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 Allan Line, January 1871-December 1877. The Allan Line was a Canadian company that had the contract to carry Canadian mail across the north Atlantic. Like Cunard and Inman, Allan made stops at Halifax and Queenstown. 1873 (22 Sept.) envelope from St. George’s to Gibraltar, per Cunard Delta to Halifax, per Allan Nestorian to Queenstown, Liverpool and thence to Gibraltar, rated “10d” in red crayon and bearing 1865 1d. rose-red (2), 6d. dull purple and 1873 3d. yellow-orange all cancelled “B/1” (K2), showing St. George’s oval datestamp (H3), Paid Liverpool Br. Packet datestamp (17.10) and arrival datestamp (28.10), all on face; a few small faults though a remarkable franking and the only recorded cover from Bermuda to Gibraltar. Photo (Estimate 2000 - 2500)
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