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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
manuscript postmark and rate on large part folded letter datelined "Newbury Port Nov'r 6th 1772", addressed to Marblehead, professionally repaired, fine appearance, 1dwt 6gr paid the single letter rate to 60 miles
manuscript postmark with rate (4dwt, 16gr) on folded letter to Philadelphia datelined April 29, 1774, additionally rated "2/2" in local currency, vertical filefolds, otherwise fine, a rare colonial Newburyport letter (ASCC $1,000)
dateline on written authorization by Samuel Lancaster to have monies paid out of his wages to the selectmen of the town of Newburyport, addressed to Captain Ezra Lunt, fine, Lunt would go on to serve at Bunker Hill
dateline on folded letter to Boston, endorsed "Post paid 2" and "p Stage", very fine Confederation period letter, interesting contents
manuscript postmark and rate on June 10, 1789 folded lettersheet from Newburyport to Philadelphia, converted to "1/5" (1sh 5p) local currency, horizontal filefold, otherwise very fine and attractive
bill for postage (and book binding) dating from July 1793 to February 1794, very fine and interesting collateral document, Bulkeley Emerson served as Newburyport's postmaster from 1775 until his death in 1801, this document is signed by his son Joseph Emerson who succeeded him
black datestamp with manuscript "Sh_42" ship rate on incoming folded letter datelined "Rotterdam 8 avril 1802", endorsed "pr. the Five Sisters, Capt. Lunt, via Newburyport" and addressed to Philadelphia, very fine and attractive early Newburyport ship letter
datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "10" rate on incoming folded lettersheet from Liverpool, addressed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, very fine, 10c pays the 2c ship fee plus 8c inland postage
purple datestamp with manuscript "18¾" war rate on folded letter to North Yarmouth, Maine, vertical filefold with light toning, otherwise very fine
dark red postmark with manuscript "12½" restored rate on cover to North Yarmouth, Maine, vertical filefold and light aging, very fine, the 1799 rates were restored after the 1815-16 war rate for just 31 days before new rates went into effect May 1, 1816
purple datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "12½" rate on folded letter datelined "Gibraltar 31st August 1816", endorsed "p. Abigail Capt. Graves" and addressed to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and attractive
double circle datestamp with matching geometric cancels tying strip of three 3c Rose (65) and 12c Black (69, corner fault prior to use) to cover to Bombay, India, endorsed "Via London", backstamped "Boston Am. Pkt. Dec 31", two-line "Paid-Only To England", manuscript "5 due marking, London and Bombay backstamps, very fine, a scarce and attractive cover, ex-Vogel