DARTMOUTH SHIP LETTERS; Quartet with 13 Aug. 1782 EL (closed tear; possibly ex US) to Essex with "DARTMOUTH/SHIP LRE" [Rob. S1; large letter & no hyphen] h.s. on front and rated '5'(d) and with London Bishop mark on rear, 1809/13 EL's to Oporto with unlisted "DARTMOUTH" s/l mark (possibly with mileage mark removed or missing) or "DARTMOUTH/214" mileage marks on front plus 1818 EL to London rated '1/7'd with step-framed "DARTMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on front. (4 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, DEVON, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, PORTUGAL (Image)

PLYMOUTH DOCK/DEVONPORT SHIP LETTER MARKS; 7-14 June 1809 EL (repaired at folds, datelined at Pombal with journal entry contents over a week) to Ramsgate. Campaign letter ex the McKinnon correspondence '.....about five weeks since during which time we have marched upwards of 400 miles....'.. Rear with double oval "Ship Lre/[CROWN]/PLYMOUTH DOCK" h.s. in Black (scarcer than Red) and London, initially rated '2/2'd and re-rated '2/6'd, 1823 EL to London ex Cadiz rated '4/9'd with step-framed "PLYM.DOCK/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on front and 1826 E to London (possibly ex Baltimore) rated '1/7'(d) with step-framed "SHIP LETTER/DEVONPORT" h.s. on front, 1830 EL to London ex Dublin, redirected to a Convict Ship Burrell at Devonport, plus Dec. 1837 E to London datelined by Samuel Wetmore (Canton trader) and rated '3/2'(d), Mar. 1838 E to London ex NY rated '1/7'(d) and July 1840 E to London ex Bahia rated '8'(d) each with step-framed "SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH" h.s. (54 x 11mm) on front. (7 covers) Cross Reference: DEVON, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, PORTUGAL, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR (Image)

PLYMOUTH TRANSIT & PAQUEBOT MARKS; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1907 PPC to England franked Suriname 5c tied by "NICKERIE" squared circle in Purple and framed "SURINAME/VIA/PLYMOUTH" h.s. in same colour (scarce thus) also on front, 1902 Suriname PC to Oxford franked 5c + 2d tied by Paramaribo squared circle d.s. with framed "SURINAME/VIA/PLYMOUTH" h.s. in Black on front, 1903 PPC to Southampton franked Spain 10c tied by Plymouth duplex and with "PAQUEBOT" h.s. on front, 1909 env. to England franked Sierra Leone KEVII 1d tied by "PLYMOUTH/PAQUEBOT/[DATE]" machine cancel and other related items. (24 cards/covers) Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, DEVON, PAQUEBOTS (Image)

WITHDRAWN & CONCESSION SHIP MARKS; Pair with May 1815 EL (file fold) 'per Monmouth' to Madeira rated '10'd and '40' on front and rear with "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/LONDON" d.s. on rear and Oct. 1842 much reduced EL fragment with double-oval "OUT STATION/MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" d.s. on rear and "SOLDIERS & SEAMANS LETTER/4/BY SHIP" h.s. on front. (2 items) Cross Reference: INDIA, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MILITARY, PORTUGAL (Image)