transatlantic post continued...

HARNDEN'S : "FORWARDED BY HARNDEN'S EXPRESS FROM BOSTON", red circle cachet on folded letter adressed to "Capt. D.L. Winsor, Ship Pharsalias in Liverpool", reverse with "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER" and charged with "8"d., fine

HECKSCHER: 1835, "FORWARDED BY C.A. HECKSCHER NEW YORK", red oval cachet on reverse of folded letter initially addressed to Thomas Wilson, the Forwarder, in London, with boxed "PORTSMOUTH SHIP LETTER" final destination Copenhagen with manuscript routing "via Hamburg" and matching oval "St.P.A. 25 JUL. 1835" on reverse, fine

KENYONS: "BY KENYONS FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE OFFICE NEW YORK", somewhat weak strike of red oval cachet on folded letter endorsed "p. America" via Liverpool to Cognac, fine

MASTERS & MARKOE: "FORWARDED BY MASTERS & MARKOE NEW YORK", black three-line cachet on reverse of folded letter dated "Philadelphia 1831" endorsed "p. Packetship De Rham via Havre" to Bordaux with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and charged "10" decimes, fine

MOSES TAYLOR: "FORWARDED BY MOSES TAYLOR & CO NEW YORK" red oval cachet on reverse of folded letter dated "Habana 20 JUN 1854" via "NEW YORK JUN 28" to Paris, fine

S.C. THWING : "FORWARDED BY S.C. THWING & Co BOSTON", on folded lettersheet to London, some minor ageing, otherwise fine

T.W. WARD: 1842, "FORWd BY T.W. WARD BOSTON" red oval cachet with red additional straight-line "PR COLUMBIA" on double-weight folded letter from Philadelphia to London with "2/-" manuscript rating, fine

1821 (1. Sept.), "PACKET SHIP ATLANTIC ABRAHAM BELL & CO OWNERS NO 33 PINE ST NEW YORK" clear red three-line cachet on reverse of folded letter from Belfast endorsed "Ship Atlantik" to Lynchburg, front showing "NEW YORK SHIP LETTER" and manuscript "27" rating, a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this rare ship handstamp

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

1828 (28. July.), "PACKET SHIP WILSON MALCOMSON & BELL AGENTS NO 9 DONEGAL QUAY BELFAST", red three-line cachet on reverse of folded letter from Philadelphia to Belfast, front showing boxed "* BELFAST * SHIPLETTER" and manuscript "6" rating, some wear as to be expected, a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this rare ship handstamp

1835 (9. June.), "PER BELFAST & NEW YORK PACKET SHIP SARAH SHEALE MALCOM ON & BELL AGENTS NO 9 DONEGALL QUAY BELFFAST" clear red four-line cachet on reverse of folded letter from New York to Dungannon, front showing boxed "* BELFAST * SHIPLETTER" and manuscript "1/-" rating, some wear as to be expected, a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this rare ship handstamp

1866 (27 Sept.), Washington 3c. rose, two vertical pairs and single tied by grid cancel to small envelope endorsed "France via New York" to Combrondes, alongside scarce "DETROIT MICH SEP 27 PAID 12" exchange office mark, even though the cover was endorsed "France via New York" it most likely travelled with the "Moravian"  to Londonderry, envelope some tears, otherwise fine and attractive

1870 (9 Aug), Pictorial Issue 2c. brown, three singles with target cancel on small envelope with adjacent cds. "LENA AUG 9" to Wisbeach, adhesives some toning/imperfection, still fine and attractive

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
 

1855 (Jan 10), Washington 12c. vertical pair with lower sheet margin with grid cancel in envelope with adjacent integral cds. "NEW YORK 3 JAN 10", carried by the "Atlantic", to Dublin, Ireland. the pair touched at left, some toning at bottom of cover, still attractive usage

1856, Franklin 1c. blue and horizontal pair Washington 10c. green tied by cds. "TRENTON JUN 6 1856" to buff envlope with adjacent "NEW YORK JUN 7 AM Pkt" and manuscript "6" due added, carried by "Baltic", "Euxine", "Bengal" and "Ganges" to Hong Kong, stamp cut into, part of backflap missing, still attractive

1840 (Aug. 17), triple-weight folded lettersheet from "PHILADELPHIA AUG 30" endorsed "per Acadia via Boston & Halifax" to London, charged with "75", carried with "Acadia" on her Maiden Return voyage to Liverpool, later charged only as double-letter with "2/-", fine

1841 (19 July), folded letter from Lynchburg via "PHILADELPHIA JUL 28" with matching boxed "PAID" alongside, endorsed "per Steamer Caledonia" to New Port, Isle of Wight, charged with handstamp "1/-", fine. Interesting content, with full transcript, with a long discussion about slavery "...I am in hopes that the Abolitionists will let us alone...the master is the greatest slave".

1845 (20. Jan), double-weight folded lettersheet from "MOBILE JAN 20" endorsed "per Boston steamer" to London, charged with "50", carried with "Cambria" on her Maiden Return voyage to Liverpool, later charged only as regular letter with "1/-", fine

1848, double-weight folded letter dated "Habana Diciembre 28" endorsed "via del Norte" to Paris, privately carried to Charleston with cds. "CHARLESTON JAN 12" and matching red "PAID", carried on the 2nd of 3 Cunard Line eastward voyages, in transit red boxed "COLONIES /& Art. 13" applied and charged with "33" decimes in France, a fine and scarce restored rate period entire