Ref: DR20813
- £150.00
United States. (Trans-Atlantic Mails). 1847. Stamp-less folded letter written from Baltimore dated '25th Feb 1847' addressed to the Netherlands, endorsed 'per steamer "Cumbria" from Boston 1st March, routed via Liverpool with circular 'America/ Liverpool Mr 14' packet on reverse with London transit '17th March and manuscript '1/8' (U,K, debit to Holland), Dutch entry hand-struck 'ENG. CORRESP/ over s' HAGE' on reverse in red (Van der Linden 1019) and Amsterdam arrival '18/3' on reverse and charged '120' in manuscript Dutch cents due rating.
Cover carried by the 'S.S. "Cambria" a Cunard Line steamship sailing from Boston to Liverpool via Halifax with very rare Dutch entry cachet 'England/ Den Hague' transit on reverse.
