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COMPETITION 1822-1830 The William Thompson
Black Ball Line
BALTIMORE TO STIRLING, SCOTLAND
(VIANEwYoRK, L IVERPOOL AND LONDON)
Ship Information
The William Thompson
departed New York
June 1, 1826 arrived
Liverpoo1June29, 1826.
Postal Rates
United States 0
1
Great Britain 1/8hd
8d 1/- + ~d = 1/8~d
Ship Letter Fee + inland+
wheel tax.
Letter carried to BlackBallship agentin ew York.
Dispatched as endorsed. Liverpool dispatched on
four wheel mail coach to Edinburgh. Edinburgh
dispatched letter to Bannockburn Stirling Penny
Post Office for delivery.
\ .•.
Back of letter showing the transit ... '• .. ,
marks applied in England. The
black boxed 'SHIP LETTER/
LIVERPOOL' applied when letter • \
rated ship letter. In the upper right is
,,. . . ..,
the Edinburgh transit mark Mackay , ·.
type 14. In the lower left is the :'
multiple straight line receiving mark
from Stirling, Mackay type 195c.