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July 2023
United States Postal History
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- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail (729) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter
- Erivan Collection of Western Postal History (329) Apply Erivan Collection of Western Postal History filter
- The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History (127) Apply The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History filter
- The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (118) Apply The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
- The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History (104) Apply The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History filter
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "10" rate on folded letter from New Orleans to Philadelphia, endorsed "Danl. Clark, Esq", very fine, ex-Feldman
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datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "18" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Ship Independence, Cap'n McConnell", fine and scarce
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Trinidad to Baltimore, endorsed "Crescent", very fine
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "7" handstamps on folded lettersheet to Washington, D.C., very fine and attractive
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datestamp with "Ship" and "2" handstamps on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Beverly, Massachusetts, pencil docketing reads "Ship Brooklyn, Fort Pickens, June 8, 1861", very fine
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manuscript postmark with manuscript "Sh 14½" rate on folded letter from Haiti to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Cap't Low via Baltimore", fine, the earliest Annapolis ship marking, interesting contents detailing the murder of Americans in Haiti
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straightline postmark with matching "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Paris to Philadelphia, endorsed "Essex", very fine and attractive, the U.S.S. Essex was built in 1799 and played an important role in the Barbary Wars and War or 1812, in 1810 she was dispatched to France and returned in July 1811 while the French ports were under British blockade, ex-Risvold
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datestamp with manuscript "Jany 24 Ship 32" war rate on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and rare
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datestamp with small straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on cover to Randolph, Vermont, endorsed "Per Brig Harriett, Cap Nelson", interesting contents while the USS Potomac was anchored off Rio de Janiero, light staining, fine and scarce
![Image for Annaps Md. Ship Jan [1839],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/754502-3.jpg?itok=APaaYK1Z)
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datestamp with manuscript "20¾" rate on illustrated folded letter to Enfield, Connecticut datelined "Florence Sept 15th 1839", black "Firenze" handstamp and red "P.F." (Paid to the Frontier), endorsed "Via Havre", red French entry and Havre backstamp, very fine and rare, probably the only reported use of this portmark ex-White
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blue datestamp with matching "Ship" and "7" handstamps on cover to New York City, endorsed "P. Rainbow via Balt.", very fine, ex-Wierenga
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straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 29" on folded letter from Amsterdam to Philadelphia, endorsed "per the Lovina, Cap'n Parker", very fine, ex-White