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 and The Quebec & Gulf Ports Steamship Company. This line offered direct service between Bermuda and return, whereas Cunard did not, In 1869 after the Inman Line lost the contract, Cunard again carried transatlantic mail. 1875 (23 Dec.) septuple rate official envelope (268x113mm.) from Hamilton “To the Judges of the Supreme Courts of New Jersey at Trenton in the State of New Jersey” and marked at left “Deposited in the letter-bag of the Steamer Canima, now lying at the port of Hamilton, and bound to the port of New York” and signed by the Commissioner, C.H. Allen, tied with magenta ribbon and with red wax seals with initials “b.c”, per Quebec Canima to New York and showing “Due” handstamp completed for “35c” (7 x 5c. per ½oz. rate) and with two “n. york/steamship” datestamps at foot. A highly unusual high rate cover. Photo (Estimate 300 - 400)
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