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1752-1841 Entire letters (12) and an entire, mainly from the West Indies including 1770 Greenock "SHIP" from St. Kitts, 1788 "PLYMOUTH / SHIP-LRE" from Grenada, 1768 letter from Antigua, 1771 letter from Jamaica with faint but very scarce "CAMBLETON / SHIP LRE", 1783 "PT. GLASGO / SHIP LRE" from Jamaica, etc., also 1752 privately carried letter from Martinique to Grenada, 1790 privately carried letter from Grenada to Scotland and two Packet letters, very mixed quality with some faults. (13). £220-260
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1825-66 Printed ephemera concerning shipping services to the continent, including 1828 and 1836 General Steam Navigation Co. notices advertising all services, 1831 illustrated notice for the "Lord Melville" and "Earl of Liverpool" Steam Packets to Calais, 1844 booklet with timetables and itineraries and 1866 illustrated receipt for one box carried on "The Bruiser", 1825 illustrated receipt for one case carried on "The Good Intent" from Southwark to the Isle of Wight, illustrated trade card for "The Prince Cobourg" Packet from Southampton to Havre, etc. (9). £100-120
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Paquebots. 1899-1902 Covers and cards (8) bearing G.B 1d lilacs with Paquebot handstamps including Fremantle and Perth; 1905 cover bearing two G.B QV ½d postcard cut-outs with Port Said Paquebot; and 1910 front with Norway 10ore pair cancelled at Tyne Dock, handstamped "PAQUEBOT" and "SHIP LETTER / TYNE DOCK / SOUTH SHIELDS". (10). £120-140
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Birmingham. 1910 Picture Postcard of R.M.S "Carpathia" with KEVII ½d pair each cancelled "BIRMINGHAM / SHIP" c.d.s (Oct 16), a New York Paquebot c.d.s (Oct 10) alongside, fine. £100-120
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Birmingham. 1922 (Sep 19) Picture Postcard of R.M.S "Ordina" with KGV 1d cancelled "BIRMINGHAM / SHIP" c.d.s, a second fine strike alongside, the stamp over cancelled by a Birmingham c.d.s, violet ship cachet. £100-120
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Queenstown. 1851 Small stampless cover to England "P. Jamaica" with "QUEENSTOWN / SHIP LETTER" (S.1) and a Queenstown datestamp both in blue, and black handstruck "8", a little light staining. £100-120
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Whitehaven. C.1800 Brass mailbag tag, one side engraved "SHIP LETTERS / FOR LONDON", the other side engraved "WHITEHAVEN", hole at left for attaching to a mailbag, 60x19mm. A remarkable item to have survived, unique. £150-200
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Avonmouth. 1909 (Dec 15) Cover to Wales posted on the "Port Kingston" with a Jamaica 1d cancelled at Avonmouth, handstamped "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL", very fine. £120-140
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Avonmouth. 1911 (Feb 8) Cover to Wales bearing Turks & Caicos ¼d strip of four each cancelled at Avonmouth, handstamped "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL", flap missing and horizontal fold, otherwise fine and very unusual with Turks Is. stamps. Photo on Page 36. £240-280
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Avonmouth. 1927 Picture postcard from Santa Marta franked Colombia 4c, and 1929 cover franked Jamaica 1½d, both cancelled at Avonmouth, the postcard with "SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL" and violet "OCEAN MAILS / EX S.S CHANGUINOLA", the cover with violet "OCEAN MAILS / EX S.S CARARE". (2). £100-120
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Bristol. 1905 Picture postcards of St. Kitts or Jamaica both posted on S.S "Port Kingston" with G.B 1d cancelled at Bristol and handstamped "BRISTOL / SHIP-LETTER". (2). £100-120
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Bristol. 1905-06 Picture postcards bearing G.B ½d or Jamaica ½d cancelled at Bristol, both handstamped "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking 22, earlier than recorded), fine and scarce. (2). £100-120
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Bristol. 1924-38 Covers and cards bearing stamps of G.B (5), Colombia (3), Spain, Barbados (2) or Bermuda, with Bristol Paquebot machines (3, Hosking 27, 31), or cancelled in Bristol and handstamped "PAQUEBOT" (8, six types, H.24/6, 28/30), and a card bearing a ship cachet cancelled in Bristol but without any Paquebot handstamp, eleven with "OCEAN MAILS" and/or named ship cachets. (12). £240-280
