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red datestamp on folded letter from Edinburgh, Scotland to New York City, September 9 origin postmark, manuscript "Private ship", red crowned "Ship Letter Liverpool" backstamp, manuscript "6" rate of New York City for port of entry rate, forwarded to Philadelphia with "12½" due, then from Philadelphia to Lexington, Virginia with October 28 backstamp and "18¾" due, very fine and well-travelled
forwarded to Philadelphia, and then to Lexington, Virginia, Manuscript "8" , "12 1/2" rates, endorsed "Private Ship", fine and well travelled

red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate on folded letter from St. James, Jamaica to Holland Landing, Upper Canada, August 11 Queenston transit, 27c converted to "1/4½" Canadian plus 9d inland from Queenston to Holland landing for a total of "2/1½" due, very fine, letter discusses a disappointing sugar cane crop

manuscript point of entry rate on folded letter from Bristol, England, endorsed "Consignees pr Great Western", bold strike of red straightline "2nd Delivery", very fine, ex-Hahn

red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" and manuscript "14½" rate crossed out on folded letter datelined "Alexandria [Egypt], September 3'd '43, U.S. Frigate Congress", addressed to Wilmington, Delaware, accompanied by second folded letter without postal markings from same correspondence datelined Mahon, Menorca, very fine, scarce origin

red datestamp with matching straightline "Ship" handstamp on folded lettersheet to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury Department in Washington D.C., manuscript "f" (free), "Amer. Sud Panama 6 Aout 44" transit backstamp and August 9 Panama handstamp on front, very fine