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July 2023
United States Postal History
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manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 19" rate on folded letter from Antigua to Portland, Maine, endorsed "p Cap. Mather", very fine
manuscript postmark with "Sh 14½" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France to New York City, endorsed "Favour by Cap't Chapman", very fine
red straightline "Ship*" handstamp with manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and attractive unlisted marking
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Le Havre, France to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Pr Brig Eagle, Cooke", extremely fine, letter remarks "Eagle has been 2 days out of quarantine but could not yet get a place at the quay to begin unloading"
red straightline "Ship" handstamp with manuscript "6" port of entry rate on incoming folded lettersheet, endorsed "P Steamboat", very fine, ex-Lovey and Eggen
two folded letters from Arroyo, Puerto Rico to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, first with "New London Con Mar 4 1863" double circle datestamp and matching straightline "Ship" and "5" handstamps; second with ""New London Con 13 Jan 1864" double circle datestamp and matching "Ship" in oval and "Due 6" handstamps, very fine pair with a nice assortment of markings
six covers ranging from 1808/1860s, includes early manuscript postmark, 1847 folded letter from Waimeer, Hawaii, several different "Ship" handstamps, and more, generally very fine
manuscript postmark with "52 Sh" rate on folded letter from Valparaiso, Chile to New York, endorsed "Columbus", very fine and scarce
red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 20¾" rate on folded letter to Philadelphia, written on the "U.S. Ship Falmouth at sea" off Valparaiso, Chile, very fine and scarce
datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and circled "V" handstamps on cover to New London, New Hampshire, fine and scarce
red straightine datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "36" rate on folded letter from a wine merchant in Malaga, Spain to Beverly, Massachusetts, red framed "Cadiz" transit handstamp, very fine unlisted ship town, ex-Conland
manuscript postmark and rate on folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia via New York, endorsed "by Jos. Scott, Cap. Cribb", very fine, recipient John Reynell was a prominent merchant in Philadelphia dealing in British imports