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1779-1977 Ephemera and letters, prints and picture postcards (122) including 1779 letter reporting on the loss of the "Lydia"; c.1800 card advertising the Liverpool & Cork Steam Packet ship "Lee"; 1838-41 certificates showing ships have been conducted into the port by Liverpool Pilots; 1804 entire letter from London to Madeira with "POST-PAID-SHIP-LETTER / LONDON" c.d.s, inscribed "P. the Britannia Leary from Liverpool" but endorsed "sailed"; 1822 letters from South America to Manchester endorsed by named ships, posted as inland letters at Liverpool (2); picture postcards of ship wrecks, tugs, pilot boats, ships, views of Liverpool, etc; souvenir advert card from the 1886 Liverpool Shipperies Exhibition; 1913 programme of the Marine display in the Mersey during the opening of the Gladstone Dock by the King and Queen, also various reproduction cards, etc. (c.150). £220-260
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Paquebots. 1894-2007 Covers and cards (31) and a front, various Liverpool Paquebot cancels and handstamps, including 1894 cover with G.B 2½d pair each cancelled "LIVERPOOL / U.S PACKET" c.d.s with "PAQUEBOT" below (first year of Paquebot use), 1904 card with Spain 10c cancelled by undated double ring "PAQUEBOT / LIVERPOOL" with Liverpool c.d.s alongside, etc. (32). £100-120
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1775-89 Entire letters from the USA (2), Grenada or Jamaica to London (2) or Scotland (2), the first from Philadelphia to the Jamaican Coffee House "P. Cap. Cox via Liverpool" with "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LRE" (S.2) and "2/MA" Bishop Mark, the others from Alexandria, Va. "P. Diana Capt. Hunt", Grenada "p. King Grey Capt. Cash" or Jamaica "p. Mary via L'Pool", with "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" (S.1). Four early ship letters, the first mentioning "the unhappy contest between G. Britain & the Colonies" and its effect on trade. (4). £180-220
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1781-1869 Entire letters, entires and covers with Liverpool Ship Letter datestamps comprising S.1, 3 (3), 4, 5 (2, one in red), 7 (2), 8 (2), 9 (4), 10 (4), 13 (4), 14 (4, one in red), 15 (3, two in red), 18 (2, one in green), 19 in red (with Gibraltar Ship Letter), a few faults though most are fine, mainly from or to the USA, the 1781 letter written at sea on the ship "Providence". (33). £500-600
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1783 Entire letter from Grenada to Madeira with three "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LRE" handstamps, all a little underinked in places but two clearly type S.2, the third type S.3, also backstamped "LIVER / POOL", charged 5d, a most unusual combination of handstamps. £100-120
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1799-1809 Entire letters from USA (2) or New Brunswick with oval "crown" ship letters, type S.4 in black, or type S.5 in red or purple, all good strikes, the 1809 purple use very scarce. (3). £140-160
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1800 (Feb 4) Entire letter from London to Philadelphia prepaid 10d, endorsed "P the Fame, Capt E. Jones" with an oval "Ship Letter / (crown) / LONDON" but missing the sailing of that ship from London, the endorsement therefore crossed out and the letter sent by ship from Liverpool, backstamped oval "Ship Lre / (crown) / LIVERPOOL", a "6" charge mark applied upon arrival. A very unusual use of two differing ports ship letters on one letter. £150-180
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1838 Entire letter from Sebay near Kirkwall and a large part letter from Muirdrum, both to the USA prepaid as ship letters with Liverpool and New York Ship datestamps and scarce oval "SHIP LETTER / (crown) / LIVERPOOL" datestamp type S.6 in black or red, the red handstamp a little faint in places, the scarcest of all the basic types of Liverpool Ship Letter handstamps. (2). £240-280
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1854 Entire from New Orleans to London "p. Evangeline", backstamped green circular "SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL" datestamp (S.15), obliterated by "466" numeral in black and replaced with boxed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp (S.18). Very unusual, presumably correcting an error of date. Photo on Page 36. £120-150
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1855 Entire letter from Belfast to New York endorsed "p. steamer Lebanon from Liverpool", prepaid at the 1/- packet rate but sent as a ship letter, backstamped oval dated "SHIP LETTER / (crown) / JY 31 / 1855 / LIVERPOOL" (S.6) in green. The scarcest of the basic ship letter datestamps of Liverpool, only recorded in green in 1855. £150-200
