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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
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" (Clarke 510) on incoming folded lettersheet from Hamburg, Germany to Charleston, South Carolina, paid by recipient and manuscript "52" rate crossed out, very fine
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red rate handstamp in circle (Clarke 502, Type II) on incoming folded letter from Hull, England, postmarked January 2, 1802, faint red "Paid" tombstone, endorsed "p Ship Fabius", very fine, scarce handstamp type
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red rate handstamp in circle (Clarke 502, Type III) on incoming folded letter from Anvers, Belgium dated June 24, 1802, received in Philadelphia August 25, very fine, the earliest recorded use of the Type III handstamp
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) on incoming folded lettersheet from Hamburg, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland, carried privately to Harwich, England, manuscript "27" rate, very fine
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red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" (Clarke 510) on January 28, 1804 folded letter from Ayr, Scotland to Montreal, Canada, carried outside the post from Scotland and rated "22" (2c ship letter fee plus 20c United States postage to the border), manuscript "1N9" (1/9-) Canadian postage from the border to Montreal, very fine and rare
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) on April 28, 1804 folded letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Baltimore, Maryland, endorsed "p Washington", manuscript "14½" rate, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) on March 16, 1805 folded letter from London to Patuxent, Maryland, endorsed "p Columbia, Haydon", rated "19" postage, manuscript "Nottingham June 11th, Missent + forwarded" at top left, readdressed to Hunting Town and assessed an additional 8c due for a total of 27c, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) and "6" in circle (Clarke 502, Type IIIa) on incoming folded lettersheet from France to Charles Town, Maryland, the "Ship 6" markings struck in error and corrected to "14½", additional "27" rate deleted, very fine
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) and manuscript "42" rate on folded letter from New Orleans dated February 14, 1807, addressed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, received June 13, very fine, 42c pays double the 20c rate plus 2c ship letter fee, letter from Captain Daniel Orr making preparations to sail to Liverpool, writes of rain and snow in New Orelans
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) and manuscript "36" rate on folded letter from Amsterdam, Netherlands dated May 6, 1807, addressed to Providence, Rhode Island, received July 18, very fine, 36c pays double the 17c rate plus 2c ship letter fee
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red datestamp with matching arced "Ship" (Clarke 511) and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from Bordeaux, France dated August 24, 1808, three-page letter discusses risks of shipping due to the British Fleet, very fine, 27c postage pays double the 12½c rate plus 2c ship letter fee, sent during the Embargo period but arrived after the Non-Intercourse Act
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red datestamp with matching arched "Ship" (Clarke 511) and manuscript "52" rate on incoming folded lettersheet from London to New York City, dated January 21, 1809, endorsed "p Mary, via Philadelphia", very fine, 52c paid quadruple the 12½c rate plus 2c ship letter fee, sent during the Embargo period but arrived after the Non-Intercourse Act