1748 (April 21), part letter sheet from the Massingberg plantations, endorsed "pr Capt. Oike W.G.P" ("Whom God Preserve) to London, arriving in London 15th of April and charged with "5"d., fine

1857, (26 Nov) folded lettersheet from "HAMBURG 26 NOV 1857" endorsed "via Bremen p. North Star" with red crayon "10" (Grote) and 4½ (Sgr) and subsequently accountancy mark "10" and boxed "PAID." alongside applied, transported by Vanderbilt line "North Star" to York with red integral cds. "N. YORK U.S. PKt. DEC 19 PAID" struck upon arrival, a fine and scarce entire

Reference: "North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75", page 162

1828 (2. July.), "PACKET SHIP FABIUS ABRAHAM BELL.....", red three-line cachet (slightly enhanced) on reverse of folded letter from Ireland to Pattonsburg, Virgina, after landing in New York treated as ship letter and charged 2c. plus 18 3/4 cents for inland to Pattonsburg, with further manuscript "forwarded" and charged additional 10 cents, total showing as "10/30", a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this handstamp.  The Bell cachets are registered for the sailing ships Atlantic, Courier, Josephine, and Robert Fulton, the Fabius being very rare and maybe unique

1854 (Oct. 3), Washington 3c. red imperforated with manuscript mark on folded lettersheet from Spencer, Tennesse, endorsed "via New York & Liverpool" to Leipzig. The letter weighed more than ½oz and was rated as double, with black integral cds. "N. YORK AM. Pkt 46 OCT 14", carried by the "Atlantic" from New York to Liverpool, charged with "26" sgr. to the recipient, interesting cover with attempted part-payment
 

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

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

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

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

1848, small envelope from "CONSTANTINOPLE 25 JUIL 48" to London in "care of Baring Bros, London" with manuscript "1/3" due rating, later crossed out and "1/-" prepaid transatlantic packet rating applied, carried by Cunard's "Britannia" from Liverpool to Boston with partial "BOSTON SHIP AUG 26" and matching "34" cent retaliatory handstamp, some paper loss at center, otherwise fine

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

1852, (12 Oct.) folded letter from New York with short lived red "BRITISH PACKET." (Winter records usage August 1852 to April 1853) alongside. Bagged for Boston and from there with the "Canada" to Liverpool, London, Paris and Cognac, charges "13" decimes, some aging, otherwise fine and scarce

1872 (4 July), Victoria 9p. dark-brown together with 1858 Victoria 1d. red tied by numeral "88" and cds. "LONDON JY 4 72" to folded letter endorsed "p City of Montreal" to New York with receiver mark, a fine entire with 1d. late fee

1850 (20 June), pre statehood folded letter from San Francisco with integral cds.  "SAN FRANCISCO 40 1 JULY" to Bremen, endorsed "per California", sent via Panama to New York where another 24c. were added for the sea passage to Bremen thus manuscript "64" applied, and carried on the "Hermann" to Bremen, fine and interesting entire

1799, HARLEQUIN: Folded letter dated "Quebec 12 Dec 1799" addressed to London, reverse with two-line "QUEBEC DEC 13 99" and red arrival "APR 29 1800", charged with "1N8" to take it overland to Halifax, fine

1801, ANN: Folded letter dated "Quebec 29th October 1801", addressed to Greenock, with good strike of two-line "STRANRAER SHIPIRE" alongside, charged 2/9d., a transit of only 25 days, one of the last ships to sail before the St Lawrence River froze, fine

1808, CAROLINA ANN: Folded letter from Amsterdam 13th January 1808 via London with red "PAID SHIP LETTER LONDON MARCH 10 1808" and further "LONDON PAID SHIP-LETTER FEE MAR 10 1808" alongside to New Orleans, charged with "27" (cents ship and 25 cents inland), arrival in "BALTIMORE MAY 3" and delayed because of the 1808 Embargo Act, arriving in New Orleans 29th of May, a total transit time of 4½ months, minor ink corrosion at lower left, otherwise fine and scarce entire

1809, CHESTERFIELD: Folded letter dated "New York April 19th 1809" addressed to Admiral Thomas Spry (Admiral of the Red 1799), upon arrival in Faltmouth two-line "FALMOUTH / PACKER LETTER" struck alongside, charged with "3/2"d, being the double packet letter rate of 2/2d. plus one shilling inland postage to St. Mawes, fine and attractive entire

1809, MANCHESTER: Folded letter dated "New York Jan 2 1809" addressed to Derby, letter could not be prepaid, arrival in Falmouth with "Falmouth:Packet: Lre" handstamp applied, charged with "2/2", fine

1810, H.M.S. VENUS: Folded letter dated "New York August 25 1810" to Dorking, no prepayment, treated as a packet letter and charged "2/-" and changed to 2/2" for delivery to Dorking, fine

