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Incoming Trans-Atlantic Liverpool, England to Augusta,
Ga April 1861. Cover is a folded business letter complete datelined in
Liverpool 12 APR 1861 (Fort Sumter Day) and addressed to Wm M.
D’Aubignac Esqr President of the Augusta Insurance & Brokerage Co.,
Augusta, Ga. Manuscript “Asia via Queenstown” routing at the upper left.
Cover taken unpaid directly to the packet ship “Asia” of the Cunard Line
which departed Liverpool 13 APR 1861 arriving in New York 25 APR
1861. Full strike of the N. York Br. Pkt “24” mark applied on arrival 25
APR 1861 indicating 24c due on delivery for the Trans-Atlantic crossing
with “19cents” handstamp indicating credit to Britain for the crossing on the
British Packet leaving 3c for the inland delivery to Augusta plus 2c penalty
for not being prepaid. Cover falls into the USA Used in the CSA period
for Georgia. This is also after Lincoln declared the blockade (19 APR
1861) but before the blockade was actually in place and before the US Postal
Service ceased delivery to the South. Little edge water staining at top left
but otherwise a Very Fine cover.
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$750.00 |
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