Lot
945 
(TransA - Ocean) 1847 (Jun. 1) New York, N.Y. to London, England, folded letter with red "New York Jun 1" cds with matching arced "Paid" handstamp, endorsed "per Mail Steamer 'Washington' ", carried by Ocean Line Washington from New York Jun. 1st to Southampton arriving Jun. 15th, "Liverpool 16 JU" blue double-arc and red "London 16 JU 1847" arrival backstamps with manuscript "1/" shilling discriminatory due rating on face, Very Fine, ex-Winter. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE INAUGURAL VOYAGE OF AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC PACKET SERVICE BY OCEAN LINE WASHINGTON.
The commencement of the American Packet service led to Britain imposing a "Discriminatory Rate" on mails landed at Southampton with all US prepayment ignored and the One Shilling Packet Rate charged to the addressee. There are four recorded examples to Great Britain, each showing the discriminatory fee. There are three recorded covers on this voyage to France and Germany, one of which we offered in the Richard Winter sale (Sale 50 lot 258 realized $11,500).