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COMPETITION 1822-1830                                                                          The Columbia

        RED SWALLOWTAIL LINE                                                             The Hannibal- First Voyage


                                   NEW YoRK TO LONDON
                                      (VIA PORTSMOUTH)

                                                                                            Letter  carried  to  ship's
                                                                                            agent  in  New  York  for
                                                                                            dispatch as indicated.



                                                                                               Ship Information
                                                                                            The  Columbia  departed
                                                                                              ew York February 10,
                                                                                            1828  arrived  London
                                                                                              arch 5 1828. M ail was
                                                                                            put  off  at  Portsmouth
                                                                                            ~ arch 3  1828. In 1827,
                                                                                            the  Red  Swallowtail
                                                                                            Line    acquired     the
                                                                                            Columbia. from the Black
                                                                                                   Ball Line.

                                                                                                  Postal Rates
                                                                                             nited  tates           0
                                                                                           Great Britain          1/ 4
                                                                                             hip  errer ra e ..- Inland:
                                                                                             d -   =  6dor
                                                          Lo_;no~ To BELLE.AIR,  ID

                                                                  n.-L.  EW  ORK




       Ship Information
      Hannibal  on  the
      Westerly  leg  of
      her maiden voyage
      departed  London
      August  29,  1829
      arrived  New  York
       October 12, 1829.




          Postal Rates
      Great Britain     0
      United States  20%~
       18%¢ + 2¢ = 20%¢.


                                                      Letter carried to ships agent for   at  .
                                                      Note this is a news boat cover.
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