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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
- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History (486) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History filter
- The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History (192) Apply The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History filter
- Main catalogue (155) Apply Main catalogue filter
- The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History (150) Apply The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History filter
- United States Postal History (110) Apply United States Postal History filter
dateline on folded letter to London, endorsed "p. H.M. Ship Nemisis Q.D.C" and changed to "Aurelia", bold strike of "Ship Letter Quebec" crown double oval, backstamped London September 14, extremely fine, carried under cover from Philadelphia to Quebec and then by private ship to England
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manuscript notation on folded letter from New York City to Madeira, Spain dated February 28, 1811, Philadelphia forwarding agent's endorsement on reverse, endorsed "Brig Fanny", very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" and manuscript "30" war rate on cover front only to "Charlottesville, Norfolk County, in the British Provence of Upper Cannady", small edge faults, fine and scarce
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" on 1816 folded letter from William Bakewell, John James Audubon's father-in-law, paid 12½c to port, partial strike of scarce "America F(almouth)" in green (Robertson FP1), endorsed "via Packet" and carried on Grace from New York City September 6, fine
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dateline on folded letter to Bordeaux, France, carried under cover to Liverpool forwarder, paid 1sh 4d in Liverpool, red "Angleterre" handstamp, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" and manuscript "25" rate on folded lettersheet to St. Petersburg, Russia, backstamped "Dover Ship Letter" and two-line "Hamburg 23 July" transit, very fine and interesting
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" on 1825 partial folded letter to London, manuscript "37½" rate paying triple rate postage to New York and "4/9" (three times the 8d ship letter rate and 11d internal Liverpool to London), endorsed "Silas Richards" (Blue Swallowtail Line), boxed "Ship Letter Liverpool" backstamp, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" on 1825 folded lettersheet to London, manuscript "12½" rate to New York City and "3/2" double ship letter rate plus inland postage, endorsed "Per Ship Cortes", boxed "Ship Letter Liverpool" backstamp, very fine
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dateline on folded letter to Ludwigsburg, Germany, black "Post Office for America, Hamburg" turret handstamp and Hamburg backstamp, received January 30, 1826, very fine and rare with just a few examples of this handstamp know, usually on official mail
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red datestamp and matching arced "Paid" on folded letter to Liverpool, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter", returned to Philadelphia as Baltimore ship letter with red "Baltimore Md. Sep 8" datestamp, fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" and manuscript "25" rate on folded letter to Paris, two-line "Colonies Par Le Havre" handstamp and January 12, 1828 French backstamp, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Paid" and manuscript "25" rate on folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red two-line "Colonies Par Le Havre" and January 15, 1828 backstamp, very fine