International Rarities - Volume 25

Singapur: 1842 Entire letter from Singapore (dated 12th June 1842) to Miss C.J. Hale in Glastonbury,
1842 Entire letter from Singapore (dated 12th June 1842) to Miss C.J. Hale in Glastonbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. 'care of Brothers Nottebohm' (Notheboom Freres), Antwerp and re-addressed at Glastonbury to Miss C.J. Hale in Northampton, Mass., U.S.A., sent from Singapore via Calcutta, Bombay and Marseilles to Antwerp, and forwarded by the Notheboom Brothers to the U.S.A. "Per "British Queen" Steamer" (on it's final voyage), with respective datestamps and handstamps as "CALCUTTA/SHIPLETTER/1842 July.../Bearing." d/s in black, red Bombay 'G.P.O.' d/s, "INDIA" in red oval, French boxed "PAQUEBOT/DE LA/MEDITTERANÉE" in red, Marseilles '30 Aug 42' transit dater, Brussels '3 Sep 1842' transit cds in blue, Anvers '7 Sep 42' arrival datestamps, and "NEW YORK/SHIP/SEP/28" cds in red, also with 'Oct 1' Glastonbury arrival date in m/s, "14½" (cent) rating for 12½c. inland and 2c. ship fee, and additional ratings, debits and credits. A fascinating letter reports "...You will learn soon enough the disaterour termination of the Voyage in the "New Orleans". We sprung a heavy leak while taking in cargo on the West Coast of Sumatra, ...". A REMARKABLE TRANSATLANTIC LETTER FROM SINGAPORE VIA INDIA AND FORWARDED FROM BELGIUM, CARRIED TO NEW YORK ON THE FINAL VOYAGE OF THE BELGIAN "BRITISH QUEEN".
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