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1856 Cover from Liverpool to Loughborough franked 1d, cancelled "466", a "SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL" datestamp applied in error on the reverse, with a Loughborough arrival datestamp. An extraordinary misuse of a ship letter handstamp on an inland letter. Photo on Page 36. £250-300
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Brazil. 1880-81 Covers franked Brazil 200r, from Maranhao to Glasgow "pr Brunswick SS" with red boxed "PAID / LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp (S.19, latest recorded use), or from Belem (blue cancel) to Liverpool per "steamer Lisbonne" with red "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" c.d.s (S.20, code "C", first recorded year of use). (2). Photo on Page 36. £160-200
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1902-11 Postcards (4) and a cover with single ring "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" c.d.s comprising type S.20 in red on an Iceland reply card posted from Reykjavik to Germany, or used as cancels in black or red tying Spain 10c stamps on 1902 postcards; and type S.21 cancelling Spain 10c on 1908 postcard with a Paquebot Liverpool c.d.s alongside, or used as a backstamp on 1911 cover from Funchal. Liverpool a very unusual routing for mail from Iceland. (5). £120-150
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Exempt Ship Letter. 1833 (Oct 1) Entire letter from Demerara to Liverpool endorsed "Consignees Letter" and "Barton", handstamped scarce "LIVERPOOL / EXEMPT SHIP LR" (ExSL.2), addressed to the port of landing, therefore exempt from both the ship letter charge and inland postage, backstamped "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER". Two pressed file folds, otherwise fine and an unusually clear strike of this very scarce Exempt Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 52 £250-300
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Exempt Ship Letters. 1836 Entire letter from Demerara endorsed "Consignees p. Aberford", and 1842 front with upper flap endorsed "Consignees p. Duke of Portland", both to Liverpool, the first with light but readable "LIVERPOOL / EXEMPT SHIP LR" (ExSL.2) and "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" backstamp (S.13), the 1842 front with superb "LIVERPOOL / EXEMPT SHIP" (ExSL.1) and a "2" charge mark, backstamped octagonal framed "SP 20 43 / LIVERPOOL / SHIP" (S.16). Both addressed to the port of landing and therefore exempt from both ship letter and inland postage charges, the second charged 2d to recover the cost of the master's gratuity. A scarce pair, the second illustrated on page 147 of "Robertson Revisited" by Tabeart. (2). £120-150
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Exempt Ship Letter. 1842 Entire to Manchester, addressed to "Consignees per Elizabeth" and endorsed by the "Elizabeth", handstamped "LIVERPOOL / EXEMPT SHIP" (ExSL.1), backstamped octagonal "1842 MY6 / LIVERPOOL / SHIP" (S.16) and a Manchester datestamp. Exempt from the ship letter charge, but charged 4d inland postage for a letter over 1oz. A fine strike of this very scarce Exempt Ship handstamp. Photo on Page 52. £300-350
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Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter. 1815 (July 20) Entire letter from Liverpool to Montreal prepaid 1/6, black "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL" c.d.s placed across the join as usual, endorsed "P. Eliza", charged 1/8½ in Canada. A very reasonable strike of this scarce ship letter c.d.s, the Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter regulations only in force for just over nine months, very few PPWSL handstamps recorded on letters to Canada. £150-180
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Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter. 1815 (Apr 4) Entire letter from Liverpool to New York prepaid 1/7, red "POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL" c.d.s placed across the flap as usual, charged 9c. Tape stain to upper edge and flap and repairs to edges, a very reasonable strike of the PPWSL c.d.s which is very scarce in red. £120-150
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1823-41 Entire letters from India (13) and an entire from Singapore, one large part entire letter with "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" (S.11) overstruck by "LIVERPOOL / INDIA SHIP LR" (In.1), others with India Letter handstamps In.1 (3), In.2 (2) or In.4/4a (8), one letter landed during the Uniform 4d Post Period charged 8d, one with red "5" applied to mail carried on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, another redirected in London with two differing "POSTAGE TO LONDON / NOT PAID" handstamps, eight with Calcutta or Calcutta Ship Letter datestamps, mainly fine. (14). £400-500
