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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
datestamp on folded letter from Le Havre, France to New York City, endorsed "p Steamer Hermann de Southampton", franked with France 80c Rose, very fine
datestamp on folded letter from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City, endorsed "Mary E Jones", blue oval "Forwarded By Wiechers & Co., Ponce P.R." backstamp, very fine
datestamp on folded letter from Curacao to Shark River, New Jersey, original enclosure, very fine, a rare point of origin
15 covers from Thomas Irvine & Co. in Liverpool to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, sent via non-contract steamships, each with the manuscript endorsement of a different steamship, all sent unpaid with "New York Ship Letter 4" due integral rate datestamps, very fine, ex-Winter (on his album pages)
two covers to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, first from Liverpool dated March 21, 1874, endorsed "per Atlantic", "New York Ship Apr 1" datestamp with manuscript "8" due; second from Pará, Brazil dated August 20, 1874, endorsed "pr Maggie Abbot", "New York Ship 16" datestamp with "Due" and "8" handstamps, very fine pair
datestamp on cover from Caracas, Venezuela to East Attleboro Massachusetts, endorsed "Pr Eiche", pencil "Due 6 cts", very fine
datestamp on folded letter from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, endorsed "By the Marian P Samplier", sender's oval backstamp, very fine
three folded lettersheets sent from New York City to Mexico, first franked with 10c Brown tied by February 17, 1877 duplex, addressed to Vera Cruz, purple "S.S. City of Havana" straightline; second franked with pair of 10c Brown tied by November 17, 1877 duplex, addressed to Vera Cruz, purple "City of Mexico" straightline; third franked with 5c Blue tied by October 21, 1880 duplex, addressed to Laguna, purple "Campeche" straightline, very fine trio of covers with private handstamps used by M. Echeverria & Co.
opera glass handstamp on folded letter from Caracas, Venezuela to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, sender's backstamp, very fine
datestamp on folded letter from Valencia, Spain to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, green framed sender's handstamp, "U.S. Charge to Collect 3 Cents" handstamp, very fine, ex-White
operaglass handstamp on cover to Warren, Ohio, strike of "Due 4 cts" opera glass alongside corrected in manuscript, purple oval "Forwarded By Roche Bro's & Co., St. Croix, West Indies" backstamp, very fine
five covers sent from the U.S.S. Hartford in the Asian Squadron (possibly Hong Kong) to Pikesville, Maryland, range of "U.S. Charge to Collect" depreciated currency markings including 32c (2), 33c, 34c, and 64c, each with London and New York backstamps, very fine group