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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
wonderful collection of 55 covers including several 1850s Annisquam, 1881 Artichoke, several Bay View, 1842 and 1845 Belleville Port manuscripts, 1836 Boxford manuscript (earliest known) and 1842 double circle datestamp (earliest known), 1910 and 1914 Clifton, 1838 East Salisbury manuscript (earliest known), 1833 Essex manuscript (earliest known), 1814 Hamilton manuscript, 1850 Groveland mansuscript and 1851 integral rate datestamp, 1885 Magnolia with star duplex, 1811 Manchester manuscript (earliest known), 1849 Middleton manuscript (earliest known), 1885 Nanepashemet with negative star, 1830 New Rowley manuscript (earliest known), 1866 and 1869 Pigeon Cove, 1810 Rowley manuscript (earliest known) plus couple 1830s handstamps, 1811 Salisbury manuscript (earliest known), 1847 Swampscott double circle datestamp, 1810 Topsfield postmaster's free frank and 1815 war rate, 1838 Wenham manuscript,
generally fine to very fine, an interesting and attractive group
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Andover, Massachusetts, very fine, the only known District period cover from Albany (ASCC $75)
19mm black straightline datestamp with manuscript "17" rate on folded letter to Boston, fine and scarce (ASCC $150)
black two-line handstamp with manuscript "30" rate on folded letter to Boston, very fine and attractive example of this rare postmark (ASCC $250)
red datestamp with postmaster's free frank on folded lettersheet to Portland, Maine, very fine, the "D.M." (District of Maine) designation in this postmark is a political statement expressing postmaster Syms Gardner's opposition to separatism (ASCC $150)
red negative circular datestamp on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "18¾" war rate, some light edge wear and staining, regardless a very fine strike of this rare and beautiful postmark which is unique among all markings used in the state of Maine, just three examples are known (one of which has the month replaced with "Apr" in manuscript), one of the cornerstones to any Maine postal history collection (ASCC $1,500)
black handstamp with manuscript date and inverted year on folded letter to Boston, datelined "Liverpool January 29th 1811" (probably in error), rated "Sh 19", forwarded to Hanover, Massachusetts, bit of aging and stains, still fine and rare early Buckstown ship letter (ASCC $250)
red datestamp with manuscript "18½" rate on folded lettersheet to Boston, very fine, a very scarce District of Maine postmark (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Barnstable, Massachusetts, light edge wear, still fine and rare, the ASCC records just five covers from Chandlersville, this post office was only open from 1800 to 1809, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $80)
docketing on December 28, 1769 folded lettersheet from Reverend John Wiswall to Westminster, England, two-line "Dover Ship Lre." handstamp and "16 Fe" Bishop's mark, very fine and early lettersheet originating from Maine
manuscript postmark with matching "Way 13½" rate on folded letter datelined "Woolwich Augst. 19th 1799", addressed to Boston, interesting contents, very fine, a rare early way letter from Maine
black straightline datestamp with manuscript "Paid 17" on folded lettersheet to Boston, slight enhancements to postmark, very fine appearance, an attractive example of this scarce marking (ASCC $650)