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manuscript rate on incoming folded letter from Liverpool, dated August 19, 1848, Great Britain 1sh Green pair (faults) paying postage and 1d Red strip of three paying late fee, carried on Cunard's Niagara to New York arriving August 31, 58c postage pays double the 24c transatlantic plus 5c inland, very fine and rare, ex-Hahn and Boettger

large blue handstamp (Clarke 581) on incoming printed prices current from Calcutta, India dated January 7, 1850, large red boxed "India" handstamp and backstamped "Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter", endorsed "Per Steamer Haddington via Marseilles", February 21 British transit, carried aboard Cunard's Canada departing Liverpool February 23 and arriving New York March 11, black "19 Cents" rocking horse debit, very fine and scarce

blue rate handstamp (Clarke 582) on incoming folded letter from London datelined August 1, 1851, Liverpool transit the following day, black "24 Cents" rocking horse debit, very fine

red octagon (Clarke 530a) on incoming folded letter from Swansea, Wales dated November 20, 1851, Liverpool transit the next day and "5 Cents" rocking horse credit, carried by Cunard's America to New York, very fine

blue rate handstamp (Clarke 582) on incoming folded letter from Calcutta, India, boxed "India" handstamp on front, red octagonal "Calcutta Steam Letter 1851 Oct 22 Paid" and black "Forwarded by Aushoots Day Calcutta" oval backstamps, December 5 Liverpool transit, carried by Cunard's Europa departing Liverpool December 6 and arriving New York December 23, black "19 Cents" rocking horse debit, very fine and colorful