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Lot 2282 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2282 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with matching "Ship" in oval on folded letter from Arroyo, Puerto Rico to Boston, manuscript "16" and "12" rates presumably corrected with "8" handstamp of Boston, very fine

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Lot 2277 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2277 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with circled "Ship 5" handstamp on cover to Philadelphia, endorsed "p Steward via New Haven", very fine

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Lot 2293 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2293 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

manuscript postmark with "52 Sh" rate on folded letter from Valparaiso, Chile to New York, endorsed "Columbus", very fine and scarce

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Lot 2272 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2272 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

red rimless datestamp with matching "Ship" in hull handstamp and manuscript "6" rate on incoming folded letter from New York City, fine steamboat use, ex-Roth

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Lot 2288 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2288 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

red straightline "Ship*" handstamp with manuscript "14½" rate on folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine and attractive unlisted marking

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Lot 2283 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2283 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with "Ship" in oval and "6" rate handstamps on folded letter from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City, blue oval "Forwarded by L. Toto & Co Ponce P.R." handstamp, very fine

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Lot 2278 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2278 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

datestamp with "Ship" in hull handstamp on folded letter from Barbados to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, endorsed "p Antelope via New York", bold "10" handstamp and circled "12" rerated to "6", "United States" in oval of St. John, Digby and Yarmouth backstamps, very fine and scarce, ex-Allen

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

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Lot 2294 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2294 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

red datestamp with manuscript "Sh 20¾" rate on folded letter to Philadelphia, written on the "U.S. Ship Falmouth at sea" off Valparaiso, Chile, very fine and scarce

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Lot 2273 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2273 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

red handstamp with manuscript "14½" rate for local delivery on incoming folded letter, very fine

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Lot 2289 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

Lot 2289 - u.s. postal history Connecticut Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail

red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on folded letter from Le Havre, France to Providence, Rhode Island, endorsed "Pr Brig Eagle, Cooke", extremely fine, letter remarks "Eagle has been 2 days out of quarantine but could not yet get a place at the quay to begin unloading"

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

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