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Trans-Atlantic Folded Letter Complete from London, England, to Richmond, Virginia, in April 1861. The cover is from the well-known and well-documented William Gray Correspondence. The letter is dated 5 April 1861 in London and is a lengthy 2-page business letter. The folded letter was posted in London 6 APR 1861 with routing via Queenstown (Ireland). The cover was carried on the Cunard steamship Niagara which departed Liverpool 4/6/1861 and Queenstown 4/7/1861 arriving in Boston 4/20/1861 receiving the "Boston Br Pkt 24" CDS the next day. The cover was sent unpaid with blue manuscript "24" indicating 24c due which was the trans-Atlantic rate and the Boston handstamp "19 cents" for credit to Britain because the cover traveled via a British steamship. The remaining 5c would be for inland delivery to Richmond as the unpaid rate for US inland delivery was 5c and not 3c. Trans-Atlantic mail at this time was not required to be pre-paid. There is no Richmond receiving mark, but the cover would have reached Virginia after secession (4/17/1861) during the Virginia Independent Republic period. Very Fine. Ex-Brian Green with his note on the reverse and ex-Kaufmann.

$500.00 SOLD

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