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India Letter. 1831 (Feb 28) Entire from Madras to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London, backstamped Madras Ship Letter datestamp and black boxed "INDIA LETTER / LEWES" (In.1, a little faint), an uncommon India Letter handstamp. £150-200
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Newhaven. c.1824 (Oct 10, no year date) Entire letter from Dieppe to Liverpool, landed at Newhaven, backstamped circular undated "NEWHAVEN / 58" (BCC 908, recorded 1823-24), with black "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S.1), charged 1/8, an uncommon Ship Letter handstamp, fine. Photo on Page 68. £200-250
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Newhaven - China. 1839 (May 24) Entire letter from Canton to London, landed at Newhaven during the Uniform 4d Post Period, backstamped with "NEWHAVEN" undated circle and a London c.d.s (Dec 17), handstamped "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S2). Endorsed per "D. Scott" and marked "1oz", charged 2/-. Photo on Page 68. £250-300
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Newhaven. 1844 (Feb 24) Entire from Bahia to Glasgow "Pr Homily for London", landed at Newhaven with the "NEWHAVEN" undated circle and "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S.2) both on the front, light vertical fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 72. £150-180
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Newhaven - India Letter. 1836 (Nov 14) Entire letter from Port Louis, Mauritius, to London "P. Norfolk", landed at Newhaven, backstamped by "NEWHAVEN" undated circle with "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S.2) in black, overstruck by red boxed "INDIA LETTER / LEWES" (In.1) in the London Ship Letter Office with a second strike below, charged 1/-. Light horizontal fold, otherwise fine and unusual. Photo on Page 68. £400-500
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Newhaven/Brighton - India Letter. 1838 (June 20) Entire from Sydney to London, landed at Newhaven, reverse with blurred "DELOITTE / & COMPY / SYDNEY" forwarding agents cachet, "NEWHAVEN" undated circle and part red boxed "INDIA LETTER / BRIGHTON", charged 1/-. An apparently extraordinary routing from Newhaven along the coast to Brighton instead of inland to Lewes; alternatively the Brighton India Letter handstamp possibly applied in error instead of the Lewes handstamp at the London Ship Letter Office. Very unusual. £200-250
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Newhaven - Dieppe Service. 1896-1982 Covers, cards and ephemera including 1896-1924 postcards bearing French stamps (17 cards) or G.B stamps all clearly from Dieppe with "LONDON / M.B" datestamps; 1925-34 covers and cards with French stamps cancelled "NEWHAVEN-LONDON / R.S.C" (2) or "NEWHAVEN-LONDON S.C" (2); 1910-12 postcard and cover with G.B stamps cancelled at Dieppe (the card with manuscript "Paquebot"); also 1895 L.B & S.C Railway booklet advertising the route and 1876 printed cover from the L.B & S.C.R agent at Honfleur; two fine poster cards posted by the railway company; other postcards of steamers or Newhaven, modern Newhaven Paquebots, etc. An interesting study of this route and the use of London Mobile Box datestamps on mail clearly sent via Newhaven. (c.80). £200-250
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Seaford - India Letter / Singapore. 1832 (Oct 26) Entire letter from Singapore to London, landed at Seaford, backstamped with "SEAFORD" undated circle, "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S.2) overstruck by boxed "INDIA LETTER / LEWES" (In.1) both in black, charged 1/-, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 72. £350-400
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Seaford - India Letter / Singapore. 1834 (Aug 23) Entire letter from Singapore to Glasgow "Per James Barron", landed at Seaford, backstamped with "SEAFORD" undated circle, handstamped black "LEWES / SHIP LETTER" (S.2) overstruck by red boxed "INDIA LETTER / LEWES" (In.1) in the London Ship Letter Office, a second strike of the red India Letter handstamp on reverse. Four various rates, all apparently crossed out. Some soiling and staining but unusual. £200-250
