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;) | CONSIGNEE ENTIRE landed GRAVESEND SHIP LETTER, St. Vincent postal history (STV64660) 1910 cover marked Consignee and p. S.S. St. Croix to William Burr, Broad Street House, London with 1d re-drawn Arms (SG.99) unusually tied purple str. line THE EAST-ASIATIC COMPANY handstamp with both GRAVESEND/SHIP-LETTER and GRAVESEND 2 AM/MY 18 10 arrival cds alongside address panel, reverse London E.C. 10.15AM MAY 18 10 arrival. The East Asiatic Company was founded in 1897 in Copenhagen by Hans Niel Andersen, initially to operate shipping services between Copenhagen, Bangkok and the Far East. In 1907 the St. Croix was sold to the Hamburg America Line. £750 |
;) ;) | CONSIGNEES LETTER into DUNEDIN, New Zealand postal history (NZ64510) 1868 initially stampless entire (no indication of senders origin) travelling with goods marked Consignees Letter per Margaret destined for a merchant in Otahuhu, Auckland put into the Post Office at first port of call Dunedin with pair, single QV Chalon 1d dull vermilion added (affixed over writing) pmkd Dunedin D/NZ/SP 25 68 duplex paying the 3d inter-provincial rate, b/stamped Auckland OC 7 transit and with OTAHUHU OCT 8 68 (13 days journey) on address panel, missing part flap. Extremely rare with Chalon stamps added. The letter, having been put into the Dunedin post office (South Island), would travel by land to the recipient advising details of goods to be expected, and the Margaret would continue its sea journey to the most convenient port in North Island for off-loading of same. £1625 |