Havre Line. 1853-56 Entire letters franked 30c (2, 10c + 20c) or 60c (10c + 25c pair, 10c with faults), carried on the "Nashville", "Union" or "Fulton". The "Nashville" was chartered for just two voyages after the "Humboldt" was wrecked; the "Union" then replaced the "Nashville", making eleven transatlantic voyages in total. (3).
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Collins Line. 1857 (Jan 5) Entire letter from Havre to New York franked 20c + 80c (15 gram double rate of 10 decimes), sent on the Collins Line "Atlantic" from Liverpool, backstamped at Southampton. This 5 decime per 7½ gram rate only lasted for three months (1st Jan - 30 March 1857) after rates were reduced by the Franco-British Convention and prior to the first Franco-American Postal Convention. Scarce. Photo on Page 156. (Image1)
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1860-69 Entires and covers to New York or New Orleans franked 80c (6), 1f.20, 1f.60, 2f.40 or 3f.20, the 1f.20 franking probably intended to go via Hamburg, the others sent at the 8 decimes per 7½ gram rate via G.B, sent by various identified steamships of the Cunard, Inman, NDL or CGT Lines. (10).
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1870-74 Covers to USA sent via British open mail franked 70c (2), 80c, 90c, 1f.20 (3) or 1f.30, seven sent by Cunard Line from Queenstown, the other sent on the Inman Line "City of Brooklyn" (on charter to the U.S Post Office but treated as a British vessel under the terms of the U.S-British Postal Convention which regarded westbound ships as British), two covers overfranked 10c (possibly late fees), one 1871 cover with imperf Bordeaux 30c + 40c containing a letter from U.S.S "Plymouth" in harbour at Brest. (8).
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1874-75 Covers to USA sent at the 50c per 10 gram rate agreed under the August 1874 postal convention, franked 50c (2), 1f.50 (30c + 40c + 80c, corner fault) or 2f (2 x 5c, 2 x 15c, 2 x 80c, light file folds but an attractive and colourful franking), two sent by HAPAG steamer via Havre, one sent by Cunard "Batavia" from Queenstown, the last endorsed to go by the American Line steamer "Ohio" but actually sent on the White Star "Baltic" from Queenstown. (4). Photo on Page 164. (Image1)
