"Great Western" New York March 16th - Liverpool April 1st 1843, folded March 16 letter from New York to Schiedam, Netherlands, "Liverpool Ship 1 AP 43" and London backstamps, manuscript "2/-" rating for 8d ship rate plus 1s4d British packet fee to Holland (80 Dutch Cents), Schiedam (4.7) arrival backstamp and manuscript "170" rating that included an additional 50 Cents for incoming packet U.K. letter rate, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. Early in 1840, Dutch and British agreed to allow transit fees to be debited to the Dutch and allow unpaid letters to be forwarded through the U.K. Previously, the British required the fees to be paid before they allowed letters to be forwarded. $0 (Image)