378th Auction

1850, (Oct 5), folded letter from "DRESDEN 12 OCT 50" endorsed "per Steamer", paid with "5" ngr., split between Saxony "7/10" and Prussia "4 3/10", with straight-line "Paid to Bremen" alongside via New York to Illinois, upon arrival in New York integral cds. "NEW-YORK SHIP NOV 4 34 cts.". applied, a fine and scarce entire

1851, (Jan 9) folded letter from "POTOSI JAN 16" with red straigh-line "PAID" and manuscript beneath "all 46" (cent) via "NEW YORK JAN 30" with straight-line "PAID ALL", per Steamer "Washington" to Urach, upon arrival in Bremen two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient only paid the "1" delivery fee, fine

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)

1851, (May 15), folded letter from "PALMYRA MAY 15" via "NEW YORK MAY 26" to Marienhagen, with greenish "PAID" and "10" and "24" due marking alongside, upon arrival red two-line "9 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and, a fine entire transported by the ship "Franklin" of the Havard Line

1851, (May 24), cover from "HOLLIDAYSBURGH MAY 24" via "NEW YORK MAY 26" to Württemberg, with greenish "PAID" and "10" and "24" due marking alongside, upon arrival red two-line "9 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and, a fine entire transported by the ship "Franklin" of the Havard Line

1851, (Jun 4), unpaid folded letter from "GROSSBOTTWAR 4 JUL 1851" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 9 6" and New York, carried by the steamer "Hermann", to Buffalo, upon arrival integral cds. "NEW-YORK JUL 13 46" applied, the recipient did not redeem the letter charged "46"c (12+24+10c), thus red "NOT CALLED FOR" applied, returned and the sender was charged 47c (46 +1c advertising) at "1(fl) 13(kr)", a very fine and scarce entire

1851, (Jul 4), folded letter dated "Mount Pulaski 4 Juli 1851", paid with "34" c. according to the 1st. tariff period, via "NEW YORK JUL 16", where the red straight-line "PAID ALL" was applied, conveyed as Bremen closed mail with the "Franklin" to Bremen, with red "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and black "AUS AMERIKA ÜBER PREUSSEN", subsequently Prussian Railway  mark "BERLIN-MINDEN" applied, the recipient was charged with "8" kr., a very fine, unusual and most interesting entire

1851, (Jun 30) unpaid folded letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 1 JUL" via "NEW YORK AUG 6", there charged with "20" to Herford, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient charged with 9½ plus 2 sgr,. a attractive entire

1851, (Jul 14) folded letter from "ST.P.A. BREMEN 14 7" endorsed "per Steamer Washington" with adjacent red boxed "PAID" and manuscript "20" to Louisville, upon arrival in New York red "NEW-YORK SHIP AUG 4" applied, some minor ageing/creases, fine and very attractive

1851, (Jul 26) folded letter from "JOHNSTOWN JUL 31" with adjacent red "PAID" via "NEW-YORK" with black straight-line "PAID PART" to Brackenheim, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient was charged with "33" kr., fine and attractive

1851, (Aug 10) folded letter from "LOUISVILLE AUG 14" with adjacent blue handstamp "PAID" via "NEW YORK AUG 13" with black "PAID PART" alongside to Uchte, upon arrival red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and charged with "2ggr" to the recipient, a fresh and fine entire

1851, (Aug 12) unpaid envelope from "NEW YORK 20 AUG 12" endorsed "p. Washington" to Brunswick, upon arrival red (oxydized) two-line "7½ AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, taxed with "11 11/12" (Sgr.) for Brunswick which was crossed out and noted again as "9½" ggr in local currency, a fine and attractive entire

1851, (Aug 20) unpaid folded lettersheet endorsed "Per Steamer Washington" from "NEW YORK AUG 11 20" to Ankum with red two-line "7½ AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied upon arrival, fine 

1851, (Oct 2) envelope endorsed "pr Steamer Hermann for New York" from "ST.P.A. BREMEN 2 10" addressed to forwarder Kirchhoff in San Francisco, California, which had been part of the United States for a year; the American inland special rate of 40c to the West Coast was invalid as of July 1, 1851, and replaced by the combined sea and inland rate of 20c, although mail to the American Pacific Coast still had to go via Panama. The cover arrived in "NEW-YORK OCT 24", in transit via "California" to Chargres (US-Mail Steamship Co), then from Panama with the steamer "Illinois" (Pacific-Mail-Steamship Co) to San Francisco and forwarded by the forwarder, with the British brig "Harley Inn" as "ship-letter" on 31 Dec. after 90 days to Honolulu - prepaid in Bremen with 20 Grote, probably the earliest letter from the German States to the Sandwich Islands

