A HISTORY OF THE SHIP LETTERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Alan W. Robertson
Published by Pardy & Son Ltd.
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A HISTORY OF THE SHIP LETTERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Alan W. Robertson.
Stock no. 2115920
Circa.
1955.
Hardback.
Large format.
Almost very good condition.
An edition on Art Paper Limited to 600 copies. Large format. Blue cloth 'folders'. One volume contains sections A-D, next volume contains Section E (the catalogue) and third volume contains Supplement No. 4 (Section E, Part 4). Many b/w photos. SIGNED by author to Volume containing sections A-D. This is copy no. 353. Ex-lib. with some old library stamp marks etc. Covers have some uneven fading and a few marks. Foxing to outer page edges; some page browning.
Front cover
Contents
- CONTENTS OF SECTION A.
- GENERAL
- Introduction... Incoming Ship Letters
- Introduction... Outgoing Ship Letters
- Introduction... Post Office Packet Services
- The London Ship Letter Office 1799-1847
- India Ship Letter Office
- India Mail via Folkestone
- Ocean Penny Postage
- Seamen's and Soldier's Privilege Postal Rates
- Talismanic Inscriptions on Maritime Mail
- The Coffee house in relation to Maritime Postal History
- Coastal Pilots
- Disinfection of Maritime Mail
- Glossary of Maritime Postal History Terms
- The Office of Postmaster General from 1660
- Post Office Packet Flag and Royal Mail Pendant
- Forwarding Agents
- CONTENTS OF SECTION B.
- SHIPS AND SHIPPING. ROUTES AND SERVICES
- Falmouth Post Office Packets
- Channel Island Packets
- Holyhead Packet Service to Ireland
- Liverpool - Dublin Packet Service
- Milford Haven to Waterford Packet Service
- Port Patrick to Donaghadee Packet Service
- Uist to Dunvegan Packet Service
- Dover - Calais and Dover - Ostend Post Office Packets
- Harwich Post Office Packet Service
- East India Company's Packet ships
- Ships of the East India Company's Maritime Service
- Ships in the West Indian Trade
- The General Steam Navigation Company
- Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
- The Cunard Steamship Company
- The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
- SS Savannah
- SS Royal William
- SS British Queen
- SS President
- SS Sirius
- SS Great Western
- SS Great Britain
- United Kingdom Coastal Mails
- Pictorial Theme of the Mail Ship on Adhesive stamps
- CONTENTS OF SECTION C.
- RATES AND CHARGES
- Analysis of postal rates on maritime letters - A Formula
- Charges on Incoming Ship Letters
- Charges on Outgoing Ship Letters
- Charges on Outgoing Packet Letters
- Charges on Incoming Packet Letters
- Prepayment of charges on Ship and Packet Letters
- Inland Postal Rates with GB 1660-1840 (tabulated)
- Ship Letter Rates
- British Post Office Packet Letter Rates Domestic
- British Post Office Packet Letter Rates Overseas
- Prices current and commercial lists at reduced 1d rate
- Ship letter Gratuities
- CONTENTS OF SECTION D
- THE KINDS OF MARITIME HANDSTRUCK STAMPS
- The Genesis and Evolution of the Maritime Handstamps of the Br Isles
- "India" (Ship and Packet) Letters
- Soldiers and Seamen's letters from India
- Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter
- Exempt Ship letter
- Floating Receiving House
- Maritime "Moveable Box" (or Boite Mobile)
- Detained for postage
- Crutched Cross cancelling handstamp
- "In All" handstamp
- The ART handstamps of 1843-1855
- US Naval cancellations used at British Ports
- Numeral cancellations used on Mailboats (P&O: Cunard: Allan Lines)
- CONTENTS OF SECTION E.
- THE CATALOGUE
- Map of the "Ship Letter" ports of England and Wales
- Map of Roads from the "Out ports" to London in 1835
- Map of Roads from the "Out ports" to Dublin in 1832
- Map of the "Ship Letter" ports of Ireland
- Map of rods from Scottish "Out Ports" to Edinburgh
- The "Ship Letter" Ports of GB and Ireland
- Identification check List of SHIP and SHIP LETTER handstamps
- Identification check List of PAQUEBOT handstamps
- Notes of guidance to the use of the catalogue