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Auction: 22022 - The Graham Booth Collection of West Indies, Transatlantic Mail and British Ship Letters
Lot: 1049

Bahamas
Early Letters and Handstamps
Mail to United States of America
1842 (17 Feb.) entire letter from Moravian missionaries to Pennsylvania, rated "1/-" and "12" (cents), showing "new-york/ship" c.d.s. (30.4) in red and, on reverse, mainly fine straight-line "bahamas" (Type B1). Photo

Note: This entire was carried on the very short-lived R.M.S.P. service from Havana to Halifax via Nassau, Savannah, Charleston and New York. The service only survived for four round trips.

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Sold for
£270

Starting price
£80