December 2011 Society Auction

Lot 11. Folded letter, Port au Prince, 10 July 1837, to Glasgow via Philadelphia and New York, and forwarded at New York to destination by Groheim & Schreiber. Letter is somewhat busy with markings but still attractive. Philadelphia arrival marking in blue, “SHIP” in blue, 14 ½ cents US postage paid, fine strike of large red oval forwarder’s marking by Groheim & Schreiber, British “Liverpool Ship Letter” in box, and Glasgow arrival date stamp. Contents three pages plus in a small hand in English. A bit difficult to read because the ink from one side of the paper is visible from the other. Paper is sound but missing two small areas perhaps 1 cm square. Interesting.