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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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- 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
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black straightline handstamp with manuscript "6" port of entry rate on incoming August 4, 1830 folded letter from St. Helena, endorsed "pr Francis, Cap't Williams", very fine, ex-White
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red straightline handstamp with manuscript "6" port of entry rate on folded letter datelined "China Sea, Sept'r 8th, 1835", endorsed "pr Emerald", very fine
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20¾" rate on September 26, 1836 folded letter from Bombay, India to Adams, New York, endorsed "Capt. Smith, Ship Cherokee", very fine
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blue datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on January 4, 1845 folded letter from Penang, Malaysia to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, endorsed "per Bark Three Brothers", very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "7" rate on folded letter from Penang, Malaysia to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, endorsed "pr Brk Three Brothers", very fine, ex-White
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datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "5" rate handstamps on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Lanman & Co. in New York City, very fine, ex-White
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datestamp with matching "Ship" and "5" handstamps on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to New York City, endorsed "pr Wm Schroder", blue sender's handstamp, very fine, ex-White
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datestamp with straight line "Ship" and manuscript "8" rate on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Philadelphia, endorsed "P Swallow", very fine, ex-White
datestamp with straightline "Ship" and "5" rate handstamps on cover from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Butternuts, New York, endorsed "pr Salem", original enclosure, small edge faults, fine, ex-White
15 covers ranging from 1798/1855, better items beginning with 1798 folded letter from London with red straightline, origins including Montevideo, Calcutta, and Batavia, and more, variety of different markings and rates, fine to very fine and ideal for further study
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datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp on cover from Havana, Cuba to Yarmouth, Maine, repairs including bottom right corner replaced, fine appearance, a rare port of entry
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manuscript postmark with "Sh 19" rate on folded lettersheet to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, endorsed "p Schooner Wellfleet, Captain Sweet", very fine, a rare unlisted port of entry, ex-Thompson