Lot 42287 – LATEST RECORDED COVER FROM BRITAIN VIA THE ALTONA ROUTE1848
LATEST RECORDED COVER FROM BRITAIN VIA THE ALTONA ROUTE
1848 Folded entire to Copenhagen dated St. Croix 2 April 1849 bearing on reverse ST:-THOMAS AP3 1849 cds, London 24AP 1848 transit and ALTONA 26/4 49 cds, carried by SS “Trent” to Bermuda and by SS “Great Western” to Southampton, LATEST recorded letter going via Altona with Danish mail (A Danish circular of April 12th stated that letters from Britain should go via Hamburg rather than Altona from May 1st)
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