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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
![Image for Fair Haven Mass Jan 3 [1836],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/757983.jpg?itok=aVJgZZZc)
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datestamp with manuscript "Ship 20¾" on September 26, 1835 folded letter to Burlington, Vermont, datelined "Bark Rosabella, Lat 30S, long 2W, a thousand miles from Capetown", manuscript "Forwarded by Your Obt. Svt, Isaac Chase, U. States Consul, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope" on reverse, small tear at bottom, otherwise very fine and rare
![Image for Fall River Ma. Jul 14 [1837],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758013.jpg?itok=kWh_qVwA)
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red datestamp with matching boxed "Ship" on folded letter from Pictou, Nova Scotia, 6c implicit due, very fine and scarce
![Image for Falmouth.Ms. Dec 17th [1818],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758018.jpg?itok=edSLmu9H)
![Image for Falmouth.Ms. Dec 17th [1818],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758018-2.jpg?itok=8h_yaJGW)
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red straightline postmark with manuscript date, matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Calcutta, India to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Potter", very fine and rare
![Image for Gloucester Ma Dec 3 [1806],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761415.jpg?itok=y5LztqV2)
![Image for Gloucester Ma Dec 3 [1806],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761415-2.jpg?itok=JZav9PXl)
datestamp with manuscript "Sh 19" re-rated to "22" on folded letter from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia, endorsed "Pr Captn J. Webber via Cape Ann", very fine
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bold red double circle datestamp with manuscript date and "Ship 20 1/2" rate on folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Portsmouth, Maine, endorsed "P the Levant via Salem", very fine
![Image for Holmes Hole Ma Dec 26 [ca. 1830],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761440.jpg?itok=Ti5uVc34)
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manuscript postmark with matching "Ship" and "27" rate on folded lettersheet from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, endorsed "p Sea Eagle, W. G. P.", very fine
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manuscript postmark with matching "14½" rate on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Boston, endorsed "pr "Charles Wells"", very fine, ex-White
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manuscript postmark with matching "Ship 58¼" rate on folded letter from Canton, China to New York City, endorsed "Sumatra", very fine, a wonderful origin
![Image for Holmes Hole Ms. Jul 29 [1847],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761455.jpg?itok=otejQVWI)
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red datestamp with manuscript "Ship" and "7" rate on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Boston, endorsed "Montreal", very fine
![Image for Holmes Hole Mas. Dec 20 [1867],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761482.jpg?itok=O6bX5mEi)
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datestamp with straightline "Ship" and "6" rate marking on cover from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Brooksville, Maine, endorsed "Bk E.F. Harriman", very fine, personal letter from sailor to wife enclosed, scarce port of entry
four covers ranging from 1838/1850, includes 1838 manuscript postmark on incoming folded letter from Cuba, fine to very fine group
![Image for MH Sh. 2dwt [Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1762],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/762876.jpg?itok=OxUkVI-3)
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manuscript postmark on October 1762 folded letter to Boston, straightline "Martinico" handstamp applied at origin, some toning and internal splitting, fine and extremely rare incoming colonial-era letter from British Martinique, in January and February of 1762 Great Britain launched an invasion of the island of Martinique in a series of actions that also saw the capture of Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent, the island was returned to France after the Treaty of Paris was signed on February 10, 1763