Mails of the Westward Expansion, 1803 to 1861 – Appendix E 2017-07-04T14:08:22+00:00

Appendix E
Via Nicaragua Sailings,
1851 to 1856

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This appendix includes sailing information for steamships carrying non post office mails sent via Nicaragua between San Francisco and New York City (see Chapter 8). Covers sent on this route lack San Francisco post office postmarks and may often be identified by New York entry postmarks or express company markings consistent with such use.

Abbreviations – Places
ASP – Aspinwall
 HAV – Havana, Cuba
 KIN – Kingston, Jamaica
 NO – New Orleans
 NYC – New York City
 SFC – San Francisco
 SJN – San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua
 SJS – San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Map of route from Nicaragua between San Francisco and New York City
Map of route from Port San Juan del Sur and San Juan del Norte
1851 & 1852 Eastbound Trips Via Nicaragua
1853 Eastbound Trips Via Nicaragua
1854 Eastbound Trips Via Nicaragua
1855 Eastbound Trips Via Nicaragua
1855 Eastbound Trips Via Nicaragua
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