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Seaford - India Letter / Singapore. 1837 (Jan 16) Entire letter from Singapore to London landed at Seaford, a "SEAFORD" undated circle and black boxed "INDIA LETTER / LEWES" (In.2) both on the front, marked "1¼oz" and charged 3/8. Two vertical filing folds, an uncommon India Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 72. £180-220
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Seaford - Naval Mail. 1805 (Oct 27) Entire letter from Robert Thompson, Seaman on H.M. Sloop Calypso" in Seaford Bay to his wife in Hull, the address panel endorsed "H.M Sloop Calypso Oct. 27th 1805" and countersigned by an Officer, prepaid at the 1d Seaman's Concession rate with faint curved "SEAFORD" and a Paid datestamp of London, edge staining and folds reinforced. £70-80
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1583 (May 3) Entire letter from Jean Chauvyn in Dieppe, written and addressed in French, to Bartholomeo Corsini in London, the address panel endorsed "Pqa" with a "G½" (half groat = 3d) postal charge applied by the Merchant Strangers Post. The letter includes the postscript "If Jean Aoud has left when I receive anything for you I shall send it as you have ordered to Mr Didsbury of Rye so that he may send it to you". A fine Corsini letter with a postal rate, sent via Rye. Photo on Page 72. £250-300
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1585 (Nov 10) Entire letter from Jean Chauvyn in Dieppe, written and addressed in French, to Bartholomeo Corsini in London, endorsed "Le Port". The letter includes "I have received your letter and see by it your box No. 2 had arrived at Rye..... This is a copy of another letter written to you by way of the messenger Paintre". A fine Corsini letter sent via Rye. Photo on Page 72. £150-200
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1586 Letters from Nicholas & Thomas Chauvyn in Lyon, endorsed "Il Pto", or from the Heirs of Luigi Capponi in Lyon endorsed "Pqa 7" and bearing the Capponi guild sign, both written and addressed in Italian, to Bartholomeo Corsini in London. Two fine Corsini letters, possibly sent via Rye. (2). £250-300
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1810 Front to Edinburgh "pr Ship Lady Castlereagh" with oval "Ship Letter / (crown) / RYE" (S.2), "RYE / 63" mileage mark and a red arrival c.d.s (July 10), charged 2/10, a little reduced at the edges. Believed to be the only recorded example of this Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 72. £250-300
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1817 (June 27) Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to England with fine "RYE / SHIP LETTER" (S.3), charged 1/6. Very scarce, only recorded by Robertson & Tabeart in 1821. Photo on Page 72. £800-1,000
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India Letter. 1821 Entire to London with fine "RYE / SHIP LETTER" (S.3) and boxed "INDIA" applied in the London Ship Letter Office. The only recorded India Letter from Rye. Photo on Inside Front Cover. £1,400-1,600
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1816 (Mar 1) Entire letter from India to Cambridge "By Moffatt" with light "SHOREHAM / SHIP LETTER" (S.2), charged 1/5. The letter gives details of various birds, insects and animals seen in India. The earliest recorded example of this uncommon Ship Letter handstamp. £150-200
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1824 (July 8) Entire letter from Cascumpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, to London backstamped "SHOREHAM / SHIP LETTER" (S.2), a 2/8 charge paid in London prior to redirection to Bexhill. An uncommon Ship Letter handstamp. Photo on Page 72. £300-350
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India Letter. 1828 (Jan 1) Entire letter from Calcutta to London "per H.C.S Marquis of Wellington", backstamped with a Calcutta c.d.s and black boxed "INDIA LETTER / SHOREHAM" (a few letters a little faint but very scarce), charged 2/4. This India Letter handstamp unlisted by Robertson, only recorded by Tabeart in 1828. Photo on Page 72. £300-400
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1834 Entire to London with a "WORTHING / SHIP LETTER" in black, backstamped in London (June 6), charged 1/4. Illustrated by Robertson, who states the letter originated in Lisbon. Probably the finest of the few recorded Worthing Ship Letter handstamps. Photo on Page 74. £350-400
