South American Packets: The British Packet Service to Brazil, the River Plate, the West Coast (via the Straits of Magellan), and the Falkland Islands, 1808-80History of the British ship mail to South America, cancellations, postmarks, postal markings, postage rates, parcel service, postal agencies. |
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SAILING PACKETS | 1 |
Packet Route to Rio de Janeiro 180823 1 | 19 |
The Navy takes over the Packet Service 182351 | 27 |
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