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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
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- 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
Type 1 datestamp with target ties 10c First Bureau to registered cover to Waterville, Maine, illustrated cornercard for "Faustino Garcia, Sheep Raiser and Notary Public", very fine and attractive, the latest recorded use of this postmark
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)
purple Type 2 datestamp with matching target on 2c Green entire to Morganville, New York, corner repaired at top right including part of indicia, extremely fine strike, the only recorded example of this marking
Type 2 datestamp with target on 2c Green entire to Hillsboro, New Mexico, barely reduced at right, very fine and scarce
blue Type 3 datestamp with matching target cancels tying pair of 3c "F" grills (few short perforations) to cover to Santa Fe, New Mexico, barely reduced at left, very fine, the earliest recorded example of this rare marking
Type 1 double circle datestamp on 2c Brown entire with Maltese cross alongside, addressed to El Paso, Texas, cornercard of the "Eddy & Bissell Live Stock Company" in Seven Rivers, New Mexico, very fine, the unique example of this postmark
Type 1 fancy framed handstamp with matching star in circe tying 2c Brown to cover to Boston, illustrated "Short Horn Cattle Co. Of New Mexico" cornercard, small faults including repaired left corners, very fine appearance, the only recorded example of this handstamp, particularly desirable on such a handsome advertising cover
Type 2 datestamp with target on 2c Green entire to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine, the earliest recorded use of this postmark
Type 3 datestamp on registered cover to Mora, New Mexico, franked with 2c Brown and pair of 5c Yellow brown all tied by targets, manuscript "Reg 51/51", cornercard for dealer in general merchandise (enclosure with matching letterhead), slightly reduced at right into perforations, very fine
Type 3 double rim datestamp duplexed with Maltese cross on 2c Brown entire to Albuquerque, backstamped December 19 and forwarded to Las Vegas, New Mexico, very fine, the unique example of this marking
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)
Type 1 datestamp with matching target tying 2c Brown Bank Note to cover to New Haven, Connecticut, very fine, the unique cover from Perico (a 16-month office)
Type 1 double rim datestamp with matching target tying 2c Brown Bank Note to yellow cover to Flushing, New York, printed red cornercard for "Headquarters, Republican Central Committee, Territory of New Mexico", stamp with crease, otherwise very fine and attractive
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)
Type 1 datestamp with matching target on cover to Boston, very fine, the latest recorded use of this handstamp
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)