1812, SWIFTSURE: Folded letter dated "Charleston Oct. 6 1812" addressed to Edenburg, Scotland, sent via New York 8th November, Halifax 19th November and Falmouth 23rd December with green "AMERICA F DE 23 1812" alongside, charged with "7/3", fine

1813, DIDO: Folded letter from Philadelphia 1st October 1813 via New York to Ireland with boxed "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER" alongside, charged "1´8d" (8d ship letter, 10d inland to Holyland and 2d for the packet to Dublin), there on 30th October an extra 9d for 65-90 miles to Belfast was added, in all "2/5d" charged, fine

1819, TELEGRAPH: Folded lettersheet from Liverpool to London endorsed "Per Telegraph" with good red strike of "SHIP TELEGRAPH H. COFFIN", charged double-rate with "3/2"d., reverse with arrival mark, transit of 33 days, gently cleaned, a fine and scarce entire  

1820, ATLANTIC: Folded letter dated "Hamburg 14th November 1820" (probably sent under separate cover to a forwarder) via Liverpool to Providence, Rhode Island, put on the "Atlantic" with greenish serrated oval handstamp "SHIP ATLANTIC SAILED DECEM. 17 W. MATLOCK" alongside, arrival mark "NEW YORK FEB 19", a total transit of 102 days. Fine and scarce entire, especially with the Atlantic marking in green rather than red

1821, LADY LOUISA: Folded letter dated "London 18 Novem 1821" addressed to New York, charged with "6/6" triple rate, fine

1826, H.M.S. REDOPLE: Folded double-weight letter from London with Maiden Voyage to Philadelphia with manuscript charge "4/4", in Bermuda transferred to the "Susan" which ran aground twice, red arrival mark "ANNPs MAR 19", incorrectly charged single of "14½" c., a rare and attractive entire

1829, ALBION: Folded lettersheet dated "Quebec 2 Oct." endorsed "Albion" to Bordeaux, with boxed "GLOUCESTER SHIP LETTER" alongside, charged with 2/7" and "16" decimes upon arrival, detained payment with R.L.O docket number "6984", horizontal fold at top running through boxed cancel, otherwise fine and scarce entire with only very few known

1830, RINALDO: Folded letter dated "Quebec june the 9th 1830" addressed to London, with red fleuron "QUEBEC JUN 9 30" and boxed "Free" alongside, via Halifax with black fleuron "HALIFAX JU 30 1830", Falmouth rated "2/2" to London where a further charged of 2d was added, after that manuscript "Shd be free" added with signature beneath, an attractive and interesting entire 

1832, POMONA: Folded letter dated "Bordeaux 12 March 1835" addressed to New York, endorsed "pr Pomona", red "PHILA 5 MAY" octagon and matching red octagon handstamp "Full Rigged Ship" struck alongside, manuscript rate "14½" rate re-rated to double "27", a very fine and choise strike of this popular marking

1840, OPPOSUM: Folded letter addressed to Livingston, charged with "1/-", the new rate introduced in March 1839, missed the sailing of the "Peterel" on the 10th and put on "Opossum", the last sailing packet to leave Falmouth on 5th June. Arrived at Halifax 13th July and sent to Boston by sea, charged 20¾ cents to Livingston

1818, JAMES MONROE (Black Ball Line): Maiden Return Voyage, folded letter from Liverpool to Montreal, endorsed "p. Ja Monroe" on reverse, arriving in New York April 30th with matching red cds. and stright-line "SHOP" allied, red manuscript "20¾" due rating and canadian red manuscript "1N10" due rating, a fine and scarce entire

1819, COURIER: Folded letter dated "Liverpool May 31 1819" to Providence, endorsed "pr. Courier" and with red oval "AMERICAN PACKET Courier Wm BOWNE" alongside, red arrival "NEW-YORK JUL 8", charged triple-rate "57½" in manuscript, cents being 3 x 18½ cents plus 2 cents ship letter fee, fine and scarce entire

1829, HUDSON: Folded letter dated "Albany 8th May 1829" and endorsed "...Hudson Capt....", addressed to London, sent under separate cover or carried privately to New York, with red boxed "PORTSMOUTH SHIP-LETTER" applied, charged "1/4"d., which was cancelled, fine

1831, CHARLES CARROLL: Folded price list dated "New York February 10 1831" with adjacent handstamp "Par ChAS. CaRROLL 12 Feb 1831" to Bordeaux, with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" on front, charged with "14" decimes, fine

1833, CALEDONIA: triple weight folded letter from "BRANTFORD 6 Dec 33" to London, charged with "1/11 + 75cent", upon arrival charged as double with "3/2", instructions were enclosed for return letters "3d. is to be given to the waiter at the Coffee House for putting them in the bag", an attractive and interesting entire

