Page 65 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue

B. Auxiliary Postal Services No "Missent" Marking- "The Portsmouth Cover"
3. Missent Mail Manuscript "Missent"

The 1847 edition of the Postal La1vs & Regulations states that postmasters must note the number of missent letters and
write on the letters "Missent and Forwarded" and the date. There is no mention of postage to be charged for forwarding.

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Red brown- SE 25, 1849 to Portsmouth, NH, VA, OH and RI.
Underpaid 5~ for the> 300 mile rate. No postage due or forwarding charges levied.

Dark brown- SE 7, 1850 to New York City. Missent to Norfolk, V A.