The wrapper below was from Maroim, Brazil to London and received a framed "SHIP LETTER / KINGSBRIDGE" handstamp in May 1846. Kingsbridge, or rather the local harbour at Salcombe, was not a major port, though schooners were based there as well as it being used by ships as required when there was a storm in the channel.
The address on the wrapper was originally just Messrs Huth, London and it received an "S H" handstamp as it was misdirected to Shoreditch.
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