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folded letter to New York City datelined "Liverpool 25 July 1840", red crowned "Ship Letter Liverpool 31 Jy 31 1840" handstamp, manuscript "8" British ship letter fee, endorsed "p President" departing Liverpool August 1 and arriving New York City August 17, rated "6" for port of entry ship fee, very fine and scarce letter from the maiden voyage of the President, she was lost at sea with 136 on board in March 1841
folded letter datelined "Hampton July 12th 1840", two-line "T.P. Hampton" and "Hounslow Jy 13 1840" handstamps, addressed to Toronto, Upper Canada, rated "1/-", carried on the maiden voyage of Cunard's Acadia departing Liverpool August 4 and arriving Boston August 17, overland to Pictou, Nova Scotia then by Unicorn to Quebec with August 20 transit, charged "1/4" due on Toronto, very fine and attractive maiden voyage cover
folded letter from New York City to Bordeaux, France dated February 27, 1841, red "Forwarded From Harnden's Package Express & Foreign Letter Office, Wall St., New York" oval handstamp, endorsed "p Steamer Columbia" on her maiden return voyage departing Boston March 2 and arriving Liverpool March 16, backstamped "America/L" oval, London March 17 transit, and French arrival, very fine and scarce
folded letter from Philadelphia to London dated August 28, 1841, red circular "Forw'd From Harnden & Cos. Foreign Letter Office, Phila." handstamp, departed Boston September 1 and arrived Liverpool September 14, reverse with scarce "America/L" oval, rated "1/-", very fine
cover from Weymouth dated May 1, 1844 and addressed to Bermuda, endorsed "per Halifax Mail", arrived Halifax May 16 and carried by Roseway to Bermuda arriving May 28, very fine
double-rate folded letter with blue "Mobile Ala. Jan 20" datestamp, matching straightline "Paid" and manuscript "50" rate, endorsed "pr Boston Steamer" and carried on Cunard's Cambria on her maiden return voyage departing Boston February 1 and arriving Liverpool February 13, rated "1/-" and backstamped "Packet Letter", very fine
folded letter to New York City datelined "London 17 Jan 1846", red "Paid Ship Letter London 17 Ja 17 1846" handstamp, departed Liverpool January 21 and arrived New York City March 4, manuscript "6" port of entry fee, very fine, carried on the last of just four voyages of the Massachusetts
folded letter from Boston to London endorsed "p Steamer of 16th July", black framed "Postage Paid to Destination by Harnden & Co. of Liverpool" and red "Paid H&C", departed Boston July 16 and arrived Liverpool July 28, Liverpool transit, very fine
folded letter from New York City to Cognac, France, endorsed "p Steamer Missouri" departing New York August 31 and arriving Cherbourg September 15, rated "29" decimes due, very fine maiden voyage cover
folded letter to Philadelphia with red framed "Paid at Liverpool JA 1 1848" and "1/-" handstamp, endorsed "pr. Cambria", departed Liverpool January 1 and arrived New York January 18, red "New-York 7cts. Jan 17" exchange datestamp, very fine, carried on the first direct mail voyage by the Cunard Line to New York
folded letter datelined "New York 20 Mars 1848" to Cognac, France, departing New York City March 21, postmarked Le Havre April 13, charged "9" decimes due, very fine maiden voyage cover
quadruple-rate folded letter to Boston with "Manchester Ju 30 1848" datestamp, endorsed "pr. Niagara Steamer" with manuscript "4/-" rate, carried by Cunard's Niagara departing Liverpool July 1 and arriving Boston July 12, upon arrival rated "72" retaliatory rate, small tear at top, otherwise very fine and rare, the British rate structure didn't allow for triple rates, increasing from a double rate of 2sh for ½oz to 1oz to a quadruple rate of 4sh for 1oz to 2oz, in America letters from 1oz to 1½oz were rated triple (with 72c here representing three times the 24c retaliatory rate), covers showing the disparity in rate progression between the two countries are rare