Clear Strike of "Charln. S.Ca. Mar 26" cds with matching "Ship" rating handstamp and manuscript "53" on folded letter to St. Simons, Georgia. Letter datelined Dec 7, 1807 from Liverpool endorsed "pr Romp/ v Charleston", Very Fine.

Rated as Triple Rate by the Act of March 2, 1799 . ( 17c letter rate up to 300 miles plus 2c ship fee).

Before the introduction of navigable post road letters carried by ship on coastal routes in 1827, ship letters were charged the equivalent overland mileage rate and the additional 2c ship fee.

St. Simons Island is off the Georgia coast near Brunswick. The Charleston cds is an example of the second shipment of circular datestamps supplied by the Post Office Department.