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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
black straightline handstamp with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Secretary of State Edward Russell in Portland, Maine, small faults along horizontal filefold, fine and rare, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to Timothy J. Carter in Congress, very fine, one of just two recorded South Newry postmarks (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with postmaster's free frank on June 10, 1834 folded letter to Augusta, Maine, very fine and rare, the ASCC records just one South Pittsfield manuscript cover, this post office was only open from 1833 to 1837 (ASCC $300)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date and matching "Paid 5" rate on folded letter to New Castle, New Hampshire, very fine strike and cover, a wonderful example of this rare postmark (ASCC $300)
black straightline datestamp with postmaster's free frank on folded letter to the Secretary of State Edward Russell in Portland, Maine, light vertical filefolds, very fine and attractive, a rare marking, ex-Hazelton (ASCC $300)
black straightline handstamp with manuscript "6" rate on folded letter to Bath, Maine, even cover aging, very fine strike of this rare marking (ASCC $300)
albino strike of oval handstamp with manuscript date and matching "Paid 18¾" rate on folded letter to West Cambridge, Massachusetts, very fine (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 3" on cover to North Turner Bridge, Maine, very fine, the ASCC records just three examples (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, very fine, ASCC records just one West Gardiner manuscript postmark from 1832 (ASCC $300)
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on folded letter to South Exeter, Maine, very fine, the ASCC records just one manuscript cover from West Hampden (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 6" rate on folded letter to South Berwick, Maine, very fine, the ASCC records just two West Lebanon manuscript postmarks (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 3" on folded letter to Stetson, Maine, light wear, fine and scarce, the ASCC records just two West Levant manuscript covers (ASCC $200)