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folded lettersheet to London with blue "Mobile Ala. Jun 5" datestamp and matching straight-line paid", endorsed "Express" and rated "75" for express mail postage (25c regular postage plus 50c express fee), carried by Great Western departing New York June 13 and arriving Bristol June 27, two-line "Bristol Ship Letter" handstamp and rated "1/5", June 28 London backstamp, very fine and scarce
folded lettersheet to London endorsed "Royal William", departing New York January 16 and arriving Liverpool February 3, rated "3/2" upon arrival and with two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" backstamp, February 4 London arrival, very fine, the final Atlantic voyage of the Royal William
folded lettersheet datelined "Smyrne Turquie 19 Juin 1839", addressed to Boston via Wooley, Bell & Co. forwarders in Liverpool, carried by Eurotas to Malta where letter was disinfected with matching "Purifie Au Lazaret Malte", then by Ramses to Marseille, red crowned "Paid Ship Letter London 10 Jy 10 1839" and manuscript "5/5" double rate, carried on the maiden voyage of the British Queen departing London July 11 and arriving New York July 28, "20¾" American postage including 2c ship fee, reverse slightly repaired and lettersheet missing side flaps, very fine and rare disinfected non-contract steamship letter, ex-Winter
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
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