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Packet Letters Other Carriers In Conjunction With Cunard Cunard operated throughout the period from

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Packet Letters Other Carriers In Conjunction With Cunard Cunard operated throughout the period from
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(x) Packet Letters
Other Carriers In Conjunction With Cunard
Cunard operated throughout the period from 1827-1877 and beyond. There were two major changes in Cunard's relationship with other carriers. The first was the RMSP's abandonment of her British stops after 1850. The other was Cunard's loss of her transatlantic contract to Inman in 1868. These changes made the Cunard Bermuda-Halifax connection more important
The following section illustrates the inter-relationships between Cunard, RMSP and other lines

Cunard and The Inman Line, 1 January 1868-June 1871
After 1 January 1868, Cunard lost the contract for the transatlantic route to the British Steamship Company. The Inman Line continued her service to Halifax where she connected with that line, and later with other lines

1869 (9 Apr.) envelope from St. George's to Bordeaux, per Cunard Alpha to Halifax and thence per Inman Etna to Queenstown, rated "1/2" in red crayon and bearing 2d. dull blue block of four (imperforate at top, the largest multiple recorded on cover) and a single, and 6d. dull purple all cancelled "B/1" (K2) and with St. George's datestamp (P5) at left, also showing Paid Liverpool Br. Packet datestamp (3.5), oval-framed "pd" and Calais entry datestamp (2.5) additionally tying the 2d. block, Paris-Bordeaux T.P.O. and Bordeaux arrival datestamps on reverse; filing crease crosses the 2d. single, otherwise fine and a very rare franking. Photo

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(x) Packet Letters
Other Carriers In Conjunction With Cunard
Cunard operated throughout the period from 1827-1877 and beyond. There were two major changes in Cunard's relationship with other carriers. The first was the RMSP's abandonment of her British stops after 1850. The other was Cunard's loss of her transatlantic contract to Inman in 1868. These changes made the Cunard Bermuda-Halifax connection more important
The following section illustrates the inter-relationships between Cunard, RMSP and other lines

Cunard and The Inman Line, 1 January 1868-June 1871
After 1 January 1868, Cunard lost the contract for the transatlantic route to the British Steamship Company. The Inman Line continued her service to Halifax where she connected with that line, and later with other lines

1869 (9 Apr.) envelope from St. George's to Bordeaux, per Cunard Alpha to Halifax and thence per Inman Etna to Queenstown, rated "1/2" in red crayon and bearing 2d. dull blue block of four (imperforate at top, the largest multiple recorded on cover) and a single, and 6d. dull purple all cancelled "B/1" (K2) and with St. George's datestamp (P5) at left, also showing Paid Liverpool Br. Packet datestamp (3.5), oval-framed "pd" and Calais entry datestamp (2.5) additionally tying the 2d. block, Paris-Bordeaux T.P.O. and Bordeaux arrival datestamps on reverse; filing crease crosses the 2d. single, otherwise fine and a very rare franking. Photo

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Bermuda, Crossroads of the Atlantic: A Postal History from 1617 to 1877 - The David Pitts Collectio

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