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Lot 2728 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2728 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2699 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2699 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "12" handstamps on cover from Paita, Peru to New Bedford, Massachusetts, backstamped November 18, very fine, a rare origin

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2715 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2715 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with matching circled "Ship" on incoming cover franked with 1c Blue (faults), endorsed "Ship Letter", two-line "U.S. Charge to Collect 3 Cents" handstamp and 3c Postage due alongside, very fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2693 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2693 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with clamshell "Ship 6" handstamp on incoming folded letter, endorsed "Jenny Ford", backstamped "Sydney N.S.W. My 27 1856", slightly reduced at right, otherwise fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2710 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2710 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with straightline "Ship" handstamp on cover to Stockton, California, 3c Green tied by crossroads cancel, very fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2688 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2688 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with straight line "Ship" and "12" handstamps on cover to Edgartown, Massachusetts, very fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2705 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2705 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

double circle datestamp with straight line "Ship 6" handstamp on cover to New Bedford, Massachusetts, "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Jul 25" origination postmark, New Bedford backstamp, address panel restored, very fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2682 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2682 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with manuscript "Ship 42" rate on cover from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oswego, New York, original enclosure from Joel Turrill, the U.S. Consular Agent in Honolulu, to his brother-in-law Stephen H. Lathrop, very fine and scarce, first day of use of this San Francisco datestamp, ex-White

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2700 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2700 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with matching arced "Ship 5" handstamp on incoming cover (Diblee correspondence), small tear at top, otherwise very fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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Lot 2716 - u.s. postal history California Postal History -  H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2716 - u.s. postal history California Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

backstamp on cover to Chicago, straightline "Ship 4" handstamp and Chicago Barry machine backstamp, two 2c Postage dues, some staining, still fine

H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

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