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COMPETITION 1822-1830 The William Byrnes

Red Star Line Forwarded

BosToN To ScttEIDAM, HOLLAND
(VIA NEw YoRK, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON)

Ship Information
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The William Byrnes
departed New York 4~ ~~~~~~~
January 24, 1827 arrived
Liverpool February 23,
1827.

Postal Rates
United States 0
Great Britain 1/7 d
Ship letter fee + inland to
London rerated to double ~~
letter 3/2d. ·h
Great Britain 2/8d
Double transfer rate to
Holland, collected in Holland.
Holland 50 Stuyvers Letter endorsed to wrong packet, Robert Byrnes.
Transfer fee debited to Great
Addressee in London (see back of cover, left side)
Britain plus inland.
paid rerated fee and posted to addressee on front
at noon February 26. Letter preceded to Holland
for delivery. Transfer fees paid in Holland and
debited to Great Britain.

Back of letter showing various transit
marks. Black Boxed 'SHIP LETTER/
LIVERPOOL' is Robertson type S12.
Red single receiving mark in lower left
indicates morning on the inbound leg
in London.

Red double oval in upper right applied
when posted to Holland. Black double
circle, upper right is Mackay type 16.
Black single circle is Holland receiving
mark applied in Schiedam.