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(Retaliatory Rates) 1848 Transatlantic Mail - Retaliatory Rates, group of 31 retaliatory rate covers plus 7 covers avoiding the high rates; includes 1848 letter carried on the first retaliatory sailing from Liverpool Jun. 24th to New York arriving Jul. 8th with New York "24" h.s. and "2nd Delivery" straightline (tape stains), 1848 (Nov. 1) Spain to Boston by Acadia; 1848 (Jul. 3) Pau, France to New Orleans by Hibernia; 1848 (Sep. 23) Liverpool to New York by Cambria prepaid by G.B. 1s green embossed (5) (address inked out), 1848 (Nov. 17) Liverpool to N.Y. on final voyage of Britannia; etc., F.-V.F., A wonderful group of this popular area that would form the basis for a great study exhibit. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,600