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