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1847 (Feb 27) Entire from New Bedford to London "pr Independence" with a rather blurred but readable "WORTHING / SHIP LETTER". About a dozen examples of this Ship Letter handstamp recorded in black of which five occur on letters from this one voyage, all poor strikes due to inadequate inking of a dry and dirty handstamp. £150-200
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1849 (Feb 20) Entire from Buenos Ayres to London "p. Derwent" with "WORTHING / SHIP LETTER" in blue, unusually backstamped with a Worthing datestamp. The latest recorded Worthing Ship Letter and believed to be the only example recorded in blue. Photo on Page 74. £350-400
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Dover. 1844 (Oct 26) Stampless cover to Brighton, handstamped boxed "M.B" with "SHIP LETTER / DOVER" and datestamps of Dover and Brighton on the reverse, charged the 8d ship letter rate, very scarce. £200-250
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Folkestone. 1847 (Aug 30) Stampless entire addressed to "Haln Hall Estate, Lime Savanna P.O, Clarenden, Jamaica" with the distinctive boxed "M-B", backstamped at Folkestone and London, originally charged 2/-, reduced to 1/2. A unique and remarkable destination for a Folkestone Mobile Box letter. Photo on Page 74. £500-600
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Folkestone. 1865 (Feb 10) Cover to the USA bearing France 80c (torn, trimmed perfs at base) cancelled by "FOLKESTONE / 303" sideways duplex, a very light impression of the red MB datestamp at lower left, probably overweight and insufficiently paid, therefore treated as wholly unpaid in London. Sent on the Cunard "China" with black "19 / CENTS" debit handstamp and "NY 24 BR PKT / OR US 47 NOTES" c.d.s. A very unusual Mobile Box cover to the USA. Photo on Page 74. £200-250
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Folkestone. 1873 (July 10) Large piece from a USA 2c postal stationery envelope, addressed to New York, France 10c and 25c strip of four applied over the stationery stamp, cancelled by "FOLKESTONE / 303" duplexs with the scarce red boxed "FOLKSTONE / FRANCE / MB" datestamp below, red New York arrival c.d.s, very unusual. Photo on Page 38. £120-150
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London. 1844-46 Entires from Le Havre to London both with red boxed "M.B", the first with "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp, charged 1/3; the second with straight line "SHIP LETTER" backstamp, charged 10d. The 1844 entire with file folds but an early use, endorsed "par steamer Sphinx", the 1846 entire with minor edge soiling but otherwise fine. (2). £120-150
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London. 1848 Entire letter from William Slade, shipping and forwarding agent in Le Havre, to Capt. Joseph Tucker of the ship "Tamoset" in Liverpool, endorsed "p. London Steamer" with black "SHIP LETTER" and boxed "M.B" both on the front, charged 10d, very fine. £100-120
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London. 1852 (May 31) Part entire from Boulogne to Kingston, Jamaica, with red boxed "M.B" and "SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp, charged 1/10, backstamped in Kingston. Sent from Southampton on the "Parana", the first voyage on the new route via St. Thomas, a mutiny occurring during the voyage. A little soiling but a remarkable Mobile Box letter to Jamaica. Photo on Page 74. £200-250
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London. 1897-1936 Postcards and covers with the "LONDON / MB" c.d.s (22) including use as a Paquebot mark on covers with Denmark stamps (2, used as a cancellation or arrival mark with stamps cancelled in Denmark) or on cards with G.B stamps (3, one 1904 card with year date simply shown as "4"), early 1897 use on a France 10c stationery card from Dieppe, 1906 card with G.B stamps, 1908 unpaid card charged 2d, 1912 c.d.s with "SP" inverted in date, 1902 card with month and year transposed, 1907 card with the 10c stamp cancelled by London F.S c.d.s and the London M.B c.d.s strangely applied alongside, many cards from Dieppe clearly carried to Newhaven, also cards with French stamps cancelled by datestamps of Newhaven, London (2) or London F.S (2), and a few related postcards. (27+). £180-220
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Southampton. 1844-46 Entire letter and entire from Le Havre to London, with boxed "M.B" and matching Southampton backstamps in black or blue, charged 1/3 or 2/-, the 1846 entire endorsed by the Le Havre forwarding agent Alfred Rigot, the first with file folds, otherwise both fine, the M.B handstamp very scarce in black. (2). £200-240