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1833 Entire letter from Bombay to Liverpool "p. King William" with "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" (S.11) applied in error, overstruck with boxed "LIVERPOOL / INDIA SHIP LR" (In.1), a second strike alongside, charged 4d. Redirected to Glasgow, presumably sent under cover. A fine and unusual ship letter error. Photo on Page 52. £150-180
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Free Mail. 1838 Entire letter to "The Secretary, India Board, Westminster, London" with boxed "INDIA LETTER / LIVERPOOL" (In.2), a red Free datestamp applied in London, Calcutta G.P.O Ship Letter backstamp. The letter requests that an enclosed letter be forwarded, a clear evasion of postage, with this letter also being treated as a free letter, very unusual on a ship letter. Photo on Page 52. £150-180
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Soldiers Letter. 1836 (Nov 5) Entire letter from Cawnpore to Lancaster headed "From Corporal William Braithwaite, 2nd Troop, 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery, Soldiers Letter", countersigned by an officer, charged 2d sea postage + 1d soldiers rate with boxed "INDIA LETTER / LIVERPOOL" (In.2) and circular "INDIA SOLDIER &c / 3 / LIVERPOOL" (In.5), Calcutta G.P.O Ship Letter backstamp, a good example of this scarce soldiers rate handstamp. Photo on Page 52. £400-500
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Soldiers Letter. 1839 (Apr 26) Entire letter from Kurnaul to Ireland, headed from a soldier and countersigned, unusually endorsed "Ship Letter", with boxed "INDIA LETTER / LIVERPOOL" (In.2) and circular unframed "INDIA SOLDIERS / 3 / LIVERPOOL" (In.6), backstamped at Kurnaul, Calcutta G.P.O Ship Letter and in Ireland. Folds strengthened internally and overall staining, still an unusually fine strike of this very scarce soldiers rate handstamp. £200-250
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1856-91 Entires (5) and covers (8), various Liverpool charge and explanatory marks including scarce "CONVEYED BY / UNITED STATES PACKET" (M.5, cover faults), "ART-5 / B.R. PKT" (M.6) and "1/2½" (M.68, small tape stains), black "4d" on an unpaid entire from Liverpool to Norway, "1/2½" (M68), large "6d" (3, M.63, probably from West Africa), oval "PAID / C" in red (M.15), etc. (13). £250-300
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America / L (P.1). 1841 (Aug 30) Entire from New York to London "P. Columbia", backstamped red oval "FORWARDED BY / BARNARD ADAMS & Co / BOSTON" and the very scarce double ring "AMERICA / L", only recorded in 1840-41 on Packet letters carried by Cunard, charged 1/-. Pressed file folds, otherwise fine and very scarce with few examples recorded. Photo on Page 52. £200-250
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America / L (P.2) / Slavery. 1841 (Mar 1) Entire letter from Great Falls, New Hampshire, to England, with red "PAID" and "GREAT FALLS / NH" c.d.s, black "1/-" charge mark and oval "AMERICA / L", the enclosed letter written on anti-slavery notepaper depicting a pleading slave in chains. The outer sheet with a little soiling and reinforcing of folds, the enclosed anti-slavery notepaper fine and scarce. £100-120
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America / L (P.2). 1841-43 Entire letters (2) and an entire all to Scotland, all with black oval "AMERICA / L" and "1/-" charge marks, two with red Petersburg, Va. or New York datestamps and "PAID", carried from Boston on the Cunard Acadia, Caledonia or Hibernia. (3). £100-120
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Dated "America" (P.3). 1850 Entire to France and 1855 entire letter to Edinburgh both from New York, with the oval dated "AMERICA" in black (FE 17 1850) or green (JY 15 1855), the first also with an inspector's star alongside, the second with a "1/-" charge mark and "5 / N. York Br. Pkt" c.d.s. The 1850 entire with some white bleaching, otherwise fine, carried on the Cunard Niagara or Asia. A very scarce Packet datestamp, especially in green, recorded 1850-57 but rarely used. (2). £250-350
