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red double octagon (Clarke 530a) on folded letter (missing part of contents) to Ballymena, (Northern) Ireland, red "3" credit of New York, endorsed "per Steamer Niagara" but marked "Record to late" and carried on Collins Line's Pacific, two-line blue "Gracehill Ballymena" handstamp and July 9, 1850 arrival backstamp, very fine

blue datestamp with matching large blue "24" (Clarke 581) on folded letter to Fakenham, England, carried by Collins Line's Pacific from New York, black "21" debit to England, backstamped Liverpool September 4 and Fakenham September 6, very fine

red octagon (Clarke 528a) and faint blue datestamp on folded letter to Toulouse, France, endorsed "Steamer Europa, via Liverpool", red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13.", British and French backstamps, very fine

blue datestamp and red "Phila. 21Cts. Paid" octagon, manuscript "21" over "5" (Clarke 528d), on folded letter to Cognac, France, carried on Collins Line's Baltic from New York, red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13." and French entry, May 2 Cognac arrival backstamp, very fine

blue datestamp with red "Phila. 29Cts. Paid" octagon, manuscript "29" over "24" (Clarke 528e), carried on maiden voyage of Havre's Humboldt from New York, Le Havre and Paris transits and Bordeaux backstamp, very scarce marking and voyage, ex-Boettger