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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
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folded letter to London datelined "Baltimore Feb 17th 1838" and endorsed "Per Packet 20th ins't from New York", red "Baltimore Md Feb 18" datestamp and matching straightline "Paid" with "18¾" rate, "New-York Feb 19" transit, backstamped "Dartmouth Ship Letter" with May 13 transit and London May 15 arrival, rated "1/7", very fine and scarce
folded lettersheet to London endorsed "Per Steamer Great Western May 7", departing New York May 7 and arriving Bristol May 22, framed "Bristol Ship Letter" and "1/6" rate, backstamped London May 23, very fine and scarce maiden return voyage cover
folded letter to Quebec datelined "Liverpool 5 July 1839", "2/-" British postage, endorsed "p Royal William Steamer for New York" departing Liverpool July 5 and arriving New York July 24, red "New-York Ship Jul 25" and "Montreal Jy 28 1838" datestamps, "20¾" for triple American inland postage (no apparent Canadian charges), small part of address erased, otherwise very fine and scarce
folded letter datelined "New Orleans 5 Novbr. 1838", endorsed "pr Express" and rated "75" for express mail to New York, carried via Great Western departing New York November 23 and arriving Bristol December 9, framed "Bristol Ship Letter" handstamp, very fine and interesting
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signature on handwritten letter from Samuel Cunard to Israel Whitney who was Treasurer of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company in Boston, offering to supply Sydney coal at a large discount, carried by Black Ball Line's South America, very fine and rare letter from the founder of the British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and later the Cunard Line, ex-Robertson
folded lettersheet to London with blue "Mobile Ala. Jun 5" datestamp and matching straight-line paid", endorsed "Express" and rated "75" for express mail postage (25c regular postage plus 50c express fee), carried by Great Western departing New York June 13 and arriving Bristol June 27, two-line "Bristol Ship Letter" handstamp and rated "1/5", June 28 London backstamp, very fine and scarce
folded lettersheet to London endorsed "Royal William", departing New York January 16 and arriving Liverpool February 3, rated "3/2" upon arrival and with two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" backstamp, February 4 London arrival, very fine, the final Atlantic voyage of the Royal William
folded lettersheet datelined "Smyrne Turquie 19 Juin 1839", addressed to Boston via Wooley, Bell & Co. forwarders in Liverpool, carried by Eurotas to Malta where letter was disinfected with matching "Purifie Au Lazaret Malte", then by Ramses to Marseille, red crowned "Paid Ship Letter London 10 Jy 10 1839" and manuscript "5/5" double rate, carried on the maiden voyage of the British Queen departing London July 11 and arriving New York July 28, "20¾" American postage including 2c ship fee, reverse slightly repaired and lettersheet missing side flaps, very fine and rare disinfected non-contract steamship letter, ex-Winter
folded letter to New York City datelined "Liverpool 25 July 1840", red crowned "Ship Letter Liverpool 31 Jy 31 1840" handstamp, manuscript "8" British ship letter fee, endorsed "p President" departing Liverpool August 1 and arriving New York City August 17, rated "6" for port of entry ship fee, very fine and scarce letter from the maiden voyage of the President, she was lost at sea with 136 on board in March 1841
folded letter datelined "Hampton July 12th 1840", two-line "T.P. Hampton" and "Hounslow Jy 13 1840" handstamps, addressed to Toronto, Upper Canada, rated "1/-", carried on the maiden voyage of Cunard's Acadia departing Liverpool August 4 and arriving Boston August 17, overland to Pictou, Nova Scotia then by Unicorn to Quebec with August 20 transit, charged "1/4" due on Toronto, very fine and attractive maiden voyage cover
folded letter from New York City to Bordeaux, France dated February 27, 1841, red "Forwarded From Harnden's Package Express & Foreign Letter Office, Wall St., New York" oval handstamp, endorsed "p Steamer Columbia" on her maiden return voyage departing Boston March 2 and arriving Liverpool March 16, backstamped "America/L" oval, London March 17 transit, and French arrival, very fine and scarce
folded letter from Philadelphia to London dated August 28, 1841, red circular "Forw'd From Harnden & Cos. Foreign Letter Office, Phila." handstamp, departed Boston September 1 and arrived Liverpool September 14, reverse with scarce "America/L" oval, rated "1/-", very fine