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Lot 1434 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History

Lot 1434 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History

folded letter to Philadelphia with red framed "Paid at Liverpool JA 1 1848" and "1/-" handstamp, endorsed "pr. Cambria", departed Liverpool January 1 and arrived New York January 18, red "New-York 7cts. Jan 17" exchange datestamp, very fine, carried on the first direct mail voyage by the Cunard Line to New York

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Lot 1454 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History

Lot 1454 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History

folded letter datelined "Liverpool April 30th 1852", endorsed "Consignees p Great Britain Steamer", did not enter the British postal system but was placed on Great Britain departing Liverpool May 1 and arriving New York May 14, New York circled "6" ship rate handstamp and straightline "2nd Delivery", very fine, the only recorded cover carried by Great Britain after her 1846 grounding and an uncommon non-contract steamship sailing

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Lot 1415 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History

red handstamp with manuscript "95¾" quintuple rate January 1, 1838 folded letter from Liverpool to Richmond, Virginia, endorsed "p St. Andrew" (Red Star Line), slight bleed through, very fine, 95¾c pays five times the 18¾c rate plus 2c ship fee

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Lot 2521 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2521 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

manuscript postmark with red straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "8" rate corrected to "14" on folded letter from Mobile, Alabama to New York City, endorsed "pr Luis Cass", very fine double-rate cover, rare port of entry

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Lot 2522 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2522 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

manuscript postmark with matching "Ship" and "8" markings on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to New York City, endorsed "p Monument", ink bleed, otherwise fine, rare port of entry

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Lot 2520 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2520 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

manuscript postmark with "Ship 14½" rate on folded lettersheet to Hadden, Connecticut, fine, rare port of entry, possibly originated in New Orleans

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Lot 2472 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2472 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp on folded lettersheet from Havana, Cuba to London, partial strike of crowned "Paid at Havana" handstamp and February 19 backstamp, "N. York 5 Br. Pkt. Mar 2" debit, carried by Cunard's Africa from New York to Liverpool, March 14 London backstamp, very fine

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Lot 2488 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2488 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp on cover from Haiti to Boston, endorsed "pr Echo", very fine strike and cover

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Lot 2504 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2504 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp on cover from Caracas, Venezuela to East Attleboro Massachusetts, endorsed "Pr Eiche", pencil "Due 6 cts", very fine

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Lot 2483 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2483 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp on cover to Philadelphia, "G.W. Smith & Co., St. Thomas, W.I. Printed Price Current" imprint at top, very fine

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