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Cunard Line Packet Mail Rates Effective July 1, 1845 | United States Postage | Nova Scotia Postage | U.S. Rates of 1845 to or from port Under 300 miles 5 cents
Over 300 miles 10 cents
plus 2 cents ship letter fee on incoming letters | 1 shilling sterling, 1/1½d cy. packet postage to or from Halifax plus inland rates of 1765 for letters beyond Halifax Up to 60 miles 4d stg 4.5d cy
61 to 100 miles 6d stg 7d cy
101 to 200 miles 8d stg 9d cy
201 to 300 miles 10d stg 11.5 cy
301 to 400 miles 1s stg 1s1.5d cy
401 to 500 miles 1s2d stg 1s4d cy
every add’l 100 miles 2d stg 2.5d cy |
New York, June 29, 1846, large part folded address sheet, 5¢ black 1845 New York postmaster provisional (position 11) pays 5¢ rate for distance less than 300 miles to Boston. 1 shilling sterling packet postage due per Caledonia. Only reported use of a postmaster provisional on packet cover to Halifax, and only reported use to Nova Scotia. Baltimore, Md, March 8, 1848, 10¢ black 1847 pays 10¢ rate for distance over 300 miles to Boston. Rated 1 shilling sterling packet postage due per Brittania. 22 covers to Nova Scotia reported with this franking (overland and packet). Halifax, September 15, 1846, paid 1 shilling sterling packet postage per Cambria. Rated 7¢ due comprised of 5¢ for distance under 300 miles, plus 2¢ ship letter fee. Halifax, July 1, 1846, paid 1 shilling sterling packet postage per Britannia. Rated 12¢ due comprised of 10¢ for distance over 300 miles, plus 2¢ ship letter fee. |
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