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partial red datestamp with matching circled "39½" rate handstamp on March 1, 1845 folded letter from Woolwich Common, London to Albany, New York, "Plumstead Com." station handstamp, March 1 London tombstone and Liverpool transit the next day, fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching circled "27" rate on folded letter from Inverness, Scotland to Detroit, Mighican, endorsed "Via Halifax", very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching "7" rate on folded letter from St. John's, Newfoundland to Hamilton, Massachusetts datelined in Newfoundland, carried by Cunard's Britannia, very fine
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red datestamp with matching "7" rate handstamp and manuscript "Ship" on folded letter from Matanzas, Cuba to Portland, Maine, endorsed "p Polka" very fine, illustrated in Blake, an unusual use of this ship marking
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red ribbon handstamp on December 8, 1846 folded letter from Calcutta, India to Boston, "Calcutta Ship Letter Dec 8 1846" backstamp and boxed "India", endorsed "Overland Mail P. Str Bentink", addressed "Care of Messrs. Baring Brothers, London", London February 1 Maltese cross and Liverpool oval the following day, creases, very fine and attractive, ex-White
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red ribbon "Ship 6" rate handstamp on incoming folded letter from Batavia, Indonesia, endorsed "overland Steamer to America" and addressed "Care of the Baring Brothers & Co., London", London February 1 Maltese cross and Liverpool transit, creases, fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching "7" rate handstamp on January 31, 1847 folded letter from Calais, France to Brunswick, Maine, blue three-line "Forwarded by Yours respectfully, Havre, Wm. Slade" backstamp, endorsed "pr Boston + Halifax via Liverpool Steamer", February 3 British transits, very fine, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching "7" rate on January 14, 1848 folded letter from Port Mahon, Menorca to Schenectady, New York, endorsed "Via Angleterre by the Liverpool & Boston line of Steamers", Marseilles and Liverpool transits, very fine
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red datestamp with matching "22" rate handstamp on large part folded cover from Leeds, England to Lawrenceburgh, Ohio from Leeds, England, endorsed "By Packet L'pool", backstamped Liverpool February 2, very fine, scarce "22" handstamp, ex-White
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red datestamp with matching "7" rate handstamp on cover from Louvain, Belgium to Brooklyn, New York, April 25 origination postmark and boxed "PD", endorsed "Par Liverpool", London and Liverpool transits, carried by Cunard's Britannia, very fine
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red datestamp with matching "7" rate handstamp on folded letter from Le Havre, France to Kennebunk, Maine, Havre origination postmark and boxed "PD", forwarder's backstamp, London transit and arced "Foreign Paid", very fine
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red datestamp with matching "29" retaliatory rate handstamp on folded letter from London to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine, the latest known use of this "29" marking