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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
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datestamp with straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "2" rate on cover to Beverly, Massachusetts, 3c Rose (65) with circular grid, endorsed "From U.S. Str. Kearsarge" in Cadiz, Spain, very fine, from the "Kearsarge" Correspondence written by Captain John A. Winslow, docketing indicates this letter told of Winslow losing a finger
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manuscript "Ship 6" port of entry rate on folded letter from Waterford, New York to Burlington, Vermont, very fine steamboat cover, ex-Hahn
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manuscript "Ship 6" port of entry rate on folded letter from Whitehall, New York to Burlington, Vermont, very fine steamboat cover, ex-Johnstone
manuscript postmark with "Ship 22" rate on cover folded letter from Calcutta, India to Philadelphia, endorsed "P Ship Asia, Capt. Ellis", very fine and rare
manuscript postmark with "Ship 22" rate on folded lettersheet from San Sebastian, Spain to Baltimore, very fine and rare origin
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manuscript postmark with "Ship 12" rate on folded letter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Homer", very fine
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manuscript rate on folded lettersheet from Elias Bland in London to Philadelphia, endorsed "via Boston", December 11, 1748 receiving docketing on reverse, very fine
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manuscript postmark and rate on folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, Transiting and rated in Boston, endorsed "p the Adams Via N. England", splitting along the folds, otherwise fine
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manuscript postmark and rate on folded letter to Newport, Rhode Island, endorsed "p Capt Smith", internal splitting and small repairs, fine appearance
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October 4, 1783 folded letter from London to Queen Anne's County, Maryland, carried privately by ship to Boston, entered the mails with January 20 datestamp and manuscript "2.16" rate, reverse with manuscript "Philada 20 1st mo 1784 Recd under cover and forwarded as desired by thy respectful Friends, James & Dunker", very fine, see lot 2306 for a cover mailed the same day carried by Falmouth Packet, ex-Salazar
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straightline handstamp on folded letter from Hamburg, Germany to Providence, Rhode Island, "Sh 28" rate paying triple the 8c rate plus 4c ship fee, very fine
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straightline handstamp with "18 IV" Franklin mark and manuscript "Sh 12" rate on folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Newburyport, Massachusetts, very fine