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Medium:
paper; ink / handwritten; handstamped
Dimensions:
3.346457 x 5.866142 in. (8.5 x 14.9 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Destination:
GREAT BRITAIN
Place of Origin:
New York
Date:
September 7, 1858
Description:
September 7, 1858, envelope with corner business marking of sending company, Windle & Company of New York, to London. Letter was prepaid 24-cents (not shown) as indicated by the notation "Paid for 'Canada,'" in the upper right corner, a reference to the desired steamship to carry the letter, a British mail steamship. The letter was included in the mailbags made up on September 7 for the next day sailing of the steamship from Boston, as shown by New York datestamp in upper right corner. A credit of 19-cents to the UK also was in this marking, the correct amount for a single rate letter to be sent on a British mail steamship. The letter was carried by the Cunard steamer "Canada" from Boston (September 8) to Liverpool (September 18).
Topic:
Covers & Letters  Search this
Object number:
1995.2049.21
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8fb4f4ea9-f2e0-4f06-b9bd-da22cf1eb40f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1995.2049.21