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Auction: 22022 - The Graham Booth Collection of West Indies, Transatlantic Mail and British Ship Letters
Lot: 1357

Jamaica
19th Century Overseas Ship Letters
1815 (1 Nov.) entire letter from Port Morant to London (recipient's notation across top of face panel), showing handstruck "2" with Two Py Poft/Unpaid/Lombard St." h.s. on reverse; 1818 (Apr.) entire letter from Three Mile River to Stirling, marked "Pr Jamaic, capt Alexander", rated "2/8" and showing step-type "greenock/ship letter"; 1820 (25 Jan.) entire letter written on board the ship "Barclay" in Morant Bay, addressed to Derbyshire, rated "1/9" and showing, on reverse, step-type "falmouth/ship letter" in red; 1826 (24 May) entire letter to Edinburgh, rated "5/-" (deleted) and "7/4" and showing, on reverse, step-typ "hastings/ship letter"; and 1834 (3 Feb.) entire letter to Glasgow, marked "Paid 7½d" in red (deleted), rated "2/3" and showing boxed "½"

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