Canada

Canada 1817 thick entire to Glasgow bearing Quebec fleuron front and back, annotated to go care of Thomas Moore at New York (The British Post Office Agent), he deleted the North American instructions, rated the letter “2/2”, the charge to London and forwarded the letter by the packet “Francis Freeling”.At Falmouth the letter was handstamped with green AMERICA/ F and passed to London where it was re-rated “2/5 ½ “.
Correspondents in B.N.A. could sent letters by the Falmouth packets by addressing them to the British Post Office agent in New York. Such letters, marked AMERICA F are scarce, the service was little used because of long sailing times and higher costs than that of private ships.

1817 thick entire to Glasgow bearing Quebec fleuron front and back, annotated to go care of Thomas Moore at New York (The British Post Office Agent), he deleted the North American instructions, rated the letter “2/2”, the charge to London and forwarded the letter by the packet “Francis Freeling”.At Falmouth the letter was handstamped with green AMERICA/ F and passed to London where it was re-rated “2/5 ½ “. Correspondents in B.N.A. could sent letters by the Falmouth packets by addressing them to the British Post Office agent in New York. Such letters, marked AMERICA F are scarce, the service was little used because of long sailing times and higher costs than that of private ships.

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Covers and stamps / Canada / Great Britain Incoming / Transatlantic Mail