378th Auction

1873, registered cover endorsed "Per Bremen or Hamburg Steamer" franked with 1870 Bank Note Issue Webster 15c. orange, tied by cds. "MILWAUKEE FEB 5" with registry number "319", via New York with green crayon "12165" registry number, carried by the NGLs "America", red "BREMEN 27 2 73 FRANCO" and registry handstamp applied, very Fine use convenience overpaid 1c. for the 6c. Direct Mail rate plus 8c. registry fee

1869, cover endorsed on reverse "1869, 20/8 Havana" with partial merchant flap cachet alongside to Trieste. Cuban stamp removed in transit at New York, black exchange cds. "NEW YORK DIRECT SEP 2" and large due handstamp "7" applied, carried by NGL Line "Deutschland" from New York to Bremerhaven with boxed "Aus Westindien über Newyork" applied upon arrival, the recipient was charged "45" Austrian Nkr., some light staining and some edge wear, a very scarce cover with only few recorded

1871, cover endorsed on inside "1871, Havana 25. Novbr." with complete merchants' cachet "STEHPHANI Y CA HABANA NOV 25 1871" on front, via New York with cds. "NEW-YORK DEC 2" to Bremen with black due handstamp "7" and boxed "Aus Westindien über Newyork." applied, the recipient was charged with "8" gr., a fine and rare entire

1872, folded lettersheet from Havana with complete merchants' cachet dated "SEP 3 1782" on reverse, via New York with black integral cds. "NEW YORK SEP 11 7" and Bremen with blue boxed "Aus Westindien über Newyork" struck, onward to Stockholm, Sweden "8½" gr. in blue crayon added for German and sea postage, the recipient was finally charged with "99" öre, a very rare entire with unusual destination

1873, cover endorsed on inside "Pto Cabello 5 Avril 1873" via "ST. THOMAS 28/4 1873" and Bremen with boxed "Aus Westindien über Bremen" applied and "5" gr. in blue crayon debited, the recipient was charged with "11" decime, a fine and scarce entire

1871, folded lettersheet endorsed "Via Panama by North German Lloyds Steamer Graf Bismarck", franked with Peru 1868 Coat or Arms 1d. yellow-green,  close to good margins, tied by cds. "LIMA 18 JUN 1871". Carried by British ships to Panama, then overland to Colon on the Caribbean side, where the NDL Steamer took over the mail as "British Closed Mail" and ran via St. Thomas to Bremen, there on arrival the Ra2 "From West Indies via Bremen" struck and blue crayon taxation "19 ¼" Gr. applied (18¼ British and German sea postage as well as 1 Gr. inland postage). A very attractive and rare cover from the first voyage of the "Graf Bismarck".