Massachusetts Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 1085 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historydateline on folded letter to Canton, China (Heard correspondence), endorsed "Panama", black oval "Forwarded by J. Howard & Son, New-York" backstamp, very fine, ex-White H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1064 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyblue three-line handstamp (manuscript date) on cover to Sharon Springs, New York, matching "5" rate, original enclosure, very fine and scarce, ex-Knapp H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1080 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History17 covers ranging from 1797 to 1814, most with "Newbt. Ms." circular datestamps, begins with 1797 manuscript on cover to Boston, 1799 "Newbt. Ms." datestamp (first year recorded in ASCC), 1801 boxed "Paid", and ca. 1814 drop letter with manuscript "1", generally fine to very fine, a wonderful collection for the specialist with a wide variety of rates represented, all neatly annotated on exhibit pages H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1096 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historydark red 34mm straightline datestamp on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "10" rate, fine and scarce (ASCC $200) H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1011 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyred rimless datestamp on folded letter to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript “17” rate for the 15c war rate plus 2c ship fee, very fine and scarce, this postmark is only reported used in 1815 (ASCC $75) H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1027 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyyellow datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" on folded letter to Boston, 1847 5c Brown red (full margins) with manuscript cancel, 1848 docketing at left, very fine, this postmark was originally red-orange but degraded to a distinctive mustard color, the earliest recorded use of this Haverhill marking and the only reported Haverhill cover bearing an 1847 5c, ex-Craveri (USPCS Census #4163) H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1043 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyblue datestamp on folded lettersheet to Rockville, Connecticut, franked with 1847 5c Dark brown (1a, three large margins and just in at top), stamp with blue "5" rate handstamp and two pen strokes, manuscript "Paid" at top right, cover light wrinkles and few natural bleach spots, fine appearance, the only recorded 1847 Issue cover from Lynn which did not receive either denomination, accompanied by February 18, 1849 stampless cover with the same blue datestamp and "Paid" and "10" markings, 5c cover ex-Craveri (USPCS Census #4196) H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1006 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal History13 covers including Andover "Andr. Ms." datestamp in black (1817), red (1818/31), and brown (1821), 1837 "Andr. Ms." datestamp with fleuron, 1842 orange datestamp, 1845 and 1847 datestamps with numeral "5" and "10"; North Andover 1826 and 1829 manuscript postmarks, 1836 "No. Andover" datestamp, 1838 "North Andover" datestamp; and ca. 1849 Ballardvale blue datestamp (earliest recorded), generally fine to very fine H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1022 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historymanuscript postmark with matching “8 paid” rate on folded letter to Exeter, Massachusetts, very fine, the earliest recorded postmark from Haverhill H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
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 Lot 1038 - u.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History - H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyfive items including 1847 red datestamp with matching regular "5" (earliest known Lawrence postmark), red datestamps with italic "5" and "10", and blue datestamps with regular "2" and italic "5", mostly from the 1849/50 period, generally very fine an interesting group, Lawrence was the nation's first planned industrial city H. R. Harmer Inc July 2023 General Postal Historyu.s. postal history Massachusetts Postal History |
