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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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- 19th Century General Issues (45) Apply 19th Century General Issues filter
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black straightline handstamp (Clarke unlisted) on incoming folded lettersheet, undated but probably from Liverpool, franked with block of four 1861 3c Rose (65, small faults), endorsed "Consignees per Potomac", fine and unusual
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black duplex on incoming folded letter from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to New York City, endorsed "p Roanoke", black "Steamship Due 10" in circle (Clarke 648) obliterated and corrected with "Ship Due 6" (Clarke 558), fine
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black three-line circled handstamp obliterated and replaced by two strikes of straightline "Ship 8" (both Clarke unlisted) on incoming folded letter from Liverpool dated October 4, 1872, endorsed "Consignees per Taguss", fine, scarce markings
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black datestamp on incoming folded letter from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to New York City, endorsed "p Roanoke", two strikes of black "Ship Due 6" in circle (Clarke 558), very fine
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black datestamp with matching "Ship Due 6" (Clarke 558) on incoming folded letter from Liverpool, endorsed "P Pennsylvania", very fine, this handstamp was applied in error as the correct rate should have been 4c, ex-Winter
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black datestamp on incoming folded letter from Caracas, Venezuela to New York City, endorsed "By the William Dobson", black "Ship Due 6" in circle (Clarke 558), very fine
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black datestamp with matching "Ship Due 4" (Clarke 548) on incoming folded letter from Liverpool, endorsed "p Pennsylvania", very fine, ex-White
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two strikes of black straightline handstamp (Clarke 541) on incoming letter addressed to Portsmouth, Virginia, franked with vertical strip of 3c Green Bank Note tied by illegible Philadelphia duplexes, very fine
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backstamp on incoming folded letter from Maracaibo, Venezuela to New York City, endorsed "per Atlas Steamer", black "Ship Due 6" in circle (Clarke 558), very fine, the latest known use of this handstamp
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black datestamp on incoming folded letter from Caracas, Venezuela to New York City, endorsed "By the Roanoke", black "Ship Due 12" handstamp (Clarke unlisted), very fine and rare
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backstamp on incoming cover from Liverpool, endorsed "Sicily", black "Ship Due 4" in circle (similar to Clarke 548 but with serifs), pair of 2c Postage dues (J2) tied by black corks, very fine and attractive
backstamp on incoming cover addressed to Baltimore, endorsed "pr Lilian", black "Ship Due 6" handstamp (Clarke unlisted), pair of 3c postage dues, backstamped Baltimore the same day, fine, ex-White