£1,500
UNRECORDED HANDSTRUCK "SHIP" MARK WITH MATCHING "WATERFORD" MARK ON COVER EX U.S. TO LONDON; Fine "13th 10th mo[nth; i.e. October]. 1753" E from "Philad[elph]ia" to London and unusually endorsed "Via Ireland" on the front; the ship landed almost certainly on 28th-31st Dec. 1753 at "WATERFORD" (straight-line mark on the front) where the matching very rare "SHIP" mark was applied. This "SHIP" mark is larger than Waterford's exceptionally early 1712-17 "SHIP" but also clearly different to its 1772 "SHIP" mark. Only a handful of pre-1780 Waterford "SHIP" marks have been recorded; 3 of the 1st-type 1712-17; the earliest of these is now in London's Postal Museum), this solitary 1753 example, and a solitary 1772 example. The rarity of all Waterford Ship Letter marks is further emphasised by there being only 4 examples of any of the types recorded from 1712 to 1799 now being in private hands! Fine Exhibition Quality cover - a significant addition for any Irish, Transatlantic, or British Maritime PH Collection. [Ex Graham Booth, 2022.]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, SHIP LETTERS
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