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cover franked with Great Britain 1sh Green and addressed to Washington, DC, red "21 cents" rocking rose, carried by Allan Line's Norwegian arriving Portland April 14 with red "Portland Me Am. Pkt. 24 Paid Apr 15 1862" handstamp, light crease and slight reduction, very fine 

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