More Ship Letters - Pool(e) in Dorset and Lymington in Hampshire

The Poole Ship Letter below was sent from Boston, USA to Edinburgh on 7th March 1808 and arrived on 28th April 1808, taking seven and a half weeks.

The entire below from Charleston, South Carolina was addressed to London or Bristol and received a Lymington Ship Letter handstamp in June 1800.  On arrival it went to Bristol, then Exeter, then was returned to Bristol accounting for a total 1/8d charge. 

The Lymington India letter below from Calcutta to London arrived in London in July 1822.  The "INDIA LETTER / LYMINGTON" handstamp indicated that it was from "India" and was subject to a different (lower) ship letter charge.

 

Poole Ship Letter, 1808

Here is an 1808 Ship Letter from Poole, Dorset to Edinburgh, with an oval "Ship Letter / crown / POOL" handstamp, in use 1804-1814.

The cover was charged "1N6" or 1/6d, which would be 1/2d for 500-600 miles in the General Post from Poole to Edinburgh via London, plus 4d Ship Letter sealed bag fee, making 1/6d in total.