Lot no. 9003 •

There are additional 7% import fees (not tax, non deductible) that will be charged to all buyers. This includes also those buyers from outside the European Union.

1801, DECATUR: Folded letter from New York 23rd March 1801 as a duplicate (original per “Pegasus”) to Edinburgh and redirected to Leith. With good strike of red “Ship Letter GREENOCK” alongside, incorrectly charged 2/4d, as a triple letter the rate should have been 3 x 4d ship letter from a Post Office agent overseas and 3 x 6d inland (80 miles), fine and attractive