(TransA - Black Ball) (Freight Money) 1848 (Apr. 4) New York, N.Y. to Leghorn, Tuscany. Blue folded letter with pencil "25" cent prepaid rating for freight money fee, carried by Black Ball Line United States from New York Apr. 8th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 22nd, "Liverpool Ship, 22 AP 1848" and London (4.23) backstamps, red "Detained for Postage" framed handstamp and letter held until foreign fees paid, prepaid red manuscript "2/1" rating upon payment and forwarded to Sardinia, Boulogne (5.13) transit cds, "12" crazie due rating, Very Fine, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

CARRIED ON THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE BLACK BALL LINE "UNITED STATES" FROM NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL.

Freight money fee (pencil on left side) paid when letter taken to steamship agent office and put directly in mail bag without going to post office. Rare freight money cover from New York showing fee payment and rare steamship voyage. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

(TransA - Black Ball) (Discriminatory Rate) 1848 (May 16) London, England to Petersburg Va. Folded letter with partial "Fenchurch St" straightline handstamp and red manuscript "1/-" shilling prepaid discriminatory rating, London (5.16) red cds and Liverpool (5.17) diamond datestamp, carried by Black Ball Line United States from Liverpool May 17th to New York arriving May 31st, red "New-York
'Ship 12cts' May 31" cds, F.-V.F., Letter carried on maiden return voyage of Black Ball Line United States. One of three recorded covers carried on this voyage., ex-Winter.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED AMERICAN NON-CONTRACT STEAMSHIP COVER RECORDED SHOWING THE DISCRIMINATORY PACKET RATE. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

(TransA - Black Ball) (Freight Money) 1848 (Jun. 9) New York N.Y. to Francomont, Belgium. Folded letter endorsed per "United States", showing pencil "25" cent prepaid rating for freight money fee, carried by Black Ball Line United States from New York Jun. 10th to Havre arriving Jun. 24th, red Havre (6.24) entry cds and manuscript "16" décimes debit rating, Verviers (6.26) backstamp, light horizontal fold, Very Fine, Scarce non-contract steamship letter to Belgium showing seldom seen freight money accounting at New York, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Letter taken to Black Ball Line agent and 25¢ freight money fee paid (marked in pencil, upper left corner). Letter did not enter U.S. mail, so no inland fee paid. French marked letter for 16 décimes postage due (10 décimes to France and 6 décimes to Belgium). Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750