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Auction: 21041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part II
Lot: 148

Mail Forwarded Through a Third Country
1848 (1 Apr.) envelope from Bethlehem "via Baltimore per Brig Glamorgan or other first vessel to Jamaica", taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia to find a Packet ship to Mandeville Post Office, Jamaica and showing "10" cents and "paid" in red pre-paid to Jamaica, charged "2/8" on arrival suggesting a double rate letter forwarded from Halifax to UK and then back to Jamaica, this equating to 1/- double to ½oz. Packet letter charge plus 4d. Jamaica inland postage, across join on reverse, "ud-states/halifax" 7 April datestamp used on mail arriving at Halifax from the U.S.; most unusual. Photo





Note: The 2s.8d. charged on arrival would indicate that this double rate letter was forwarded to England and then back to Jamaica. This would equate to a double 1/- for ½oz. Packet letter charge plus 4d. Jamaica inland postage

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£160