£1,100 - £1,500
MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE S.S. GREAT BRITAIN "SHIP LETTER/[crown]/LIVERPOOL" COVER TO NEW YORK; Attractive and fine 26 July 1845 EL (faint file fold) to NY datelined at Londonderry (typed transcript included; I send this......in hopes to get it on board the Great Britain tomorrow) with "LIVERPOOL" fine crowned Ship Letter cds on rear and clearly endorsed 'Per Gt Britain' at lower left, having red manuscript '8' (8d Ship Letter rate prepaid) and rated '6'(cents) a US Ship Letter arrival charge. Rare example of mail carried on this famous steamer on her very first voyage. Exhibition Quality. A similar example in our May 2013 sale sold for £1800. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY
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