folded letter to Cognac, France with "San Francisco 26 Paid 5 Mar" origination datestamp, endorsed "Via Panama & New York", red "New-York Am Pkt Mar 29" transit, carried by Collins Line's Ericsson departing New York March 29 arriving Liverpool April 12, rated "16" decimes due, French backstamps, very fine, this steamer was on long term charter by Collins Line in an attempt to maintain the contracted bi-weekly sailings