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blue rate handstamp (Clarke 582) on incoming folded lettersheet from Paris, France, blue "Wash'n. Jackson Sons & Co. Liverpool" forwarder oval backstamp, entered the mails at Liverpool October 23, 1852, black "19 cents" debit rocking horse, carried on Cunard's Africa, very fine

black exchange datestamp on incoming folded letter from London, February 18 Liverpool transit, endorsed "p Alps Pkt." which departed Liverpool February 19 and arrived Boston March 7, black "76" debit to the United States, manuscript "96" quadruple rate collected at Philadelphia, small internal faults, fine appearance, according to Hubbard and Winter the Alps was substituted for Niagara for one westbound voyage while the latter was pressed into military service by the British government

red exchange datestamp on incoming folded letter from Liverpool, Great Britain 1sh Green strip of four (cut to shape) tied by "Liverpool 8 Ap 1854" oval duplexes, endorsed "Per Asia" departing Liverpool April 8 and arriving New York April 20, red "20 Cents" rocking horse credit and two strikes of "96" quadruple rate handstamp of Philadelphia (Clarke 594), very fine, a beautiful and rare cover, this handstamp is not listed in red until 1860 in Clarke

red exchange datestamp (Clarke 617) on incoming mourning cover franked with pair of Great Britain 6d Red violet (cut to shape), red "5 Cents" British rocking horse credit, very fine