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COMPETITION 1822-1830                                                           The]ohn Wells- Packet Rate
         Red Star Line                                                                   The Meteor- Double Letter

                                                      GLASGOW, SCOTLAND TO CHILICOTHE, 0 H

                                                            (VIA LIVERPOOL Ai'JD NEw YoRK)
            English  postage  paid
            in  Glasgow,  routed  to
            Chilicothe, Ohio .


              .  Ship Information
            The John  Wells  departed
            Liverpool September 8
            1823,  arrived  October
                   14, 1823.


                 Postal Rates
           Great Britain       2/5
            Inland Glasgow + Lon  o  +
            to Falmouth + Wheel T~"(.
            1/2d + 1/3d +1h d =   -
           United States        25c
            Greater than 400 miles.


                               PHILIDELPHB. TO L IYE.RPOOL
                                       '  :\   EW  ORK





                                                                                            Ship Information
                                                             .·.  u~                       Tue _  eteor departed
                                                                                           _ ew
                                                                                                   ork  January
                                                                                           u
                                                                                                         armed
                                                                                                 1825
                                                                                           U,;erpool  February
                                                                                                 17  1825.



                                                                                              Postage Rates
                                                                                            nited States     25¢
                                                                                           Tifre inland (2 x 121hG:)
                                                                                           =  -c
                                                                                          Great Britain     1/4d
                                                                                            x   = 16d or  4.  Rate
                                                                                           _o:  ouble le  er delivered
                                                                                             po:t o  arr· 111.






                Double letter based on  nited States  progression of sheet.  On
                English progression of weight it is rated as a double letter.
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