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Auction: 17025 - Bermuda, Crossroads of the Atlantic: A Postal History from 1617 to 1877 - The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 187

(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 Vessels and RMSP Co. To British North America
Like mail to the U.S., that to British North America used the same Halifax route from Bermuda. RMSP brought mail from the British West Indies to St. Thomas where Cunard carried it to Bermuda and beyond
1860 (12 Feb.) yellow envelope (minor imperfections) from Antigua "per Mail via Bermuda" to Westport, Nova Scotia, per RMSP to St. Thomas, per Cunard Delta to Bermuda and Halifax, rated "14" cents (8½c. packet + 5c. = 13½. rounded up, pre-payment optional) and showing, on reverse, Antigua, Halifax and Westport, Brier Island (6.3) datestamps. Mention of Bermuda in the route docketing is rare at this time, and a rare internal destination and internal rate. Photo

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Estimate
£300 to £350