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EFFECT OF STEAM 1838 - 1840 The Virginian - Freight Money
Red Star Line

CO BOURG, U. C. TO LONDON
(VIA KINGSTON, U. C., NEWYORKAND LIVERPOOL)

Freight money cover posted in Cohourg, U. C. and
exchanged at Kinston, U. C. Canadian postal authorities
collected United States inland to New York and freight
money fee. In London, letter forwarded to New Castle-
on-the Tyne and ld forwarding fee paid on delivery.
This is only freight money cover known from Cobourg,
Canada.

Ship Information Postal Rates
Canada 2/ 4d cy
The Virginian departed Collected 9d cy + 11 ~d cy +
New York July 14, 1840, 7~d cy =214 cy
arrived Liverpool August Canadian inland + U.S. inland +
freight money.
11, 1840. She served as a
United States
packet for 15 years and was
Collected in Canada.
one of the longest serving
Great Britain Sd
packets. ld forwarding fee collected on
delivery.