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SUPERIORITY 1830-1837                                                  The Columbus- Qyadruple Wrapper
        Black Ball Line

                                             LONDON TO NEW YoRK
                                         (VIA LIVERPOOL IN CLOSED BAG)
























































                                   Wrapper  processed  at  the  London  Ship  Letter  Office.
                                   Put into a bag made up for New York and passed through
                                   Liverpool without being opened. Paid Ship Letter stamp is
                                   Robertson type S49, in use 1832 to 1837.

                                                                           Postal Rates
                                       Ship Information
                                                                     Great Britain        4/-
                                   The  Columbus  departed            4X1/- = 41-
                                   Liverpool July 16,  1836,          516 William IV c25
                                   arrived New York August           United States         6¢
                                   22,  1836.  She  replaced          Fee for delivery at port of
                                                                      entry.
                                      the Pacific II in 1834.
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