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Southampton. 1847 (July 5) Printed Prices Current from Havre to London with blue boxed "M.B" and a matching Southampton backstamp, charged 1/3. Also four 1907-30 picture postcards with French stamps tied by "SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB" c.d.s. (5). £100-120
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Southampton. 1866 (May 5) Entire letter from Havre to New York "via Southampton pr. Str. Java" with France 80c cancelled by "723" numeral, boxed "SOUTHAMPTON / FRANCE / MB" datestamp alongside, red "PAID / LONDON SHIP LETTER" and black "5 / N. YORK BR. PKT" datestamps on the front. A fine and unusual Mobile Box letter to the USA. Photo on Page 74. £200-250
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Guernsey / Jersey. 1909-27 Picture Postcards to Jersey with French stamps cancelled boxed "JERSEY / FRANCE / M.B" datestamps (2, also cancels on two pieces); and 1923 picture postcard from St. Malo to Guernsey with France 30c unusually cancelled by "GUERNSEY" single ring c.d.s. (5). £100-120
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St. Malo. 1881-1925 Covers (3) and picture postcards (3), comprising 1881 cover franked 2½d plate 23 and 1894 cover franked 1887 2½d cancelled by differing St. Malo datestamps with the "ANG. B.M / ST. MALO" c.d.s alongside in red or black; 1905-06 postcards from Jersey with KEVII ½d or 1d tied by St. Malo c.d.s with large "ANG. B.M / SAINT-MALO" c.d.s alongside; 1908 postcard with KEVII 1d cancelled at St. Malo, unusually without any B.M c.d.s applied; and 1925 cover with KGV 2½d cancelled by the "ANG. B.M / SAINT-MALO" c.d.s, a St. Malo c.d.s alongside. (6). £180-220
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1905-12 Picture Postcards franked ½d, all with steamer cachets, comprising scarce "TAY PLEASURE, STEAMER / MARCHIONESS OF BUTE" on card with KEVII ½d just tied by a machine cancel, oval "GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RLY / P.S / 3 JUL 1905 / JUNO / STEAM VESSELS" on card cancelled at Ayr, oval "R.M.S "LORD OF THE ISLES / 18 SEP 1905"" on card cancelled at Greenock, oval "CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET Co / P.S / DUCHESS OF / HAMILTON / LIMITED" on 1907 card cancelled at Gourock, 1912 card with circular belted "POSTED ON BOARD S.S FAIRY QUEEN / LOCH ECK / ARGYLLSHIRE" on 1912 card cancelled at Glasgow, the last cachet in black, the others in violet. (5). Photo on Page 74. £240-280
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"Mars". 1904 Picture Postcard headed from "Rothesay Bay, writing this on board the steamer The Mars", a KEVII ½d cancelled at Greenock, with superb oval "GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RLY / P.S / 20 AUG 1904 / MARS / STEAM VESSELS" in violet. One of the rarest of all the Scottish steamer cachets, just two other examples recorded (both sold at auction within the last two years, for £900 and £920 respectively). Photo on Page 74. £700-800
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1869-1910 Covers and cards including 1869-76 covers carried on the packet prior to the use of datestamps on the ships (7, four with Greenock Sorting Tender backstamps); 1881 cover with 1d lilac cancelled by the Iona Steamer 163 duplex code B; picture postcards of the four steamers (16); and a fine 1880s "Time Table and Fare List of the Royal Mail Steamers "Columba" & "Iona"" with a coloured cover depicting a steamer. (25). £150-180
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"Chevalier". 1903 (Apr 4) Picture Postcard of Ardrishaig with KEVII ½d cancelled by "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / B / CHEVALIER" wide type c.d.s, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 76. £300-400
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"Chevalier". 1903 (Apr 10) Cover franked 1d from Port Ellen, Islay, to London, imprint of the Machrie Hotel on the flap, backstamped "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / B / CHEVALIER" wide type c.d.s, fine and very scarce, especially as a transit datestamp. Photo on Page 76. £300-400