1851, (Oct. 12), double-weight folded letter from "SAINT LOUIS NOV 4" via "NEW YORK NOV 2", there charged "40" in manuscript, upon arrival red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN 66/18" applied, the recipient was charged "1fl 24"., a very attractive and scarce entire

1852, (Jan 15) envelope franked with 1851 Washington 3c. red, fresh color and mostly good margins, tied by cds. "HARTVILLE JAN" with manuscript date "15" addressed to Berlin, charged with "20" c. and transportet with the "Franklin", upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN 9½/3" applied thus charged "12½" Sgr. to the recipient, a attractive entire

1852, (Jan 23) folde lettersheet from Dukedom  with manuscript "Paid 20" alongside via "HELSINGBORG 1 3 1852" to Carlshamm, sent via "NEW YORK FEB 7" by the U. K. steamer Arctic (Collins Line) arriving Liverpool on February 17th 1852. Thence in closed mail via England to Bremen (Bremen Closed Mail) where the Stadtpostamt (also acting as the US mail agent there) struck the red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" as if the letter had been conveyed directly from New York to Bremen. A very interesting and rare entire

1852, (Jan. 23), envelope from "PHILADELPHIA JAN 23" with red provisional octagon rate stamp "PHILA 5 Cts PAID" alongside, endorsed "Steamer v. Liverpool" via "NEW YORK JAN 24" to Brackenheim, charged with "20" c., upon arrival red (oxydized) two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN 33/9" applied, the recipient charged with "42" kr., fine

1852, (Mar 15) folded letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 15 MAR" with straight-line "PAID" and erroneously struck "26" (british rate 10+16c; instead of 27c for Bremen Mail) via "NEW YORK APR 21", New York noticed the error and crossed out the "26" and still credited "7" c., upon arrival red straight-line "Fr. 2 5/12" applied, a attractive and rare entire

1852, (Apr 24) folded letter from "NEW YORK APR 24" endorsed "p Steamer Hermann" with straight-line "PAID ALL" and accountancy mark "7" to Heidelberg, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and red "Fr. 2 5/12" applied, fine and attractrive

1852, (Jun 3) folded letter from "NEW YORK JUN 5 20" endorsed "pr Steamer via Bremen" to Steyr, Austria, upon arrival rare "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN 27/9 C.M." applied and manuscript "36" added, a very attractive and rare entire

1852, (Jun 18) folded letter from "BALTIMORE JUN 18" via "NEW YORK JUN 19" endorsed "Per Steamer Hermann from New York" to Gutenthal, charged with "20" and upon arrival red two-line "9/3 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and "12" Sgr. charged to the recipeint, fine

1852, (Jun 19) double-weight folded letter from "NEW YORK JUN 19 40" endorsed "via Bremen" to Neustadt bei Waiblingen, upn arrival red two-line "63/18 R AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient was charged "1fl21", a fine and scarce entire

1852, (Jun 23) with "32" cent overpaid cover from "BROWNSVILLE JUN 23" endorsed "Post Paid to Würtemberg" and "Via Bremen" with red "PAID" alongside, via "NEW YORK JUN 26" with straight-line "PAID ALL" alongside to Stuttgart, upon arrival red "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and black accountancy mark "Fr. 3" applied, fine 

1852, (Jul 6) folded letter via "NEW YORK JUL 18" with adjacent black "PAID PART" addressed to the Court of Justice in Penzlin, Mecklenburg Schwerin, transported by the "Pacific" (Collins Line) to Bremerhaven, upon arrival via "HAMBURG 27 7" to the recipient who was charged with "6 3/4" meckl. Schilling, a very fine and rare entire

1852, (Jul 29) cover with blue rimles "SYRACUSE JUL 29" and matching fancy framed "PAID" handstamp with manuscript "21" rating endorsed "Paid to Bremen" via NEW YORK JUL 31" with rare integral cds. "NEW-YORK PAID PART 31 JUL" on front to Halle, upon arrival red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and charged with "3", some minor toning and small tear at left, a fine and rare cover

