red datestamp with manuscript "Ship 27" rate on folded letter to Morrisville, Pennsylvania, datelined "U.S. Ship Brandywine, Port Mahon [Minorca], Apr 15 1832", very fine, Port Mahon was the base of the United States Navy in the Mediterranean for over 20 years, in 1825 the USS Brandywine was tasked with conveying the Marquis de Lafayette back to France
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Lot #2002 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
datestamp with manuscript "Ship 14½" rate on folded letter to Newburyport, Massachusetts, datelined "London, 26th June 1811", very fine, ex-Hazelton
Lot #2003 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
black straightline postmark with manuscript "Ship 27" rate on folded letter to York, District of Maine, two-page letter datelined Guadalupe, Mexico, endorsed "pr Ship Stranger, Capt. Bragdon", very fine and rare, ex-Hazelton
Lot #2004 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
datestamp on folded letter from Portugal to Dartmouth, Massachusetts, manuscript "Ship 27½" war rate, overall wear and internal splitting, fine
Lot #2005 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
datestamp on folded letter from Liverpool, England to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "Ship 20¾" rate, endorsed "Grand Lark", small piece missing from address panel, otherwise very fine
Lot #2006 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
datestamp on folded letter from St. Bartholomew to Wiscapett, Maine, manuscript "Ship 8" manuscript rate on either side of datestamp, endorsed "P Cap. Smith, Brig Spartan", very fine, an unusual configuration of markings
Lot #2007 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
two items, first "Bath Me. Sep 2" datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on August 6, 1844 folded lettersheet to Portland, Maine; second "Bath Me. Apr 30" datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "7" rate on April 6, 1846 folded letter from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe to Portland, Maine, endorsed "Care of the Longfellow", very fine pair
Lot #2008 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
perfect strike of red circular datestamp with matching "Ship" and manuscript "27" rate on folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, black straightline "P. Au Prince." origination handstamp, endorsed "p. Bethsy", very fine, unlisted ship town
Lot #2009 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
four folded letters from Cuba to England ranging from 1824/1847, two earliest with green handstamps, fine to very fine
Lot #2010 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
datestamp with manuscript date on cover from Liverpool to Boston, manuscript "Sh 19" rate, endorsed "p Alexina", very fine, the only recorded Buckstown ship letter, a rare District of Maine use
Lot #2011 - french colonies guadeloupe
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship." handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadalupe to New Haven, Connecticut, light wear, still very fine, unlisted marking, ex-Hazelton
Lot #2012 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
double circle datestamp with straightline "Ship" and circled "Due 2" handstamps on cover from the U.S.S. Kearsarge at Faial in the Azores to Beverly, Massachusetts, 3c Rose (65) with black grid, slightly reduced at right, otherwise very fine
Lot #2013 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
manuscript postmark with matching "Ship 19" rate on cover likely from Santiago, Cape Verde to Kittery, Maine, fine, unlisted ship town ex-Hazelton
Lot #2014 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
datestamp with manuscript date and "Ship 39" rate on cover from Liverpool to Boston, endorsed "Canova", very fine and rare, unlisted ship town
Lot #2015 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "20¾" rate on folded letter from Boston to Holton, Maine, very fine
Lot #2016 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "39½" rate on folded letter from St. John, New Brunswick to Boston, very fine
Lot #2017 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "12" handstamps on folded letter from St. John, New Brunswick to New York City, very fine, unlisted marking
Lot #2018 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
red datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "7" handstamps on folded letter to Castine, Maine, datelined "S. John NB 16th June 1851", very fine
Lot #2019 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
black datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and "7" handstamps on folded letter to New York City, datelined "S. John NB, 30 Aug 1852", very fine
Lot #2020 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
three covers (1849/1853) from New Brunswick to New York via Eastport, generally fine to very fine, attractive group
Lot #2021 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
manuscript postmark with "Sh. 10" rate on folded letter from Dominica to Portland, Maine, age spots cleaned, very fine appearance, a scarce District of Maine cover, ex-Hazelton
Lot #2022 - Overseas haiti
manuscript postmark with "Ship 14½" rate on folded letter from Haiti to Waldoborough, Maine, endorsed "Pr Brig Favorite", very fine, ex-Hazelton
Lot #2023 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
manuscript port of entry rate on March 23, 1792 folded letter from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadalupe to Casco Bay, Maine, very fine, the 1792 rate change didn't come into effect until June 1, ex-Hazelton
Lot #2024 - Overseas haiti
manuscript postmark with "Sh 16½" rate on folded letter from Cape Francis, Haiti to Boston, endorsed "p Cap Tesley via Portland", very fine, the earliest recorded Portland ship marking, letter from Walter Burling to Samuel Perkins, according to Harvard University the Perkins brothers "entered into a partnership with Walter Burling to form Perkins, Burling & Company; the firm traded in the products of slave labor including sugar, molasses...
Lot #2025 - u.s. postal history Maine Postal History
manuscript "Sh 4" port of entry rate on February 10, 1794 folded letter from Barbados to Casco Bay, Maine, very fine, ex-Hazelton
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