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1847, MISSOURI: Maiden Return Voyage, folded letter dated "New York 31st Aug 1847", endorsed "p Steamer Missouri" addressed to Cognac, charged with "29" decimes, fine

1847, PHILADELPHIA: Maiden Return Voyage, folded letter dated "New York 14 Aug. 1847" addressed to Cognac, with scarce boxed "PAW. REC" (Salles 1701), charged with "18" decimes (10d. sea postage and 8d. inland postage), fine

"BRITISH QUEEN”: Return maiden voyage. Folded letter New York 15th August 1839 to London via PORTSMOUTH SHIP LETTER, no apparent charge, probably paid 25 cents freight money. Charged 1/4d - 8d Ship Letter and 8d inland to London.

1840, ACADIA: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "Hampton July 12th 1840" with matching two-line "T.P. Hampton" alongside, addressed to Torono, unpaid and rated "1/-", carried overland to Pictou, with the "Unicorn" to "QUEBEC AUG 20 1840", then overland to Toronto, where charged "1/4", fine and attractive

1840, BRITANNIA: Maiden Voyage of Cunard Line, folded letter dated "Birmingham June 29" with matching red cds. "BIRMINGHAM" to Montreal, endorsed "pr. Britannia Steamer", cover transferred to the "Unicorn", arrival "QUEBEC JUL 22 1840", charged "2/1" to Montreal, fine 

1840, CALEDONIA: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "Malaga 31 Aug 1840" to Boston, forwarded to Gibraltar under separate cover, forwarded by James Girom, who paid "1/-" at London, fine

1840, UNICORN: Maiden Voyage, Folded letter dated "Leith 28 Apr. 1840", privately carried to Liverpool where it was placed in ship's letter bag, endorsed "p. Unicorn Steamer", with red "BOSTON SHIP JUNE 4" with red manuscript charge "27" (25c for inland postage, 2c. ship fee), extremely fine and rare, marking the Inauguration of Cunard Line Service

1841, COLUMBIA: Maiden Voyage, price current dated "Liverpool 4. January 1841" with matching "PAID AT LIVERPOOL JAN 5 1840" alongside to Richmond, paid single rate "1/-", arrived in Boston with red "BOSTON SHIP JAN 21 MS" and charged as double "52", light ink corrosion, otherwise fine, scarce

1841, COLUMBIA: Maiden Return Voyage, folded letter dated "N York 27 Febr. 1841" via Forwarder "FORWARDED FROM HARNDEN´S PACKAGE EXPRESS & FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE WALL ST. NEW YORK" to Bordeaux, reverse with "AMERICA L" oval handstamp, at Calais exchange office rated "31" decimes, fine and scarce

1841, COLUMBIA: Folded letter dated "Philada. Aug 28 1841" with adjacent Forwarding Agent handstamp "FORWd FROM HARNDEN & COs FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE PHIL." to London, reverse with scarce "AMERICA L", charged with "1/-", fine

1842, CALEDONIA: Folded letter from Edinburgh with matching red "PAID at EDINGB JAN 14 1842" to Lexington, endorsed "Per Boston Halifax Liverpool Royal Mail Line". The "Caledonia" returned damaged, mail transferred to "ACADIA" with arrival "BOSTON SHIO MARCH 23", charged in blue "27", fine and interesting entire

1842, COLUMBIA: Money letter dated "Montreal March 23 1842" with matching red "MONTREAL MA 23 1842" to London, endorsed "Paid per Halifax Steamship", the ship broke a shaft 400 miles out of Halifax thus did not get to Boston, sailed under canvas for Liverpool April 4th and arrived 20th of April, than bagged directly to London, fine

1843, COLUMBIA: Folded letter dated "Kingston June 23rd 1843" with matching red "KINGSTON JU 25 1843" to London, charged "25" as double rate to Boston. The ship when aground in fog near Seal Island 2nd July, mail and passengers were rescued and put int "Margaret", upon arrival charged "2/-", fine

1843, HIBERNIA: Maiden Voyage, Victoria 2d. blue, seven singles, mostly good margins, tied by Maltese cross to folded lettersheet, mis-bagged to Boston and then sent to Delaware with reverse manuscript "Missent to Delaware" and adjacent cds. "DELAWARE...", re-directed to London-District, Upper Canada, a little soiled, an interesting entire

1844, ACADIA: Folded lettersheet "Account of Sales" from Liverpool to New York, endorsed "Pr. Acadia  - via Boston", weighing 2½oz thus rated "6/-" for a 3oz letter, charged $ "1,89½" upon arrival, fine

1844, ACADIA: Folded letter dated "Edinburgh 2nd August 1844" to New York, franked with 1841 Victoria 2d. blue horizontal strip of five and single, tied by numeral "131", right stamp touched at bottom, some faults, otherwise fine

1844, BRITANNIA: Small envelope from "WEYMOUTH MY 1 1844" to Bermuda, endorsed "pe Halifax Mail", pre-paid with "1/-", arrival Halifax 16th May, put on board of the "Roseway", arrived in Bermuda 28th May, fine

1844, HIBERNIA: Folded letter dated "Malaga 1st April 1844" to Boston, privately carried across the frontier to Gibraltar, there posted on P&P steampship "Great Liverpool" with "GIBRALTAR PAID" handstamp and charged with "2/11", red Boston "SHIP 6" applied upon arrival, fine and scarce rating

1845, CAMBRIA: Folded lettersheet dated "Liverpool 3rd January 1845", with matching black "LIVERPOOL JA 3 1845" on reverse, to Quebec, unpaid as a 2oz letter rated "4/8", charged changed to "5/2½", fine entire with a 10-day inland transit because of difficult winter conditions

1845, HIBERNIA: Folded letter from New York with matching red "NEW-YORK 31 OCT 10 cts." alongside to Paris, after leaving Halifax on 3rd November the "Hibernia" ran aground off Cape Race, Newfoundland and had to go to St John's for repairs. Arrived in Lonton 19th of November with "COLONIES &c Art 12" struck, charged with "38" decimes in Paris, fine and attractive entire