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blue datestamp on folded letter to Paris, France, red straightline "Paid" with manuscript "20", red "New York Am. Packet Apr 9" exchange datestamp, carried on Havre's Franklin, Le Havre entry, Paris backstamp, very fine

blue datestamp with manuscript "48" rate on folded letter to London, carried by Collins Line Pacific departing New York May 14 and arriving Liverpool May 24, "42" debit marking, very fine

blue datestamp with red straightline "Paid" and small "24" rate handstamp (Clarke unlisted) on cover to Liverpool, red "3" credit to Great Britain, carried aboard Collins Line Baltic departing New York May 28 and arriving Liverpool June 7, red "America Paid Liverpool Ju 7" entry, very fine, Winter records only two examples of this rate handstamp

red octagon (Clarke 528a) on folded letter to Charles Toppan in Paris, France, red "New York Br. Pkt. Jun 29" exchange datestamp, carried aboard Cunard's Asia, London and Paris transits, forwarded to Bale, Switzerland, fine, the firm of Toppan, Carpenter & Co. held the contract to print United States postage stamps from 1851 to 1861

red datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" and small "24" rate handstamp (Clarke unlisted) on cover to Liverpool, red "19" credit to Great Britain, backstamped "Boston Br. Pkt. Dec 7", carried aboard Cunard's Canada departing Boston December 7 and arriving Liverpool December 20, red Liverpool entry, very fine, Winter records only two examples of this rate handstamp