- £245.00
United States. (British Ship Letter- Transatlantic Mail). 1836. Folded letter addressed to Amsterdam c/o 'Forwarding Agents, London' dated New Orleans '12th July 1836', endorsed 'per "Batavia", routed via New York with stepped 'SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH' in red (Robertson S. 7), London transit '27th Aug 1836' and 'PAID SHIP LETTER/ (Crown) 27 Au 27 1836/ LONDON' (Robertson S. 50) with oval 'Forwarded By/ De Rahm Moore/ London' on reverse and Dutch entry cachet 'Engeland/ over Rotterdam' in red on reverse (Van der Linden 1025), Amsterdam arrival '30/8' on reverse, manuscript '1/4' with manuscript '3/2' (U.K. debit to Holland) and manuscript '50' Dutch cents due rating.
Letter unusually landed at Plymouth and conveyed to London by stagecoach and forwarded on to Holland via Belgiam.
