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July 2023
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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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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20½" rate on folded letter from London to Boston, perfect strike of boxed two-line "Forwarded by Y.O.Sts. Maury & Latham of Liverpool" backstamp, very fine, ex-White
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two folded letters, first dated February 1, 1819 with red "New-York Apr 3" datestamp, straightline "Ship" and manuscript "39" rate; second dated October 16, 1819 with red "New-York Nov 22" datestamp, straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20½" rate, very fine pair
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "14½" rate on folded letter from Broomfield, England to Philadelphia, endorsed "Per Albion Via N York", London "Post Paid 27 De 1819" datestamp, February 9 Philadelphia backstamp, very fine
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red transit datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia, black three-line boxed "Forwarded By T&W. Earle & Co. Liverpool." backstamp, forwarded from Philadelphia to Boston with July 31 datestamp and "18½" due, very fine
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red datestamp with two strikes of matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "20½" rate on folded letter from Liverpool to Boston, endorsed "p Cortes via New York", upon arrival re-mailed to Richmond, Virginia with "Boston Ms Oct 21" datestamp and manuscript "25" rate, very fine
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manuscript port of entry rate on incoming folded letter, wonderful strike of red serrated oval "Ship Atlantic, W. Matlock, Sailed July 18" handstamp, very fine
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manuscript port of entry rate on February 10, 1821 folded letter from Glasgow, Scotland, endorsed "p Camillus" and with "Camillus Sailed Frby 18 F. Boyer" handstamp, light wear, very fine
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "Free" handstamps on folded letter from New Orleans to Albany, New York, "Free, Levi Beebee, P.M., Hopeville N.Y." frank, endorsed "Ship Venus", very fine traveling postmaster free frank, contents discus the Southern cotton market
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red datestamp with manuscript "1" rate on folded letter sent from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to New York City, endorsed "Pilot", very fine pilot boat drop letter, ex-Lovey
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "39½" rate on folded letter from Vlissingen, Netherlands to Philadelphia, straightline origin postmark, forwarded through Liverpool, red straightline "2nd Delivery", very fine, ex-Hahn
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Cathkin, Scotland to Baltimore, Maryland, endorsed "p Camillus", clear strike of "2nd Delivery" handstamp, very fine
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manuscript port of entry rate on April 23, 1827 folded letter from London to New York City, endorsed "via Liverpool", red crowned "Post Paid Ship Lr. London 15 My 15 1827" oval, very fine