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brown rate handstamp in circle (Clarke 501d) on incoming folded letter from Hamburg, Germany dated June 12, 1798, very fine and rare

red rate handstamp in circle (Clarke 502, Type I) on incoming folded letter from Jérémie, Haiti dated April 28, 1799 and received May 27, very fine and early use of this handstamp, ex-Wierenga

red rate handstamp in circle (Clarke 502, Type I) on incoming folded lettersheet from London dated February 12, 1800, bold "Post Paid Ship Lre London" double oval and matching "Ship Lre Liverpool" backstamp, received June 19, very fine, early use of these handstamps

red datestamp on incoming printed prices current from Bilbao, Spain to Providence, Rhode Island, matching straightline "Ship" (Clarke) with manuscript "19" rate (2c ship fee plus 17c inland), received May 21, very fine

red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" (Clarke 510) on incoming July 18, 1800 folded letter from Dunkirk, France to Baltimore, Maryland, carried through the British blockage of the Chesapeake, manuscript "14½" rate upon arrival in the United States (2c ship letter fee plus 12½ inland postage), fine cover from the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars, ex-Arnell