Lieber Dieter,
ich könnte jetzt ca. 4.600 Briefe durchsuchen und fände vlt. 3 oder 4 - da wäre es mir lieber, du würdest es mir auch so glauben.
Lieber Dieter,
ich könnte jetzt ca. 4.600 Briefe durchsuchen und fände vlt. 3 oder 4 - da wäre es mir lieber, du würdest es mir auch so glauben.
Today, I thought I'd share another aspect of mail between the US and the UK.
During the period of use for the 24 cent 1861 stamp, there were several shipping companies that carried the mail across the Atlantic. Two companies held contracts with the British during the period this stamp was used. The Cunard Line carried the majority of letters under this contract. But, the Galway Line actually carried a very small number of letters under contract with the British.
Here is a letter carried by the Galway Line. I have included the exhibit page so you can see more details.
Have a good weekend.
Rob
... very interesting stats, Rob. Thanks for those details.
Hello everyone!
Sunday's offering is a different item.
Of course, this is another item that went from the US to UK using a 24 cent stamp to pay the simple letter rate for the first half ounce.
The special part of this is the adhesive at the top left of the cover. The West Town School was not on a post road and it was not near a post office. If students or faculty wanted to a send a letter, they could purchase stamps for 2 cents each to pay for the trip to the Street Road station at the railroad a couple of miles away.
I hope you all have had a good weekend.
Rob
Once again a nice letter. The adress is written very nice, rarely seen like that.
Dieter
My Postal History Sunday blog post covers the topic of the 24 cent rate, giving some of the basics. It is written for all readers, not just postal historians, so it might seem to miss some details at times. Eventually, I'll write a more detailed blog for the postal historian.
https://gffpostalhistory.blogspot.com/2021/01/that-d…al-history.html
Rob
Hello Rob,
there are only 4 letters to Germany on the site! Shame on you!
Dieter
Hello Dieter,
I shall have to fix that.
Rob
Hello everyone!
We'll start Monday out with a standard 24 cent cover from the US to England - but the envelope is a blue paper. I realize there are many examples of colored paper envelopes in the 1860s, but they aren't all that common with the 24 cent stamp.
I hope everyone has a good day. And I hope I can add covers to Germany onto the blog site to make Dieter happy with me!
Rob
Hello everyone!
For Tuesday, I thought I would share a cover that weighed more than a 1/2 ounce and no more than one ounce. This required 48 cents in postage to be mailed from the US to the UK - which it had!
It was then remailed with a new address put on the back of the envelope and two 1d red stamps used to pay the British internal rate.
Best,
Rob
Hello all!
Today's item started out as a letter mailed to England at the 24 cent rate, but it was then remailed to Italy and the postage was paid with a British 6d stamp. Once in Italy it was forwarded yet again.
The backstamps show an interesting journey.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Rob
Hello Rob
an extraordinery letter - wow. Those ones with remailing, new stamps from other countries and so on are scarce and difficult to find with the German States - with the US and Britain it seems to be more on the market, but those 4, 5 or 6 countries been involved are always a great pleasure to see. Please keep on showing us your lovely covers.
Hello all!
Just to supplement the item above.
Here is an item initially sent to England and then remailed to Russia. Postage apparently prepaid in cash.
I'll get the exhibit page that combines these two posted in the next day or so.
Best,
Rob
Yes, please - this would be a superb page.
Here is the exhibit page for the last two items.
Rob
Hello all,
I'm not done yet!
Today I thought I would show an item that included registration.
The 24 cent rate still applies here and the 24 stamp pays the postage for a letter weighing no more than 1/2 ounce. The registration fee was paid in cash. At this time, regulations did not allow for paying registration using postage stamps.
As of July 1863, the registration fee was 20 cents. The fee was split evenly between the US and the British post offices. Evidence is shown with the pencil "29" in the center.
The total collected in the US post office is 44 cents (24 postage and 20 cent fee).
29 cents is sent to the British (16 cents ocean transit + 3 cents British surface mail + 10 cents of registration fee)
I hope everyone has a great day!
Rob
Hello again. Two in one day!
I've included the exhibit page for those who have interest.
The cover shown here is one of my favorites.
This is a letter that weighed more than 1/2 ounce and no more than 1 ounce. The postage was 48 cents.
The registration fee was 5 cents, which was split between the US and British post offices.
The credit to the British post office is 40 1/2 cents ( 6 cents British surface mail + 32 cents ocean + 2 1/2 cent registry)
The extra 10 cent stamp reflects an oddity in the US Postal regulations. Until July of 1863, a 5 cent additional charge was placed on letters to the UK if the origin was California, Oregon or Washington (Pacific Coast). It was not entirely clear whether this was a rate based on weight or a simple fee. In this case, it was treated as a rate that was doubled.
Have a good day everyone!
Rob
Adorable letters, adorable pages and superb descriptions - please show us more.