379. Auktion

5c. brown and Franklin 30c. orange, neatly tied by cork cancel to double-weight registered envelope endorsed "pr Bremen Steamer" via New York with "NEW-YORK REGISTERED DEC 5 1867" applied to Eichelsachsen, where the recipient had to pay "4" delivery fee, a fine and very rare registered letter

15c. black, used with cork cancel and matching cds. "BALTIMORE OCT 9" on mourning cover endorsed "per steamer for Bremen from New York" to Hannover via New York with red "N. YORK BREM. PKT OCT 10 PAID 12" and upon arrival in Bremen blue three-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO" applied, fine and attractive

30c. orange, tied by cork cancel to cover, endorsed "per Bremen Steamer, Hansa", via New York with red integral cds. "N. YORK BREMEN Pkt. Feb 10 PAID 12" to Gössitz, upon arrival in Bremen blue three-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO" applied, a very fine and attractive cover

1858, entire letter from New York to Copenhagen, endorsed "pr. Bremen Steamer", changed into "Open mail" with adjacent "U.S.PKT:", part paid till England, here rated "7" sgr. for British and Belgium transit, in Hamburg taxed with "9 1/2" sgr. including Prussian transit; in Denmark charged with "36" skilling. A very scarce 'British open mail' letter in this period.

1863, (6 June) Jackson 2c. black, Washington 3c. rose and 10c. green with with target cancel in small envelope endorsed "via Hamburg or Bremen line" via New York to Berlin, upon arrival in Bremen blue two line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, 2c. affixed slightly over edge, otherwise fine and attractive

1867, entire letter from New Orleans via New York and Hamburgg to Stockholm, endorsed "Due 38 c." instead of correct 33 c., rated in Hamburg "7 2/6" Sgr. and charged upon arrival with "95" oere.

TRANSATLANTIK BREMEN MAIL: Umfangreiche Sammlung mit über 160 Briefen der verschiedenen Perioden ab 1849 bis 1870 mit ihren verschiedenen Transit- und Verrechnungsstempeln sowie Frankaturen, dabei viele bessere, u.a. Retourbrief mit L1 "ADVERTISED", Einschreiben, bessere Frankaturen ab Altdeutschland, einiges NDP sowie USA, alles mit viel Wissen aufgebaut und meist aufgezogen sowie genau beschriebene Sammlung, dabei auch einige kleine Kupferstiche von Dampfschiffen etc., übliche etwas unterschiedliche Erhaltung