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4040P Double rate private ship letter mail dated<br />
Charlotte Town 14 June 1837 sent to Liverpool,<br />
Great Britain. Postage due marking of 3 Sh<br />
4d consisting of 1 Sh 4 d ship letter rate<br />
(of which 2 d for the ship master) and 2 Sh<br />
for inland postage Plymouth - Liverpool. On<br />
the back there is a red boxed SHIP LETTER<br />
PLYMOUTH. Rare item, especially double rate!<br />
(Photo) * 2.000:-<br />
4041P Single rate letter sent from Charlotte Town<br />
2 January 1838 to London, Great Britain.<br />
Circular PAID and red manuscript 8 to show<br />
that the rate to Halifax was pre-paid. Postage<br />
due mark of 2 Sh 2 d in black manuscript made<br />
to account for the 11 d inland postage Falmouth<br />
to London and the 1 Sh 3 d packet rate Halifax<br />
- Falmouth. (Photo) * 700:-<br />
4042P Single rate letter sent from Charlotte Town<br />
26 December 1841, to Edinburgh, Scotland.<br />
Postage due note in black manuscript 1 Sh 2<br />
d accounting for 1 Sh standard packet rate<br />
(as of 4 Sept. 1840) and 2 d internal B.N.A.<br />
postage. This cover was carried by ”Britannia”,<br />
one of the Cunard Line ships on the route.<br />
(Photo) * 1.000:-<br />
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4044<br />
4046<br />
4040 4041<br />
4043<br />
4043P Double rate letter from Charlotte Town 24<br />
January 1842 to Cheltenham, Great Britain.<br />
Postage due mark in manuscript 1/2 changed<br />
to 2/4 as it was noticed it was a second rate<br />
letter (an extra sheet of paper enclosed).<br />
This cover was carried by ”Britannia”, one<br />
of the Cunard Line ships on the route. (Photo) * 1.200:-<br />
4044P Internal unpaid cover of first rate send from<br />
Charlotte Town 14 June 1849 to St. Eleanors.<br />
(Photo) * 500:-<br />
4045P Internal unpaid cover of first rate from<br />
Charlotte Town dated 20 July 1849 sent to<br />
St. Eleanors (arr cds 23 July). Black manuscript<br />
”2” to show the cover was unpaid. (Photo) * 800:-<br />
4046K Single rate letter from Charlotte Town 28<br />
February 1850 sent to Halifax, Nova Scotia.<br />
Pre-paid cover with red 9 in manuscript<br />
showing that the full postage had been paid<br />
(8 d standard rate and 1 d local delivery<br />
rate). Arrival pmk 4 March in Halifax. (Photo) * 800:-<br />
4047P Double rate letter cancelled George Town 22<br />
July 1850 sent to London and redirected twice.<br />
George Town Paid cds which is recorded in<br />
only a few instances. From 1849 there was a<br />
1 Sh rate including internal postage at both<br />
ends introduced, which is clearly displayed<br />
by this cover with no postage due markings.<br />
Unusual to find double rate usage. Exhibition<br />
item! (Photo) * 1.500:-<br />
4042<br />
4045<br />
4047
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