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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
datestamp with matching grid tying 1861 3c Rose (65, perforation faults) to cover to Haverhill, Massachusetts, illustrated patriotic depicting "Jeff's Knave-y" with the caption "Seven wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl", Hoyt imprint, very fine and attractive design
dateline on folded letter from Thomas Gerry, Jr. to "Mess'rs Newton & Gordon" in Madeira, endorsed "pr Sally, Capt. Reed", very fine and early Marblehead letter, Thomas Gerry Jr. was the brother of Elbridge Gerry (signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Massachusetts, and Vice President to James Madison)
datestamp on incoming July 9, 1878 cover from Blankenburg, Germany, franked with three 1gr Large Shield stamps, upon arrival in Marblehead the cover was forwarded to Bradford, Vermont, light edge wear, fine and attractive
group of 25 covers beginning with seven "M.Head" manuscript postmarks from 1800 to 1827, 1836 incoming ship letter from Haiti, 1842 drop letter, 1864 2c Black Jack on printed circular, 1874 cover from Marblehead to London, and more, generally fine to very fine, all written up on exhibit pages, an attractive group for the specialist
two covers dated April 12, 1847 and May 24, 1847, first with "5" rate handstamp, second with straightline "Paid" and "10", very fine and scarce, Merrimack's post office was established August 19, 1846 and its name changed to Lawrence just nine months later on May 26, 1847, the May 24 cover is the latest recorded use of this datestamp
red rimless datestamp with italicized "Mass." on folded letter to Lempster, New Hampshire, manuscript "12½" rate, small stains, very fine strike, unreported postmark
eight items including 1830 manuscript postmark, 1830 manuscript postmaster free frank, 1834 drop letter, 1834 red datestamp (32mm), 1836 red datestamp (28mm) with straightline "Paid", 1840 blue datestamp, and 1845 and 1847 red datestamps, generally fine to very fine
blue three-line handstamp on folded lettersheet to Dedham, Massachusetts, manuscript "Paid 5" rate, light toning, very fine, the earliest recorded use of this distinctive postmark
blue three-line handstamp (manuscript date) on cover to Sharon Springs, New York, matching "5" rate, original enclosure, very fine and scarce, ex-Knapp
manuscript postmark with "40" rate on cover to San Francisco, California, small faults including toning along the edges and small piece out at upper right, a rare early small-town letter to California
docketing on folded lettersheet from Reverend Edward Bass in Newburyport to London, carried privately to Boston and then by the ship Boscawen to England, rated "7" due, "31 DE" Bishop's mark backstamp, fine, an early transatlantic cover
docketing on folded lettersheet from Reverend Edward Bass to Westminster, London, carried privately to Boston and from there by the ship Boscawen to England, two line "Deal Ship Lre." handstamp and "27 MA" Bishop's mark backstamp, rated "3" due, very fine