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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
blue datestamp with matching "Ship 6" in circle on incoming folded letter datelined "Rio de Jan'o, 24th of March '54", endorsed "P Flora" at top left, very fine, unlisted ship marking
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" on folded letter to Philadelphia, datelined "Monrovia [Liberia], Febry 3rd 1858", endorsed "Per Ship M.C. Stevens", manuscript "8" rate, vertical file folds, still very fine, ex-Lockard
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "5" on cover to Washington, D.C. (Clymer correspondence), multiple page letter datelined "U.S. Ship St. Lawrence, Montevideo [Uruguay], Feby 2, 1858", very fine and attractive
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "5" on folded letter to New York City datelined "Arroyo, P.R., the 13 May 1859", additionally with black straightline "Ship Letter" of San Juan, very fine and attractive, ex-Gallagher
black datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "5" on folded letter to New York City datelined "Pto. Rico, Nbre 17 de 1859", additionally with straightline "Ship Letter" of San Juan, very fine
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" tying 3c Dull red (26, faults) and "Due 2 cts." on cover to Croton Falls, New York, very fine and attractive with the ship marking tying the stamp
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "5" on folded letter to New York City datelined "Arecibo, PR. Dbre 11th 1861", blue sender's oval handstamp, red "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle, backstamped San Juan December 12 and St. Thomas December 15, very fine and rare, ex-Gallagher
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Due 2 cts." and "Ship" tying 3c Rose (65) to cover to Hudson, New York, slightly reduced at left, otherwise very fine and attractive
three covers, first printed prices current from Port of Spain, Trinidad dated July 22, 1864, blue "Baltimore Md. Aug 29 '64" double circle datestamp with matching target and straightline "Ship"; second folded letter datelined "St Johns PR Feby 14th 1865", endorsed "pr. Frances Jane to Baltimore", blue "Baltimore Md. Mar 6 1865" double circle datestamp, straightline "Ship" and "Due 12" in circle; third folded letter datelined "Puerto Rico, About de 1865", blue "Baltimore Md. Sep 23" datestamp with target, straightline "Ship" and "Due 6", all very fine and attractive with a nice selection of markings
blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and circled "Due 12" on folded letter to New York City, datelined "Havana, 23d July, 1866", endorsed "p Cuba", very fine
black datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and boxed "6" on cover to Boston, Massachusetts, endorsed "Pr Brig Romance via Baltimore", originated on Navassa Island, crayon "6c due", corner nick at top right, very fine
two covers addressed to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, first datelined Arroyo and endorsed "p Harry via Baltimore", blue "Forwarded by Winchers & Co. Ponce P.R." oval, "Baltimore Md. Feb 21" datestamp and straightline "Ship" and boxed "6"; second with "Baltimore Md. Oct 11" datestamp, "Ship" in oval and straightline "Due 6", both fine and attractive