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"Chevalier". 1903 (Oct 31) Picture Postcard of Bowmore with KEVII ½d cancelled "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PKT / B / CHEVALIER" c.d.s, the only recorded example of this datestamp from the "Chevalier", ex Roger Hosking collection. Photo on Page 76. £600-700
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"Chevalier". 1911 (Nov 21) Cover to North Berwick with KEVII 1d cancelled by narrow type "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / B / CHEVALIER" c.d.s, flap missing, otherwise fine and very scarce. The earliest recorded use of this third type c.d.s from the "Chevalier" (over a year earlier than the first date recorded in the SPHS book by Glen Wilson). Photo on Page 76. £300-400@Side Head underline 14pt:TRANSATLANTIC MAIL
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1806-50 Entire letters (5) and entires (3) from USA (3), Canada (2) or South America (3) with ship letter handstamps of Liverpool (5), Margate (2) or Penzance. Also a c.1810 entire letter from England to USA, privately carried, possibly by a naval vessel. (9). £100-120
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Freight Money Letter. 1842 (Mar 30) Entire from Baltimore to London paid 37½c + 25c freight money fee, blue Baltimore c.d.s and "PAID", carried by the Swallowtail Line "Ontario", file folds, otherwise fine. Ex Winter. £100-120
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1845-69 Stamped entire letters (2) and a cover from G.B to USA, comprising 1845 letter from Ireland to New York bearing 1841 1d reds (2, faults) and 2d strip of three (ND-NF, two stamps touched at sides) each cancelled "302" of Letterkenny, Liverpool Ship Letter and New York Ship datestamps; 1859 cover from Manchester with eight 1d reds on the front, four further 1d reds on reverse initially overlooked, cancelled in London and in manuscript, marked "Insufficiently Stamped" and "6", treated as unpaid with New York 48c c.d.s (cover faults); and 1869 letter from Liverpool with six 1d reds. (3). £180-220
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1846-60 Entire letters (3) and a cover to USA, comprising 1846 letter from Malaga to Boston with red boxed "Returned for / 1/- Postage" forwarded on the Cambria once the 1/- postage was paid; 1851 stampless letter from Liverpool sent on the "Africa" with "19 / CENTS" deleted by "466" numeral and replaced by "38 / CENTS"; 1857 letter from London to Boston sent on the "Arabia" with two U.S 3c stamps cancelled "PAID"; and 1860 stampless cover from Liverpool sent on the "Canadian" with "Portland Me. Am. Pkt 24" c.d.s. (4). £120-150
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Forwarding Agents. 1866-71 Entires or covers including 1866-67 stampless entire to Italy and a cover posted in London with differing senders cachets of H. Starr & Co (inscribed "American - Europe Express" or "Pacific Mail Steam Ship Co & Panama Railroad Co") both with the same illustration of a transatlantic paddle wheeler; 1869 cover from Washington D.C franked 12c black, to the U.S Despatch Agent in London with red oval "UNITED STATES / B.F STEVENS / LONDON / DESPATCH AGENT", etc. (4). £120-150
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Canada - Prince Edward Island. 1839-55 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers to G.B, including 1839 letter from Lot 67 to the Isle of Skye prepaid 2/9 (faults); letters prepaid 6d, 1/- (2) or 1/2, or unpaid charged 1/- or 1/2, the last a part letter from Capt. Bayfield at Lake Superior to Charles Lyell (the famous Geologist and author) enquiring about the new edition of his book "Principles of Geology". Postmarks include Prince Edward Island undated circle or datestamps (2), Prince Edward Island Paid undated circles (3) and Charlotte Town Paid datestamp. (7). £120-150
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Canada. 1854 (Apr 24) Stampless entire letter from Glasgow to Toronto carried on the Canadian S.N Co. "Ottawa" which was diverted from Quebec to Portland due to ice encountered at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, incorrect "7" accountancy mark replaced by "1d"; and 1860 (Sep 24) cover franked 6d from London to St. John's, Newfoundland, carried on the second and final voyage of the Galway Line "Connaught", which called at St. John's but sank on its onward voyage to New York due to a fire and subsequent flooding, backstamped at St. John's (Oct 3). (2) £100-120
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