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6Katalog-Nr.7
1848, registered double-weight folded letter dated "15 Dec. 1848" endorsed "per Europa", prepaid with two singles 1847 Embossed 1sh. green, cut to shape, additional "6" p. for registration paid in cash, carried on Cunards "Europa" final retaliatory voyage to New York, with "48" double-rate manuscript applied upon arrival, a fine and scarce entire, certificate PF (2004)
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1848, folded letter from Liverpool with framed "PAID AT LIVERPOOL JU 24 1848" and matching "1/-" handstamp, endorsed "p. Caledonia" to Philadelphia, carried on Cunard's "Caledonia" first voyage to the U.S. under the realiatory order, in New York red "NEW YORK SHIP 29cts." applied, very fine and attractive
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1848, double-weight folded letter dated "London 31 October" endorsed "Pr. Acadia" to New York, with "2/-" manuscript charge and adjacent "PAID NO 3 1848", in Boston with "58" retaliatory rate handstamp and "BOSTON SHIP NOV 19", fine and scarce
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1848, folded letter from Halifax with red "HALIFAX PAID AUG 11" and matching manuscript "1/-" endorsed "per Steamer" to New York, upon arrival in Boston red "BOSTON SHIP AUG 41" and "29" handstamp for retaliatory rate struck, fine and scarce
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1848, folded letter from "NANTES 25 JUIN 48" to New Orleans with manuscript "18" rating on reverse, conveyed by the "Niagara" from Liverpool to Boston with transit mark and red "34" due handstamp, some aging, still fine and scarce retaliatory period entire
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1848, folded letter from dated "New York 27 September" endorsed "Steamer Acadia via Boston" to Geneva, with light due marking "29" and red "PAID" and matching "29" cts. handstamp, carried on Cunard's "Acadia" from Boston to Liverpool, via London with boxed "COLONIES/&c. Art 13", "13" dec. swiss charge in red ink, fine and scarce retaliatory rate cover to Switzerland
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1848, folded letter from "NEW ORLEANS JUL 1" via forwarding agents "Tucker & Lightbourn" to Bermuda but missent to England with red London "24 JY 24 1848" arrival mark, sent back on Cunard's "Acadia" first retaliatory rate voyage, Halifax transit mark "H AU 11 1848" and sent to Bermuda with "2/-" manuscript rating, fine and scarce entire
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1848, folded letter dated "Batavia 26th September" endorsed "via England" and privately carried to England to Boston, with "1/-" manuscript charge, carried on maiden voyage of Cunard's "Canada" from Liverpool to New York with red integral cds. "NEW YORK SHIP 29cts" for the retaliatory rate, very fine and scarce entire
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1848, folded letter from "ST.P.A. BREMEN 20 11" endorsed "p. Steamer Via Ostend" with adjacent straight-line "FRANCO" to Petersburg, with "1/-" manuscript, carried on Cunard's "Canada" from Liverpool to New York with red integral cds. "NEW YORK SHIP 34 cts"., a scarce and attractive retaliatory rate cover from Germany
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1848, folded letter dated "Rotterdam 19 Sept 1848" endorsed "p Steamer Cambria" via Liverpool with framed "PAID AT LIVERPOOL" and red handstamp "1/-" to Philadelphia, upon arrival in Boston red cds. "BOSTON SHIP" and matching "34" cent retaliatory handstamp struck, fine
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1848, double-weight folded letter from New York endorsed "p Steamer Niagara" with manuscript charge "58" to Schiedam, carried on Cunard's "Niagara" on the last retaliatory rate voyage from Boston to Liverpool with charge "3(s)/4(d)" applied, finally charged with "230" dutch cents, fine and scarce entire
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1848, folded lettersheet from "CHARLESTON SEP 23" with matching red "PAID" and "34" alongside, endorsed "pr. Europe" to London with arrival mark and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, very fine and scarce
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1848, double-weight folded letter from "CINCINATTI AUG 11" with matching red "PAID" and manuscript "68" alongside, via Liverpool to Carlisle with arrival and "2/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive
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1848, folded lettersheet from "BALTIMORE SEP 11" with matching blue "PAID" and manuscript rating "29" alongside, endorsed "pr. Steamer via. N.Y", conveyed on the "Niagara" to London with arrival mark and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, very fine and scarce
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1848, folded lettersheet from "WILMINGTON AUG 29" with matching blue "PAID" and manuscript rating "29" alongside, endorsed "via New York per Cambria" to Liverpool with arrival, forwarded to Harrogate, "1/-" retaliatory due rating, letter with interesting context referring to re State of Ireland and reference to typhoid fever in USA, very fine and scarce
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1848, folded lettersheet from "BOSTON SEP 11" with matching red "PAID" and red "29" alongside, endorsed "pr Niagara" to Annan, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, forwarded to Glasgow and franked with 1841 1p. red, tied by blueish numeral, touched, attractive Retaliatory period cover
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1848, folded letter dated "Boston Oct 23 1848" to Leipzig, Saxony. With red "PAID" and matching handstamp "29", carried on Cunard's "Britannia" to Liverpool, 3(sh)6(d) manuscript debit to Prussia, weak boxed "AMERICA per ENGLAND" applied in transit, charged "482" Neupfennig at destination, some toning but a very scarce destination
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1848, folded lettersheet from "Cincinatti" with matching red "PAID" and manuscript "34" alongside, endorsed "By the steamer", conveyed on "Britannias" last voyage for Cundard, to Leamington, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive
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1848, folded lettersheet from "Boston 30 Oct." endorsed "per Steamer via Liverpool" to Lincolnshire, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive
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1848, envelope from "CLEVELAND AUG 11" with matching red "PAID" and manuscript "34" alongside, via Liverpool to Scotland with "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive
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1848, quadruple-rate folded letter from "MANCHESTER JU 30 1848" endorsed "pr. Niagara Steamer" to Boston with "4/-" rate manuscript alongside, carried on Cunard's "Niagara" to Boston, upon arrival charged with "72" cent retaliatory rate., small tear at top otherwise very fine and rare. The British rate structure didn't allow for a triple rate, moving from a double rate of 2/ for between half and one ounce to a quadruple rate of 4/ for over one ounce but not over 2 ounces were collected from the writer, the U.S. progression was per half ounce allowing for a triple rate, thus 72c at 24c per half ounce retaliatory for up to 1½ ounces was collected from the addressee. Multiple rate retaliatory rate covers are rare as are covers illustrating the disparity in rate progression between the two countries.
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1848, folded lettersheet from "GLASGOW SEP 21 1848" written by James Maguire if Company K, 7th Infantry addressed to the Adjutant General's Office, War Department in Washington with "1/-" manuscript rating alongside, conveyed by "Cambria" to Boston with red "BOSTON SHIP..." and matching retaliatory "34" rating handstamp, this crossed out as cover addressed to U.S. Goverment Office, small faults, but an attractive and rare transatlantic free retaliatory use
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1848, folded letter from "BALTIMORE JUL 25" with matching blue "PAID" and "34" manuscript rating to Cognac, originally intended for shipment by "Niagara", but since the arrival in Boston was too late sent via New York with the "Hibernia", fine and scarce retaliatory rate cover from Baltimore
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1848, folded letter dated "New York June 5th" endorsed "p Britannia", conveyed on the first Retaliatory Rate Sailing by "Britannia", to Cognac with adjacent boxed "COLONIES &c/ ART 13" and manuscript "28" decimes charge, fine
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1848, folded letter from "PARIS 23 NOV 48" with matching red boxed "PD" to Philadelphia, conveyed by the "Canada" from Liverpool to New York with adjacent red "29" cent due rating for the retaliatory fee, some toning, a scarce and attractive retaliatory rate use from France
