By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
lot # 474 - united states postal history transatlantic mails - 1710 to 1840
1815 (Jul. 21) Liverpool, England to Montreal, Canada via New York. Folded letter with black "Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter Liverpool, 21 JY 21, 1815" double-circle datestamp on flap, endorsed inside as carried by "pr Eliza" to New York in care of Messgrs. Bourman & Jonston, Canadian red ms. "11½" pence due rating, clean and Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF LESS THAN 6 RECORDED LIVERPOOL WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER HANDSTAMPS IN BLACK.
Most examples of the Liverpool Withdrawn Ship Letter handstamps are partial and blurry strikes, unlike examples from London.
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