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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
red datestamp with matching straightline "Free" on cover to Bangor, Maine, very fine, the only recorded example of this postmark
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank from Wilson's Mills on cover to Lancaster, New Hampshire, very fine and rare, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $80)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date and matching "Paid 18¾" rate on folded letter to Boston, very fine and rare (ASCC $150)
red straightline datestamp with matching large "5" handstamp on folded letter to Dexter, Maine, vertical filefold, otherwise very fine and attractive (ASCC $75)
two-line red-brown handstamp on printed oath to the Secretary of State in Augusta, Maine, very fine and attractive example of this scarce marking (ASCC $75)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded lettersheet to Augusta, Maine, light wear, still very fine marking, one of two recorded Ligonia covers, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 5" rate on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, light aging, still very fine and rare, this post office was only open from 1849 to 1853 (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 10" rate on folded letter to South Berwick, Maine, light wear, fine and scarce (ASCC $75)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date on folded letter to Blue Hill, Maine, matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "5", light staining, fine and rare (ASCC $150)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, light wear, very fine marking, just nine examples recorded (ASCC $50)
manuscript postmark with matching "paid 18¾" rate on folded letter to Wakefield, New Hampshire, trivial stain at lower left, very fine, just nine covers recorded from Mattanawcook, this office was only open from 1826 to 1833 (ASCC $50)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on cover to Bangor, Maine, original enclosure, light wear, still fine and scarce, the ASCC records just six manuscript postmarks from Milford (ASCC $50)