transatlantic post continued...

1848, folded lettersheet from "BOSTON SEP 11" with matching red "PAID" and red "29" alongside, endorsed "pr Niagara" to Annan, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, forwarded to Glasgow and franked with 1841 1p. red, tied by blueish numeral, touched, attractive Retaliatory period cover

1848, folded letter dated "Boston Oct 23 1848" to Leipzig, Saxony. With red "PAID" and matching handstamp "29", carried on Cunard's "Britannia" to Liverpool, 3(sh)6(d) manuscript debit to Prussia, weak boxed "AMERICA per ENGLAND" applied in transit, charged "482" Neupfennig at destination, some toning but a very scarce destination

1848, folded lettersheet from "Cincinatti" with matching red "PAID" and manuscript "34" alongside, endorsed "By the steamer", conveyed on "Britannias" last voyage for Cundard, to Leamington, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive

1848, folded lettersheet from "Boston 30 Oct." endorsed "per Steamer via Liverpool" to Lincolnshire, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive

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

1848, quadruple-rate folded letter from "MANCHESTER JU 30 1848" endorsed "pr. Niagara Steamer" to Boston with "4/-" rate manuscript alongside, carried on Cunard's "Niagara" to Boston, upon arrival charged with "72" cent retaliatory rate., small tear at top otherwise very fine and rare. The British rate structure didn't allow for a triple rate, moving from a double rate of 2/ for between half and one ounce to a quadruple rate of 4/ for over one ounce but not over 2 ounces were collected from the writer, the U.S. progression was per half ounce allowing for a triple rate, thus 72c at 24c per half ounce retaliatory for up to 1½ ounces was collected from the addressee. Multiple rate retaliatory rate covers are rare as are covers illustrating the disparity in rate progression between the two countries. 

1848, folded lettersheet from "GLASGOW SEP 21 1848" written by James Maguire if Company K, 7th Infantry addressed to the Adjutant General's Office, War Department in Washington with "1/-" manuscript rating alongside, conveyed by "Cambria" to Boston with red "BOSTON SHIP..." and matching retaliatory "34" rating handstamp, this crossed out as cover addressed to U.S. Goverment Office, small faults, but an attractive and rare transatlantic free retaliatory use

1848, folded letter from "BALTIMORE JUL 25" with  matching blue "PAID" and "34" manuscript rating to Cognac, originally intended for shipment by "Niagara", but since the arrival in Boston was too late sent via New York with the "Hibernia", fine and scarce retaliatory rate cover from Baltimore

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, 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 "GIBRALTAR SP 16 1848" endorsed "via Boston or New York first steamer Packet" with "2" shilling prepaid rating alonside, conveyed by the "Britannia" from Liverpool to New York with blue manuscript "68" rating marked in error as double-weight due, a very attractive and rare retaliatory use from Gibraltar

1848, folded lettersheet endorsed "Steamer Europe via Boston" with manuscript rating "1/-", conveyed on the Europa Maiden Return Voyage to Boston and finally Royston with arrival mark, a scarce example of retaliatory fee avoidance, fine

1848, folded letter dated "Wellington 20 June 1848" with red crown circle "PAID AT WELLINGTON" and manuscript "4" rating alongside endorsed "pr Philip Lang" to London, there remailed with London "PAID" maltese cross and red manuscript "1/-" rating, carried by Cunard Line "Acadia" from Liverpool to Boston with red arrival "BOSTON SHOP NOV 4*" and matching "29" cent retaliatory due rating handstamp, an very attractive and rare usage from New Zealnd

1848, folded letter dated "Liverpool 22 Sept" and endorsed "Cambria to Boston" with clear boxed forwarder cachet "POSTAGE PAID TO DESTINATION BY HARNDER & Co OF LIVERPOOL" to Boston, an attractive entire showing how the Retaliatory Rates where avoided

1848, folded letter dated "N. York 11 October 1848" and endorsed "p America" to Copenhagen, carried on Cunard's "America" 2nd realiatory rate voyage to Liverpool with "AMERICA LIVERPOOL OC 23" and London transit and "1/6" manuscript rating, "21" crossed out and corrected to "23", fine and scarce

1849 (15 Sept.), folded letter dated "Manila 15 September" with oval forwarder cachet "FORWARDED BY FLETCHER ALEXANDER & Co London" on reverse, via London endorsed "p. Hibernia" with double-circle "PAID 30 NO 1849" manuscript charge "1/-" and matching credit handstamp "5 CENTS" alongside, carried by the "Hibernia" to New York and finally to Salem, part of reverse stained, otherwise fine

1849, folded letter from "WASHINGTON FEB 5" with matching red "PAID" and "5" alongside, endorsed "p. Steamer Canada" to London, intended for Cunard's "Canada" but carried by sailship with interesting manuscript "charge No 65", clear blue "DEAL SHIPLETTER" struck upon arrival, fine and scare entire during the restored rate period

a nice restored rate period entire

1849, folded letter dated "Dublin 26th January 1849" to New York, with red "PAID JA 26 1849" and matching black "1/-" manuscript mark, carried by Cunard's "Niagara" on her 3rd westbound restored rate voayge from Liverpool to Boston with red "BOSTON SHIP FEB 12" and matching red "7" due marking, a very fine entire

1849, double-weight folded lettersheet from "MANCHESTER JA 12 1849" endorsed "pr. St. Canada" to Philadelphia with "2/-" manuscript rating, carried on Cunard's "Canada" 2nd trip during the restored rate period from Liverpool to New York, with large red "12" cents due handstamp struck upon arrival, fine