1852, (Aug 20) quadruple weight large format unpaid envelope from "SAINT LOUIS AUG 20" via "NEW YORK AUG 24", there charged with "80"c.,  transported with the "Franklin" via Southampton, Ostende and Bremen, where it was weight at "2 3/4" (=triple weight) and the two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" was applied, to Neckartailfingen where the recipient was charged with "2f33". A attractive and rare letter that vividly illustrates the different weight progressions through the American ounce and the German lot

1852, (Sept. 1)  envelope from "DORTMUND 1 9" paid with "12" sgr. via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 2 9" to "Mr. Charles William Thomas Bookbinder in Toronto", Bremen creditet "20" c. to New York and applied the red boxed "PAID", upon arrival in New York red "NEW-YORK SHIP SEP 19" applied, the recipient was charged with "s1/-", a very fine cover paid to the US/Canada border

1852, (Oct. 9), folded lettersheet from "NEW YORK OCT 9 20" endorsed "Per Steamer Hermann" to Oberammergau, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "32/9 R AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" for 41kr. rate applied, fine

1852, (Nov 24) folded letter dated "Thüringen 24 Novem. 1852", endorsed "fr. Bremen" and franked with Austria 1850 Coat of Arms 9kr. blue, fresh colour and good margins, tied by two-line "BLUDENZ 27 NOV", addressed to Belleville, Illinois. Upon arrival in Bremen boxed "Paid to Bremen" applied and via "Closed Mail" to New York, the exchange office weighed the letter and charged as double-letter with "NEW YORK 40 JAN 4", a very rare and attractive letter being to our knowledge the earliest franked cover from Austria to the United States

1852, (Dec 18) double-weight folded letter from "ROSENFELD 18 DEC 185" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 25 12", there charged with "14" and transported with the "Hermann" to New York and from there to Philadelphia, the recipient could not be found thus faint red "NOT CALLED FOR" applied and the cover returned, officially opened, reverse showing large part of red wax seal of the commission for return letters, the sender was finally charged "1f22", a fine and interesting entire

1853, (Jan. 8) folded letter franked with vertical pair 1851 Franklin 1c. blue, two singles Washington 3c. red and single 12c. black, all tied by blue integral cds "Columbia S.C. 3 Paid Jan. 11" to letter to Bremen, carried on the Havre Line Humboldt, leaving New York on Jan. 15, 1853, and arriving in Le Havre Jan. 29 with red cds. "Outre-Mer Le Havre 29 Janv. 53" alongside, a rare and very attractive "Complete Set" 1851 Issue Franking on an unusual Bremen Closed Mail cover, certificate PF (2010)

Provenance:The Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Collection (Robert A. Siegel, 2020)

                    The Wagshal Collection (Robert A. Siegel, 2010)

                  ex M. Neinken

1853, (Apr. 5), Württemberg 1851 6 Kr.  grün als Einzelwert sowie 18 Kr. lila im senkrechten Paar mit Stempel "SCHORNDORF 5 APR 1853" auf um 1 Kr. überfrankiertem Faltbrief "via Bremen" und "NEW YORK MAY 12" nach Philadelphia, der Brief innen etwas gestützt, die Marken waren gelöst, 6 Kr. kleiner Bug, insgesamt ein sehr attraktiver, seltener und früher Übersee-Brief, Fotoattest Heinrich BPP (2021)

1845, (Sept 13) double-weight envelope from "N. YORK U.S. OKt. MAY 19", transported by the "Washington", to Bremen and finally Ehingen, upon arrival in Bremen red three-line "48/18 Kr. R. AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient finally charged with "66" kr., fine and scarce cover

1845, (Sept 13) double-weight envelope from "WEST POINT 13 SEP" via "N. YORK BREMEN Pk. OCT 3 10", transported by the "Germania" of Fritze-Line, to Bremen and finally Rodach in the Duchy of Saxony Coburg, upon arrival in Bremen red three-line "48/18 Kr. R. AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient finally charged with "1fl7k", cover with unobtrusive imperfections, closed tears etc., otherwise fine

1851, (Nov 25) folded letter to Waldshut in Baden, upon arrival in Bremen black boxed "See Brief." and blue two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, charged with "5" gro maritime postage and 9 kr. inland postage, thus "18" kr. charged to the recipient, fine and interesting item which travelled for more than 6 month