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Transatlantic cover to London
Object Details
- 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).
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- September 7, 1858
- Object number
- 1995.2049.21
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten; handstamped
- Dimensions
- 3.346457 x 5.866142 in. (8.5 x 14.9 cm)
- Place of Destination
- GREAT BRITAIN
- Place of Origin
- New York
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1995.2049.21
- Usage
- CC0
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