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1021

Hamilton Mass March 16 [1851], manuscript postmark with "Paid 40" rate on cover to San Francisco, California, endorsed "Ship Argonaut", overall aging and staining at right, a rare early small-town letter to California (Image 1)

SOLD for $55.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:21 AM

1022

Hav:20 Sept [1805], manuscript postmark with matching "8 paid" rate on folded letter to Exeter, Massachusetts, very fine, the earliest recorded postmark from Haverhill (Image 1)

SOLD for $30.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:22 AM

1023

Hav*July.9 [1807], black straightline handstamp with manuscript "12½" rate on folded letter to Worthington, Massachusetts, very fine, this rare handstamp (the first used at Haverhill) is only recorded from 1807 (ASCC $200) (Image 1)

SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:22 AM

1024

Hav'er Mass Sept 11th 1815, manuscript postmark with "18¾" on folded letter to Westbrook, Maine, fine, scarce war rate cover paying postage on a single letter sent 90-150 miles (Image 1)

SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:22 AM

1025

Haverhill, Ms. March 24 [1820], black two-line handstamp on folded letter to Woodstock, Vermont, manuscript "18¾" rate corrected to "12½" as Woodstock was less than 150 miles from Haverhill, extremely fine and attractive, this is the only recorded example of this handstamp, ex-Thompson (Image 1)

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SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:24 AM

1026

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Haverhill, red oval handsome with matching framed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." on September 12, 1844 folded letter to New York City, endorsed "Please forward this immediately", very fine, also accompanied by September 29, 1844 address panel to Boston with same handstamps, these markings are only reported used from August to October 1844, Gutman records 26 Hale covers from Haverhill (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:24 AM

1027

Haverhill Mass. Aug 24 [1848], yellow 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) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:25 AM

1028

Haverhill, Massachusetts, 11 items including Haverhill 1811 manuscript postmaster's free frank, dotted circular datestamp in red (1821 and 1823), double circle datestamp with outer circle dotted in red (1827, unreported) and black (1829), circular datestamps in red, black, and blue, and pointing hand "Paid" (1829), as well as East Haverhill 1845 manuscript postmark, generally fine to very fine (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:26 AM

1029

Ipswich Nov'r 26th 1799, manuscript postmark on incoming folded lettersheet addressed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, matching "Sh 10" ship rate, very fine, the earliest recorded Ipswich postmark and the only recorded Ipswich ship letter (Image 1)

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:27 AM

1030

Ipswich. Mass. Nov 17 [1829], black two-line handstamp on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "Paid 6" rate, extremely fine strike, this postmark is recorded from 1829-30 (ASCC $150) (Image 1)

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:28 AM

1031

Ipswich.Ms.Sept 7 [1830], red straightline handstamp (manuscript date) on folded letter to Baltimore, manuscript "25" rate, very fine strike and cover, this marking is known from 1830-31 (ASCC $100) (Image 1)

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:28 AM

1032

Ipswich. May. 31 [1831], red straightline handstamp without state designation on folded letter to Boston, matching straightline "Paid." and manuscript "6", insignificant tear at top, very fine, this marking (without a state) is unreported (Image 1)

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:29 AM

1033

Ipswich.Mss.Sep.29 [1831], red straightline handstamp (manuscript date) with manuscript "6" rate on folded letter to Cambridge, Massachusetts, very fine strike and cover, this postmark with the abbreviation "Mss." is recorded from 1830-31 (ASCC $100) (Image 1)

SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:30 AM

1034

Ipswich, Massachusetts, five items including 1802 and 1822 manuscript postmaster's free franks, 1832 dotted circular datestamp, 1834 circular datestamp, and 1836 datestamp on drop letter, generally very fine (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:30 AM

1035

Lanesville, Massachusetts, eight covers ranging from 1858 to 1887, begins with manuscript postmark, "Paid 3" in circle, star fancy cancel, and more, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group, Lanesville's post office was established in December 1854 and became a station of Gloucester in March 1909 (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:31 AM

1036

Lawrence Ms. Jul 6 [1850], blue datestamp with straightline "Paid", matching grid ties 1847 5c Red brown (1, four large margins) to folded letter to Andover, Massachusetts, vertical filefold through stamp, very fine appearance with wonderful strikes, one of just seven examples of this stamp used from Lawrence, ex-Craveri (USPCS Census #4173) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:32 AM

1037

Lawrence Ms. Jun 25 [1851], red datestamp with straightline "Paid", matching grid ties 1847 5c Red brown (1, full margins) to cover to West Newton, Massachusetts, very fine and attractive, one of just seven examples of this stamp used from Lawrence, ex-Craveri (USPCS Census #4177) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:32 AM

1038

Lawrence, Massachusetts, five 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 (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:33 AM

1039

Lynn Ms. F 5 [1830], red two-line datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" and manuscript "18¾" rate on folded letter to Bangor, Maine, very fine strike and cover (ASCC $150) (Image 1)

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:34 AM

1040

Lynn Ms. F 17 [1830], red two-line datestamp with matching straightline "Free" and postmaster's frank on folded letter to Salem, very fine strike and cover (ASCC $150) (Image 1)

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jul-18, 10:35 AM