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blue datestamp and matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to Paris, France, manuscript "25" rate, endorsed "P. Havre Pkt. of 1 Sept", French transit and Paris September 26 arrival backstamp, very fine, despite appearance Havre packets did not have freight money collection

blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to London, manuscript "75" triple freight money sail rate, endorsed "Packet of 19th", backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and charged "2/-" for double the 8d ship letter rate plus 4d uniform internal postage, very fine, a rare short-lived rate

blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to England, manuscript "125" quintuple freight money rate (12½c per sheet domestic postage and freight money), red "New-York Aug 13" transit, carried by the Black Ball Line's England, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and charged "2/8" (quadruple 8d ship letter fee as), fine and scarce high rate freight money letter

blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to London, manuscript "37½" freight money steam rate, endorsed "via New York per Steamer Great Western", two-line "Bristol Ship Letter" handstamp, fine

blue datestamp and matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to Halifax, England, manuscript "25" freight money sail rate, carried by Dramatic Line's Siddons departing New York April 27, 1840, red "Waterford Ship Letter" two-line handstamp applied when the Siddons was forced to land in Waterford, Ireland on May 20 rather than Liverpool, transited via Dublin (May 21 backstamp), to England, very fine, the only freight money cover landed at Ireland