GB 1d Red Plate 80 FA
From Stamps of the World
 Packet letter Liverpool to Philadelphia 21 Jul 1848 with steamship Cambria (7th travel of the Cunard Line to Boston). 1 Sh for the packet letter, 3d for late fee (after 15 minutes from the clearing and up to 10 minutes of the time of despatch). From 1 Jul 1848 up to 15 Dec 1848 a Retaliatory Rate of 24 Cents (= 1/-) had to be payed (postwar) plus 5 Cents domestic postage (up to 300 miles) --> 29 Cents on receipt |
