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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 matching straightline "Ship" and circled "V" handstamps on cover to New London, New Hampshire, fine and scarce
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red straightine datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "36" rate on folded letter from a wine merchant in Malaga, Spain to Beverly, Massachusetts, red framed "Cadiz" transit handstamp, very fine unlisted ship town, ex-Conland
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manuscript postmark and rate on folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia via New York, endorsed "by Jos. Scott, Cap. Cribb", very fine, recipient John Reynell was a prominent merchant in Philadelphia dealing in British imports
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manuscript postmark and rate on March 6, 1750 folded letter from "Cap François [Santo Domingo]" (Cap-Haitien) to Boston, endorsed "Via New York pr Post", very fine, ex-Lovey
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two-line handstamp with manuscript "3dwt" rate on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, manuscript "P1N" packet rate and "pr the Packet", "14 MA" Bishop's mark, carried by Falmouth Packet Earl of Halifax departing May 23 and arriving July 15, "1/3" local currency conversion in Philadelphia, received June 20, very fine, ex-Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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two line-handstamp with manuscript "3dwt" and "PD" in circle on November 28, 1757 folded letter from Leeds, England, straightline origin backstamp and "2 De" Bishop's mark, endorsed "by New York Packet" and manuscript "P1N4" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Earl of Leicester, overall wear and internal separations, still fine and scarce
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manuscript postmark and rate on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, Leeds backstamp applied at origin (enhanced), "P 1N4" rate and "PD" in circle handstamp, carried by Falmouth Packet General Wall departing February February 10 and arriving March 22, very fine
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red two-line handstamp with manuscript "3" (dwt) rate on lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, endorsed "p The Packet via New York" and with "P1N" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Pitt departing February 20 and arriving March 29, "1/5" local currency conversion, very fine
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two-line backstamp on June 6, 1769 folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, endorsed "p the New York Packet", manuscript "2N" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Harriot departing June 12 and arriving New York August 4, "4 AV" Franklin mark receiver, "12" domestic postage, very fine
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manuscript rate on October 4, 1783 folded letter from London to Queen Anne's County, Maryland, manuscript "2N" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Shelbourne departing November 7 and arriving in New York (via Charleston) April 5, 14dwt 16gr double rate due applied in New York, received April 18, reverse with "John Rouse paid the post 5/10 for this letter" notation, very fine, see lot 2062 for a cover mailed the same day carried by private ship
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February 13, 1784 folded letter from Hamburg, German via London, entered the mails at London with March 2 postmark and "1/-" packet rate, carried by Falmouth Packet Duke of Cumberland departing March 10 and arriving New York April 23, very fine
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May 5, 1784 folded letter from London to Philadelphia via Falmouth Packet Halifax, departing May 13 and arriving New York August 4, very fine