Auction Detail
March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
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backstamp on incoming cover from Dunfermline, Scotland, black "Ship Due 4" in circle (Clarke 548) on front, pair of 2c Postage due stamps on reverse, very fine
21 folded letters that entered the United States at Philadelphia, origins including Cuba, England, France, India, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain, most with arced "Ship" and manuscript rate or "6" in circle (Clarke 554), generally fine to very fine, an interesting and early group
nine folded letters that entered the mails at Philadelphia, origins including Brazil, Cuba, France, Germany, most with Philadelphia datestamps and arced/straightline "Ship", manuscript rates or "6" in circle (Clarke 554), generally fine to very fine and interesting
24 folded letters that entered the United States at Philadelphia, origins including Brazil, Cuba, England, Florida Territory, France, Germany, India, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and Trinidad, postmarks include red double octagon datestamp, blue and red straightline "Ship", "6" in circle and double octagon (Clarke 554, 555), and more, many with manuscript ship endorsements, generally fine to very fine, an interesting assortment
23 folded letters that entered the Untied States at Philadelphia with originations including Brazil, Cuba, England, and France, handstamps including blue straightline "Ship", "6" in circle and double octagon (Clarke 554, 555), "7" in circle (Clarke 561), and "12" double circle (Clarke 566), most with manuscript ship endorsements, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
26 folded letters or covers with Philadelphia ship markings, origins include Brazil, England, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, wealth of different markings including various straightline "Ship" handstamps, "Ship 4" in circle (Clarke 546), "Ship Due 4" in circle (Clarke 547), "6" in double Octagon (Clarke 555), "Ship 6" in circle (Clarke 556, 557), "7" in circle (Clarke 561), "12" in double circle (Clarke 566), and "Due 12" in circle (Clarke 567), generally fine to very fine, an attractive and useful selection