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1848, folded letter dated "New-York 19 Decemb 1848" to Cognac, conveyed by the "Canada" on her maiden return voyage from New York to Liverpool with adjacent boxed "COLONIES /&c Art. 13" and Boulogne with manuscript "19" due rating, minor aging, otherwise a fine and scarce entire showing retaliatory fee avoidance
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1848, folded letter from "GIBRALTAR SP 16 1848" endorsed "via Boston or New York first steamer Packet" with "2" shilling prepaid rating alonside, conveyed by the "Britannia" from Liverpool to New York with blue manuscript "68" rating marked in error as double-weight due, a very attractive and rare retaliatory use from Gibraltar
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1848, folded lettersheet endorsed "Steamer Europe via Boston" with manuscript rating "1/-", conveyed on the Europa Maiden Return Voyage to Boston and finally Royston with arrival mark, a scarce example of retaliatory fee avoidance, fine
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1848, folded letter dated "Wellington 20 June 1848" with red crown circle "PAID AT WELLINGTON" and manuscript "4" rating alongside endorsed "pr Philip Lang" to London, there remailed with London "PAID" maltese cross and red manuscript "1/-" rating, carried by Cunard Line "Acadia" from Liverpool to Boston with red arrival "BOSTON SHOP NOV 4*" and matching "29" cent retaliatory due rating handstamp, an very attractive and rare usage from New Zealnd
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1848, folded letter dated "Liverpool 22 Sept" and endorsed "Cambria to Boston" with clear boxed forwarder cachet "POSTAGE PAID TO DESTINATION BY HARNDER & Co OF LIVERPOOL" to Boston, an attractive entire showing how the Retaliatory Rates where avoided
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1848, folded letter dated "N. York 11 October 1848" and endorsed "p America" to Copenhagen, carried on Cunard's "America" 2nd realiatory rate voyage to Liverpool with "AMERICA LIVERPOOL OC 23" and London transit and "1/6" manuscript rating, "21" crossed out and corrected to "23", fine and scarce
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1849 (15 Sept.), folded letter dated "Manila 15 September" with oval forwarder cachet "FORWARDED BY FLETCHER ALEXANDER & Co London" on reverse, via London endorsed "p. Hibernia" with double-circle "PAID 30 NO 1849" manuscript charge "1/-" and matching credit handstamp "5 CENTS" alongside, carried by the "Hibernia" to New York and finally to Salem, part of reverse stained, otherwise fine
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1849, folded letter from "WASHINGTON FEB 5" with matching red "PAID" and "5" alongside, endorsed "p. Steamer Canada" to London, intended for Cunard's "Canada" but carried by sailship with interesting manuscript "charge No 65", clear blue "DEAL SHIPLETTER" struck upon arrival, fine and scare entire during the restored rate period
a nice restored rate period entire
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1849, folded letter dated "Dublin 26th January 1849" to New York, with red "PAID JA 26 1849" and matching black "1/-" manuscript mark, carried by Cunard's "Niagara" on her 3rd westbound restored rate voayge from Liverpool to Boston with red "BOSTON SHIP FEB 12" and matching red "7" due marking, a very fine entire
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1849, double-weight folded lettersheet from "MANCHESTER JA 12 1849" endorsed "pr. St. Canada" to Philadelphia with "2/-" manuscript rating, carried on Cunard's "Canada" 2nd trip during the restored rate period from Liverpool to New York, with large red "12" cents due handstamp struck upon arrival, fine
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1849, orange buff cover dated "Jan 31th 1849" from "NEW-PORT FEB 3" with matching red "PAID" and "24" rating handstamp, with datelined letter to the surgeon aboard the U.S. Frigate St. Lawrence, care of the American Consul in Southampton. Carried on Cunard's "Canada" from New York to Liverpool, manuscript "2/9" crossed out and correct with "1/-" handstamp rating, a fine entire carried on the last of only three eastbound sailings in the restored rate period