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EFFECT OF STEAM 1838 -1840
Red Star Line
Ship Information
The United States /ti
departed New York
February 2, 1840
arrived Liverpool
March 14, 1840.
Postal Rates . ,: 'i .
,,\:
United States 0 . ·v
Great Britain .
•
Rerated by London. ' .
6d ,;.-: .
Transfer fee to France, ship i . ~ ••
letter fee included.
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France 46 dee.
1/6 dee. debited to Great /? ~~. J
Britain, 30 dee. inland
postage.
B • of cover showing the
rransit marks for this joume .
~larks are fa.int but support
the tra°''el of the cm er. The
London recieving mark is the
partial red circl aha e the black
smudged Paris transfer mark.
This path rather than a direct
path supports the postage
charge considering the weight
and total distance of 760
kilometers.
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