datestamp on cover to Middlebury, Vermont, endorsed "Ship letter", franked with 2c Banknote, very fine, this letter likely arrived on steamer "Idaho"
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Lot #2727 - Overseas hawaii
dateless handstamps tie three New Zealand 2½p Blue to cover front only to London, small portion of backflap remains with "Honolulu H.I. Apr 12 1899" duplex and London receiver, scissor cut into first stamp at left, fine and unusual, apparently treated as a loose ship letter by the Honolulu post office, ex-Honolulu Advertiser
Lot #2728 - u.s. postal history California Postal History
black boxed handstamp on 5c Blue entire from San Francisco to Yokohama, Japan, "Yokohama Japan 10 Apr 98" backstamp, reduced at left into handstamped cornercard, otherwise very fine
Lot #2729 - united states postal history u.s. postal history
group of 10 covers inbound to the United States, wide variety of markings including "U.S. German Sea PO" duplex, "United States Sea P.O." duplex, Matson Navigation Co. boxed handstamp, several "Received from H.M. Ship", and more, generally very fine, a nice variety of uses
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