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cover with two Great Britain 1d Red singles and 6d Violet tied by "Charing Cross W.C. Au 8 68" duplexes to cover to New York City, endorsed "via Queenstown", carried by Cunard's China arriving New York City August 18, red "New York Paid All Apr 18" datestamp, small faults, fine and attractive 

red datestamp and matching "Paid" on folded letter to London via New York City, manuscript "Paid to New York 18¾, Paid Steam Boat Postage 25" totaled to "43¾", endorsed "per British Queen", red "Too Late" handstamp of New York as this cover arrived after the June 1 sailing date, instead carried by Swallowtail Line's George Washington departing New York June 7, arrived Liverpool July 1 with two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" backstamp and July 2 London datestamp, manuscript "8" due, very fine, the only recorded freight money cover from Gardiner, Maine, as the freight money sailing fee was only 12½c versus the 25c paid the difference was returned to the Gardiner postmaster as was the custom of the New York post office, ex-Winter, see Chronicle Vol. 45, No. 4 ("Freight Money Paid in Gardiner, Maine")

red datestamp with two strikes of matching straightline "Paid" on folded lettersheet to London, manuscript "Inland 18¾" and "Packet 12½" for freight money sail fee, red "New-York Jul 4" datestamp, endorsed "No 62, via New York foreign Letter Office", carried by Dramatic Line Shakespeare departing New York July 8 and arriving Liverpool July 28, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and July 29 London arrival, very fine, one of two recorded freight money letters from Portsmouth, ex-Winter

faint datestamp on folded letter to Chesterfield, England, manuscript "1/11½" rate for 4½d Canadian inland, 11½d to New York, and 7½d (12½c) freight money fee, red "Montreal L.C. Dec 13 1839" double circle datestamp with matching "Paid" and "18¾" credit, carried by Black Ball Line's Oxford departing New York December 19 and arriving Liverpool January 11, two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" backstamp, "8" due handstamp for uniform ship fee, very fine, one of two recorded freight money letters from Chambly, ex-Winter

circular datestamp with manuscript date and matching "Paid" on folded letter to London, manuscript "9d + 18¾Cts" Canadian postage plus inland to New York, red "Kingston Up. Can. Jul 19" cds with "Paid" handstamps and manuscript "Packet 12½" for freight money sail fee and "18¾", red "New-York Aug 5" datestamp, carried by Swallowtail Line's Independence departing New York August 8 and arriving Liverpool August 28, "Liverpool/Ship Letter" and London backstamps, manuscript "1/7" due for ship fee plus British inland, very fine, one of two recorded freight money covers from Darlington, ex-Winter