 surcharge went into effect
![Image for Newport R.I. May 7 [1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758073.jpg?itok=pwxClxnK)
![Image for Newport R.I. May 7 [1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758073-2.jpg?itok=a5zRVorJ)
red datestamp with matching large straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "15" rate on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Bristol, Rhode Island, endorsed "Cap't White" and carried on the schooner Patty, very fine, rare and unusual war rate letter without the ship fee applied
![Image for Ship [Newport, Rhode Island, ca. 1815]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758078.jpg?itok=feu5G5Tw)
![Image for Ship [Newport, Rhode Island, ca. 1815]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758078-2.jpg?itok=6w0hPonZ)
red straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "9" rate on incoming folded lettersheet from London, note on reverse asking to forward any letters for sender, also included is an 1807 folded letter from Newport to London that is apparently being returned to the sender, small tear at top, very fine 9c war rate port of entry fee, ex-Biales
![Image for Ship 6 [Newport, Rhode Island, 1819],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758083.jpg?itok=a4FHfe_I)
![Image for Ship 6 [Newport, Rhode Island, 1819],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758083-2.jpg?itok=BLJWs42o)
watery gray green "Ship 6" handstamp on incoming folded lettersheet to Newport, Rhode Island, endorsed "Packet Herald", extremely fine, the Herald departed Liverpool November 29 bound for New York City but was caught in a storm at sea and forced into Narragansett Bay, scarce use, ex-Jordan and Hahn