Argentina 1858 San Miguel to Bordeaux France via UK Forwarding Agent Stampless FL
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined San Miguel, 1 Sept 58, struck on front with circular PD in red, Liverpool (OC 4) and London FX PAID (OC 5) transits, ANGL / AMB CALAIS (5 Oct) entry mark, endorsed in manuscript on reverse "Forwarded by E. Zwilchenbart & Co " of Liverpool (unlisted in Rowe), backstamped Paris and "Paris A Bordeaux" (6 Oct), Bordeaux (7 Oct), a lovely transatlantic forwarding agent letter.
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Austria (Offices in the Levant) 1780 Disinfected Forwarding Agent Letter Constantinople to France
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined Constantinople, October 24, 1780, to Marseilles, France, with manuscript Forwarding Agent notation “recue à Constantinople le 30 8bre 1780 & acheminée le 2 9bre Henry David & Cie” and “Netto di fuora Sporca di dentro” disinfection notation on reverse, rarely seen in manuscript, French straight-line “D’AUSTRICHE” marking on front and ‘34’ (sols) due marking, the entire with discoloration consistent with disinfection in vinegar, exceptional quality, discussed and illustrated in “Die Osterreichische Post in der Levante”, page 96.
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Belize 1860 ANTONIO MATHE Forwarding Agent Cover London to Guatemala
Stampless folded letter, datelined London, without London postal markings, struck in transit through Belize with oval handstamp of ANTONIO MATHE / BELIZE / HONDURS, 13mm "4". charge mark struck in black, reported by Harper used between 1853-67, a scarce example of this forwarding agent marking, ex-Drs. Harper. Mathe was the official Guatemala Postal Agent in Belize.
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Canada 1849 Retaliatory Rate Stampless Folded Letter Port Dover to Aix FRANCE
Stampless retaliatory period folded letter from France, with contents written in French, datelined ”Port Dover le 18 février 1849" addressed to Gouverneur General Bourely and prepaid to Aix-en-Provence France, Port Dover double split-ring dispatch with manuscript date, manuscript rate 1sh11d (sterling) in red for 2sh/d currency, carried by Cunard Line via Halifax to Liverpool during retaliatory rate period (until mid-May), Brantford, Simcoe (Mar 20), Montreal (Mar 27) and Aix en Provence (5 May) c.d.s. receiver backstamp, attractive and rare.
The “Retaliatory Period” resulted from a British order of 9 June, 1847, which authorized its receiving offices to collect British packet postage on letters carried to England via subsidized American steamers. The British, whose transatlantic mail monopoly was exercised through the Cunard Line, had operated without competition since 1840, and they were anxious to see this monopoly continue. Through this order, Great Britain could collect 24c packet charges for every inbound letter. The following year, a similar American edict was applied to incoming British mail.
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Canada 1850 STEAM BOAT LETTER QUEBEC Stampless Folded Letter to Montreal
Stampless folded letter to Montreal, with contents pertaining to ferriage, rated 9d and bearing bold STEAMBOAT LETTER QUEBEC SP 25 1850 split-ring, next-day arrival backstamp, typical filing folds, an attractive example of this strike, which is often weakly-struck.
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Canada 1851 STEAM BOAT LETTER QUEBEC “0” Stampless Folded Letter from Montreal
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined Montreal, rated "3" in manuscript, choice strike of STEAM BOAT LETTER QUEBEC "0" postmark (SP 8), to Quebec City, with double split-ring arrival b/s (SP 9), horizontal filing fold, a lovely strike, much nicer than often seen.
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