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"America / Liverpool" Datestamps (P.5/7). 1844-58 Stampless entire letters (7), an entire and covers (4) to G.B, six unpaid with "AMERICA / LIVERPOOL" c.d.s (P.5) in black (5) or green and a "1/-" charge mark, six others prepaid with red circular "AMERICA / PAID / LIVERPOOL" (4, P.6) or boxed "PAID IN / AMERICA / LIVERPOOL" (2, P.7), one 1858 letter with a U.S stamp removed, otherwise fine, most carried by Cunard ship. (12). £200-250
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Pkt. Letter Tombstone Datestamps (P.9/10). 1857 Cover to England franked G.B 6d cancelled upon arrival by "466" numeral, backstamped black "PKT. LETTER / LIVERPOOL" datestamp (P.9), similar type "PKT LETTER / PAID / LIVERPOOL" datestamp (P.10) in red then applied on the front. Opened out to display both handstamps, minor creasing and upper fold reinforced with hinges, a very unusual cover probably paid at the 6d Officers rate. £80-100
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Ship/Packet Letter Error. 1861 Stampless cover to London backstamped boxed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" datestamp (S.18) applied in error, deleted with a "466" numeral and replaced by "LIVERPOOL / U.S PACKET" c.d.s (P.11), a "1/-" charge mark in black. Redirected to Cadiz and reposted prepaid 6d in cash. Very unusual. Photo on Page 52 £150-180
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Liverpool Packet c.d.s. 1868 Entire from Havana to Scotland sent via New York with "NEW YORK / BR TRANSIT" c.d.s, backstamped black "LIVERPOOL / PACKET" c.d.s clearly with "US" removed from the second line. An unusual variety of the type P.11 U.S Packet c.d.s, not recorded by Robertson or Tabeart, vertical file fold and minor staining, otherwise fine. £80-100
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Packet/P.L.O Datestamps (P.12/22, 26). 1873-1903 Covers and cards with Liverpool Packet datestamps, comprising "LIVERPOOL / U.S PACKET" c.d.s in black (P.12, light 1903 cancel on G.B 1d), "PAID / LIVERPOOL / U.S PACKET" c.d.s in red (6, P.13/14), "LIVERPOOL / BR PACKET" c.d.s in black (P.16a, unpaid 1903 card with "1d" charge mark replaced by "2"), "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR PACKET"c.d.s (11, P.17/18a), "PAID / LIVERPOOL / COL PACKET" c.d.s (P.22) on 1903 card from India, and "LIVERPOOL / P.L.O" c.d.s (P26) in black (2) or red, three with stamps removed otherwise fine. A good lot, including 1893 cover from Old Calabar River bearing 2½d Oil Rivers overprint, 1894 cover from Niger Coast franked 1/-, etc. (23). £250-350
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Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet (P.17/18a). 1886-95 Covers probably from West Africa, all to England bearing G.B stamps, comprising 1886 cover "per S.S Congo" franked 6d on 6d and 1890 cover franked 1887 2d + 4d both cancelled "466" with red "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" c.d.s on the front; and 1895 cover with two 2½d stamps each cancelled by the "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" c.d.s in black. The 1886 cover with a little staining and creasing, the other two fine, very unusual. (3). £120-150
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Liverpool / P.S Packet (P.25). 1873 Stampless cover from Rio de Janeiro to USA with Brazilian and British P.O datestamps, also backstamped with the scarce "LIVERPOOL / P.S PACKET" c.d.s used on mail carried by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., a black "1/-" charge mark crossed out, charged 26c or 29c in Notes with "IN U.S NOTES" handstamp. Stained with part flap missing and peripheral tears at upper edge, nevertheless scarce and unusual. £100-120
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Paid / Liverpool / P.S Packet (P.25a) / Chile - British P.O. 1876 (Jan 18) Cover from the British P.O in Valparaiso to G.B with 1/- plate 1 cancelled "C30", a black Valparaiso c.d.s and red "PAID LIVERPOOL / P.S PACKET" c.d.s both on the front. Very scarce, only used on mail carried by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Photo on Page 54. £250-300
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South Amern / Liverpool / Packet (P.27). 1854 (Nov 15) Entire letter from Montevideo to Glasgow with a Montevideo c.d.s and "1/-" charge mark, backstamped "SOUTH AMERN / LIVERPOOL / PACKET" c.d.s (Jan 5 1855, code A) in black, only used on mail carried by the South American & General Steam Navigation Co in 1854-55. Carried on the branch packet "La Plata" from Montevideo to Bahia and then on the third of just four voyages made by the company from Buenos Ayres to Liverpool, on the "Imperador" from Bahia. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 52. £300-400
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