1857, (Jan 24) fully paid quadruple weight envelope from New York with cds. "N. YORK U.S.PKT JAN 24 PAID" sent "in missionary concern" to the "hochverdienten und ordentlichen Professor der Theologie Dr. Henke" in Marburg, Hessia in the Thurn and Taxis district. The steamer "Hermann" of the OSNC could not sail on schedule due to repairs and so the U.S. postmaster concluded a one-time trip contract with the Belgian steamer "Constitution" of the "S.A. Societe Belge des Bateaux a Vapeur Transatlantiques", which was signed on Jan. 24, 1857. About 8000 letters for Bremen via Antwerp at the expense of OSNC were carried. Cover slightly shortened and opened out for display
the cover shortened and opened out for displa.
