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WEST INDIES MARITIME MAIL - THE FALMOUTH PACKET
A wrapper struck with an S.L. “Barbadoes” mark (Type A4) written on 9th February 1809.
In the U K. it was charged 4/-as a double letter (1/ld packet plus lid inland x 2). This was paid
in London on 15th April. On the 17th the cover was redirected to Dorking and charged 5d for 15-
30 miles. The addressee was not found and it was advertised either in the local newspaper or a
notice in the Post Office as indicated by the manuscript entry “to be noticed”
A wrapper from the Bahamas written on 2nd October 1827 endorsed “Per Packet”, struck
with an undated straight line mark - Type B1 - addressed to Brighton. This is very late use for an
undated mark. In Falmouth it was rated as a single sheet - 2/2d to pay (l/3d packet and lid
inland for 230-300 miles).
