BRIT & AMERICAN, GT WESTERN & TRANSATLANTIC STEAM SHIP CO. M...

Hammer

£440

BRIT & AMERICAN, GT WESTERN & TRANSATLANTIC STEAM SHIP CO. MAIL; Range on annotated leaves in binder inc. Jan. 1839 EL to Sheffield ex NY 'pr Royal William' rated '2/10'(d) with "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on rear, Sep. 1839 EL to London ex Baltimore 'pr Steamer British Queen' with "SHIP.LETTER" (Rob. S.36) (London) h.s. in red on rear, Aug. 1840 EL 'Per Packet Great Western' to Dorset ex USA with "PAID" h.s. and rated '25' and '18¾' on front and with "8" h.s. and "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" h.s. applied on arrival Feb. 1841 quadruple rate EL 'pr President' to NY with circular "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" d.s. on front, rated '2/8'(d), Feb. 1843 to Boston ex Havre with Slade & Lematre f/a/c on rear sent via Baring Bros Agency in London where endorsed 'p Great Western', Aug. 1850 unpaid EL to Boston with "3/CENTS" and "24" h.s. on front 'per Atlantic', 1851 unpaid EL to Boston 'per Arctic' with "6/CENTS" and "48" h.s. on front, Apr. 1854 EL to Boston 'pr Arctic' ex Liverpool franked 1/- Embossed (cut-to-shape) and 1d & 2d for the late fee and tied by "466" b/n and other related examples. (31 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, FORWARDING AGENTS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL