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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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manuscript rate on May 18, 1784 folded letter from Cork, Ireland to Plymouth, Massachusetts, straightline "Cork" postmark and manuscript "post paid 10", red circled "Post Paid" and "1/-" packet rate carried by Falmouth Packet Tankerville, very fine
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manuscript rate on October 6, 1785 folded letter from St. Pierre, Martinique to Philadelphia, very fine early ship letter
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February 1, 1786 folded letter from London to New York City, endorsed "p Packet", manuscript "1/-" rate and circled "Post Paid", very fine letter carried by Falmouth Packet
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manuscript rate on February 14, 1786 folded letter from Stockholm, Sweden to Philadelphia, red "Post Paid" in circle and "7/IU" Bishop mark, very fine, an early letter from Sweden to the United States, 2dwt pays the 1dwt, 8gr inland postage plus 16gr ship fee
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manuscript rate on folded letter from London to Philadelphia, black circular "Post Paid" handstamp, endorsed "P Packet", 6dwt converted to "2/8" Philadelphia local currency, very fine
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manuscript rate on April 3, 1787 folded letter from Norwich, England to Alexandria, Virginia, endorsed "By New York Packet, post paid to New York", red "So Norwich" straightline and "Post Paid" in circle, April 4 Bishop's mark backstamp, "P 1N5" pays 1sh packet rate plus 5p internal British postage, 3dwt 8gr postage from New York to Virginia, wear and tears along folds, still fine, ex-Faulstich
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January 27, 1789 folded letter from Waterford, Ireland to New York City, straightline "Waterford" handstamp and "Post Paid" in circle, manuscript "1/6" rate, fine and scarce
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bold strike of straightline postmark with manuscript "Ship 2" rate on December 7, 1789 folded letter from Le Havre, France to Philadelphia, manuscript New York forwarder notation on reverse, extremely fine, a beautiful early incoming ship letter, 2dwt was converted to "1/-" local currency in Philadelphia
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straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 19" on March 26, 1792 folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Albany, New York, very fine, postmarked during the first week of the United States Post Office which was established June 1, 1792, ex-Lounsbery
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straightline postmark with manuscript "Sh 64" rate on folded letter from London to Newburyport, Massachusetts, endorsed "p Ohio via New York", very fine triple-rate cover
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manuscript rate on 1793 folded lettersheet from London to Philadelphia, red "Paid Se 5 93" handstamp, carried by Falmouth Packet Chesterfield to New York City, fine
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manuscript port of entry rate on February 5, 1796 folded letter from Wakefield, England to New York, very fine