1836, GLADIATOR: Folded letter dated "Havana 20 January 1836", carried to a forwarder in New York with matching handstamp "FORWARDED BY MOSES TAYLOR NEW-YORK" on reverse, put on the "Gladiator" to Portsmouth with corresponding boxed "PORTSMOUTH SHIP LETTER" on front, charged with "1/4", fine

1838, TORONTO: Folded lettersheet from "PHILADELPHIA APR 9" with matching boxed "PAID" endorsed "Toronto" and addressed to London, reverse with boxed "SHIP LETTER WEYMOUTH", charged with "3/-", fine

1839, GARRICK: Folded double-weight letter dated "Leith 29th Nov. 1839" addressed to Richmond, red "SHIP LETTER LIVERPOOL 13 DEC 1839" and red "NEW-YORK SHIP JAN 16" struck alongside, charged with "2/-", fine

1839, PATRICK HENRY: Maiden Return Voyage, folded letter dated "Leith 11th Dec 1839" addressed to Richmond, Virginia, charged with "1/-", the uniform rate per ½ oz effective 5th December, upon arrival in New York red "NEW-YORK SHIP FEB 1" applied, fine

1840, SOUTH AMERICA (Black Ball Line): Folded freight money letter dated "Stratford Jan 13 1840" with adjacent cds. "STRATFORD 18 JAN 1840", endorsed "Per Steam Ship from New York", to Edinburgh, charged with "9 (to the border) 25 cts (to New York) 12½ (Freight Money)", later charged "8" to Edinburgh, very fine and thought to be the only known freight money cover

1843, NORTH AMERICA: Folded letter dated "Manchester 6 Jan 1843" with red "MANCHESTER JA 6 1843" alongside, addressed to Boston, ship ran aground at Sandy Hook with complete loss, mail and passengers carried to New York by ship 16th of February with matching red "NEW-YORK SHIP FEB 16" struck, charged "77" (cents), very rare

1846, WATERLOO (Red Star Line): Folded letter dated "Charleston 6th March 1846" with matching cds. "CHARLESTON MAR 6 S.C." alongside to London, endorsed "First Liverpool Packet via New York", charged "10" with matching red "PAID" and in manuscript "12½" (freight money), freight money covers from Charleston are uncommon and those at the 12½ rate are scarce

1847, SHERIDAN: Folded letter dated "Calcutta 21 Jan. 1847" sent per "Hindustad" and "Ripon" to a forwader (Baring Bros.) in London, Baring Bros. paid "1/10" and an outgoing ship fee of 8d., put on "Sheridan" in Liverpool via New York to Boston, fine and interesting

1838, GREAT WESTERN: Folded lettersheet from Richmond to Paris, endorsed "p Great Western", sent outside the mails by an Express Company to New York, charged with "25" cents freight money, arrival Bristol with boxed "BRISTIL SHIP-LETTER" alongside, charged "1/6", fine

1838, LIVERPOOL: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "Falmouth 8 October 1838" and endorsed "p. Steamer Liverpool", privately carried to Liverpool, delayed in Cork for re-coaling, with red "NEW-YORK SHIP NOV 23" arrival, fin

1838, SIRIUS: Maiden return voyage, folded letter with full content endorsed "pr. Sirius" addressed to London, no apparent charge, arrival in Falmouth with red boxed "SHIP LETTER FALMOUTH", charged "1/8", scarce entire

1839, GREAT WESTERN: Folded letter with printed letterhead from a director of the Transatlantic Steamship Co that provides evidence that many letters were sent as parcels to avoid Post Office charges "For parcels supposed to contain letters and which are desired to be put into the letter bags we do not give receipts", addressed to New York with adjacent "PAID AT Liverpool", fine

1839, LIVERPOOL: Folded letter dated "Western Bank July 5 1839" with red cds. "BALTIMORE JUL 4", endorsed "Steamer Liverpool", addressed to London, rated as quadruple letter and charged "100" (4x25 c. freight money) and in Liverpool rated as double-weight letter with "3/2", fine and interesting entire

1839, LIVERPOOL: Folded letter dated "Richmond 11th Dec 1839" with matching red cds. "RICHMOND DEC 11 Va", endorsed "p. Liverpool Steam Ship", addressed to Liverpool, reverse showing red two-line "PAID STEAM" which is peculiar to Richmond on Transatlantic mail, forced into Fayal to re-coal, charged with "8" uniform ship letter rate, fine and interesting

1839, LIVERPOOL: Folded letter dated "Quebec 8th May" with matching red cds. "QUEBEC MY 11 1839" alongside, addressed to Falkirk, reverse with two-line "LIVERPOOL SHIPLETTER", three strikes of "PAID" with manuscript ratings "11", "18¾" and "25", charged with "1/8" and Scottish wheel tax, fine and interesting entire

1840, PRESIDENT: Maiden Return Voyage, folded lettersheet from New York, endorsed "p. Steamer President", addressed to Bordeaux, charged with "8" shipletter rate and finally "46" decimes, fine