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Central and South America Salvador and Costa Rica

o speci:fic rate table applied to Salvador, suggestive of insufficient mail volume. Salvador has only western Central
American shores. A 1/6 packet rate established for "Foreign Hondmas" was noted as also applying to Salvador, from e
1 January, 1870 via Panama, and a 1/- Packet rates from 26 August, 1861 for Costa Rica, with service via Panama.

To Salvador - Western Central America

1/6 paid

r

To Santa Ana, Salvad-Or, 16 April, 1875
Paid pai et letter from Dundee per Elbe via outhampton and Panama, no re er e recei er
mark:in Blue cra on 40 centa o inland due. 0 al ender commercial handstamp.

To San Jose Costa Rica - ia French and British mails

1/l d paid

Paid Packet Letter from
Dundee via French mails
1essageries Maritimes per
St. Nazaire to Costa Rica.

6 March London, Circular
PP applied in London.
7 March and 8 March
Calais transits, 30 March
Panama. Manuscript 2
centavos inland due.

To San Jose, Costa Rica, 5 March, 1868-25 days

Scottish trade grew by extension from their earlier migration. Having migrated to the Caribbean and southern US, Scots
developed trade in Latin and South America.