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COMPETITION 1822-1830 The Cortes

Blue Swallowtail Line Double forwarded

PHILADELPHIA TO FRANCAUMONS, BELGIUM
(VIANEwYoRK, LIVERPOOL AND Lo moN)

Ship Information

The Cortes departed
New York September 8,
1824, arrived Liverpool
October 14, 1824.

Postal Rates
United States 0
Great Britain 8d
Ship letter fee.
Great Britain 1/lld
1/ld Inland Liverpool to
London, plus lOd transfer fee
to Belgium.

Letter carried to Forwarding Agent George Todd
in ew York. Dispatched to Blue Swallowtail
packet. Liverpool addressee paid ship letter
fee and forwarded letter to Belgium. Payment
indicated by red oval 'PAID/AT/LIVERPOOL'
Mackay type 2348 in use 1824 - 1826.

Back of letter showing various
transit marks and payments. The
black boxed 'SHIP LETTER/
..
.. LIVERPOOL' is Robertson type S12
in use 1824- 1841. The faint rimless
7;/L1 black 'LIVERPOOL/OC/14/?' is
Mackay type 389. The two black
circle are Belgium receiving marks.
On the left are accounting marks
showing the 10d debited to Great
Britain for the transfer fee and 17
stuyvers inland postage .
.