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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 "Ship" in oval and "6" rate handstamps on folded letter from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City, blue oval "Forwarded by L. Toto & Co Ponce P.R." handstamp, very fine
seven covers ranging from 1802/1860s, better items including 1821 red "Ship" in hull handstamp and 1853 strike in black, also circled "Ship 5" and "Ship" in oval, fine to very fine, an attractive group
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straightline datestamp with manuscript "Sh 12" rate on folded letter from Dominica to Newport, Rhode Island, very fine and scarce, the listing example in the ASCC
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manuscript postmark with matching "Sh 19" rate on folded letter from Antigua to Portland, Maine, endorsed "p Cap. Mather", very fine
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manuscript postmark with "Sh 14½" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France to New York City, endorsed "Favour by Cap't Chapman", very fine
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red straightline "Ship*" handstamp with manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and attractive unlisted marking
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Le Havre, France to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Pr Brig Eagle, Cooke", extremely fine, letter remarks "Eagle has been 2 days out of quarantine but could not yet get a place at the quay to begin unloading"
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red straightline "Ship" handstamp with manuscript "6" port of entry rate on incoming folded lettersheet, endorsed "P Steamboat", very fine, ex-Lovey and Eggen
two folded letters from Arroyo, Puerto Rico to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, first with "New London Con Mar 4 1863" double circle datestamp and matching straightline "Ship" and "5" handstamps; second with ""New London Con 13 Jan 1864" double circle datestamp and matching "Ship" in oval and "Due 6" handstamps, very fine pair with a nice assortment of markings
six covers ranging from 1808/1860s, includes early manuscript postmark, 1847 folded letter from Waimeer, Hawaii, several different "Ship" handstamps, and more, generally very fine
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manuscript postmark with "52 Sh" rate on folded letter from Valparaiso, Chile to New York, endorsed "Columbus", very fine and scarce
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red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 20¾" rate on folded letter to Philadelphia, written on the "U.S. Ship Falmouth at sea" off Valparaiso, Chile, very fine and scarce