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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 Newport R.I. May 7 [1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758073.jpg?itok=pwxClxnK)
![Image for Newport R.I. May 7 [1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758073-2.jpg?itok=a5zRVorJ)
red datestamp with matching large straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "15" rate on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Bristol, Rhode Island, endorsed "Cap't White" and carried on the schooner Patty, very fine, rare and unusual war rate letter without the ship fee applied
![Image for Ship [Newport, Rhode Island, ca. 1815]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758078.jpg?itok=feu5G5Tw)
![Image for Ship [Newport, Rhode Island, ca. 1815]](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758078-2.jpg?itok=6w0hPonZ)
red straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "9" rate on incoming folded lettersheet from London, note on reverse asking to forward any letters for sender, also included is an 1807 folded letter from Newport to London that is apparently being returned to the sender, small tear at top, very fine 9c war rate port of entry fee, ex-Biales
![Image for Ship 6 [Newport, Rhode Island, 1819],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758083.jpg?itok=a4FHfe_I)
![Image for Ship 6 [Newport, Rhode Island, 1819],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758083-2.jpg?itok=BLJWs42o)
watery gray green "Ship 6" handstamp on incoming folded lettersheet to Newport, Rhode Island, endorsed "Packet Herald", extremely fine, the Herald departed Liverpool November 29 bound for New York City but was caught in a storm at sea and forced into Narragansett Bay, scarce use, ex-Jordan and Hahn
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Jan 20 [1823],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758088.jpg?itok=sg_N9D8D)
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Jan 20 [1823],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758088-2.jpg?itok=T0mP5YPS)
green oval datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" and "2" rates on folded letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Plymouth, Massachusetts, endorsed "p Leopard", extremely fine
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Feb 18 [1824],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758098.jpg?itok=eE71AaL0)
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Feb 18 [1824],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758098-2.jpg?itok=3WI0V6Qj)
green oval datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "8" rate on folded letter from Matanzas, Cuba to Bristol, Rhode Island, endorsed "Capt. Carr, B.S. Bowdoin", very fine
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Aug 31 [1824],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758093.jpg?itok=9AVt0gkB)
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Aug 31 [1824],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758093-2.jpg?itok=RLcDtx7e)
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Aug 31 [1824],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Certificates/758093-3.jpg?itok=ZC1Zy_0T)
green oval datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and manuscript "8" rate on folded letter from St. Petersburg, Florida to Bristol, Rhode Island, very fine, a beautiful cover, 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Jul 12 [1825],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758103.jpg?itok=-awcnF2X)
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Jul 12 [1825],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758103-2.jpg?itok=OajYJF55)
green oval datestamp with matching Old English "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "14" rate on folded letter from St. Salvador, Brazil to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "p. Two Catherines", extremely fine and scarce marking
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Jan 14 [1827],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758108.jpg?itok=ZohWUCpr)
![Image for Newport Rhode Island Jan 14 [1827],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758108-2.jpg?itok=LSqBPbho)
red oval datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "8" handstamps on 1826 folded letter from Sumidero, Mexico to Bristol, Rhode Island, fine
![Image for Newport RI Feb 26 [1832],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758113.jpg?itok=flJRFTof)
![Image for Newport RI Feb 26 [1832],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/758113-2.jpg?itok=zVItwp83)
red datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and manuscript "22" rate on folded letter from Port Au Prince, Haiti to Boston, endorsed "Virginia", very fine
![Image for Providence March 20 [1798],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761335.jpg?itok=AYvbhjlE)
![Image for Providence March 20 [1798],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761335-2.jpg?itok=aGI6zYdh)
straightline handstamp with manuscript date and "Sh 10" over "20" rate on folded letter to East Greenwich, Rhode Island datelined "Surinam November the 12th, 1797", very fine
![Image for June 30 [Providence, Rhode Island, 1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761355.jpg?itok=rmzULwxL)
![Image for June 30 [Providence, Rhode Island, 1815],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761355-2.jpg?itok=mKPuT0ZV)
red straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "9" on folded letter datelined "Newport 29th June 1815", very fine and rare, 9c pays the port of entry war rate (6c plus 50% surcharge)
![Image for Ship [Providence, Rhode Island, 1832],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761340.jpg?itok=qZnloMif)
![Image for Ship [Providence, Rhode Island, 1832],](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3066-public/Singles/761340-2.jpg?itok=dEYghDL9)
red straightline "Ship", "Steamboat", and "Free" handstamps on folded letter from Albany, New York to Redding, Connecticut via Providence, endorsed "Capt Darling will please send this over to the center the town as soon as conveniently can", very fine