Los-Nr. 8039

1851, (Mar 29) envelope from "NEW YORK MAR 29" endorsed "via Bremen pr Steamer Herman franco Bremen" with straight-line "PAID PART" alongside to Motala, Sweden. Upon arrival in Bremen transferred to Hamburg, charged "3" shilling for the distance Bremen-Hamburg, converted in Ystad to "2½" sgr. and "7" sgr. charged incl. 4½ sgr. for the distance Hamburg-Stralsund; the recipient was charged with a total of "Lösen 1 Rd 9 skl. Bc.", a fine and scarce entire

Provenance: The collections Kersti & Bertil I. Larsson (364. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2017)