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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 with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Foxcroft, Maine, very fine and scarce (ASCC $80)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on cover to Starks, Maine, light wear, fine and scarce, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $75)
blue straightline datestamp with manuscript "6" rate on folded letter to Castine, Maine, fine example of this scarce marking (ASCC $75)
black straightline handstamp with matching "Free" handstamp on folded letter to postmaster in Waldoboro, Maine, light even toning, still very fine, a wonderful strike of this scarce device only used in 1830 (ASCC $125)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, vertical filefolds, very fine appearance, rare, the ASCC records just three Caribou manuscript covers (ASCC $75)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, very fine and rare, the ASCC records just three Caribou manuscript covers (ASCC $75)
black straightline datestamp used as a receiver on incoming folded letter from Machias, Maine dated May 10, 1830, postmaster's free frank, very fine and scarce (ASCC $125)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date and "Paid 3" on cover to Brewer Village, Maine, original enclosure, fine example of this rare marking (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with green "Free" in ribbon handstamp on folded letter to Stetson, Maine, vertical filefold, very fine and attractive, the only recorded example of this handstamp
datestamp with matching straightline "Free" and perfect strike of double circle "V.A. Sprague PM Free" handstamp on cover to Bangor, Maine, extremely fine and choice, Volney A. Sprague was postmaster from 1853 to 1856 and again from 1861 to 1869
datestamp with matching negative "S" in star fancy cancel on 3c Rose (65) on cover to Bradford, Maine, original enclosure, very fine and attractive
datestamp with matching double circle "V.A. Sprague PM" handstamp tying 3c Rose (65) to cover to Bangor, Maine, original enclosure, extremely fine and choice, Sprague removed the word "Free" from the inner circle to use this postmark on regular mail