378th Auction

1848, (Apr. 17), folded letter from Pittsburgh via "NEW YORK APR 25" to Württemberg, with red "10" cent for Inland Postage and red "PAID" and black "24" due handstamp alongside, upon arrival two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" struck and charged in red crayon, a interesting entire from the 5th trip of the "Washington"

1848, (June 14), folded letter from Pittsburgh via "NEW YORK JUN 18" to Nürnberg, with red "10" cent for Inland Postage and red "PAID" and black "24" due handstamp alongside, upon arrival two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and red handstamp "10 1/3" (9 Gr. transatlantic and 1 1/3 Hannover transit) applied, in Nürnberg cancel "NÜRNBERGER AUSLAGEN" applied, few faults but interesting entire

1848, (June 20), folded letter from Ohio via "NEW YORK JUN 20" to Tübingen, with handwritten " Paid 10" cent for Inland Postage and black "24" due handstamp alongside, upon arrival two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and red handstamp "10 1/3" (9 Gr. transatlantic and 1 1/3 Hannover transit) applied, charged with 24 (Kr.) Taxis transit, a fine entire from the 2nd trip of the "Hermann"

1848 (Aug 21), folded letter from "NEW YORK AUG 21" to Zeitz endorsed "p. Steamer Herrmann for Bremen" with black "PAID PART" alongside, upon arrival red "1 1/3" (Hannover transit) applied, a fine entire from the 9th trip of the "Hermann"

1848, (Sept. 18) folded letter from Philadelphia via "NEW YORK SEP 20" endorsed "per Steamer to Bremen", charged with "29" (cent) with blue boxed "PAID" and erroneously struck straight-line "PAID PART" alongside to Bremen, a fine and scarce entire 

1848, (Sep 19) folded lettersheet from "NEW-YORK SEP 19" endorsed "Per Steamer Washington via Bremen" with straight-line "PAID PART" alongside to Stuttgart, upon arrival in Bremen black two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and red accountancy mark "1 1/3" applied, the recipient was charged "18" kr., fine

1848, (Sep. 19), folded lettersheet from "BALTIMORE SEP 19" endorsed "p. Steamer Washington..." via "NEW-YORK SEP 21" with red straight-line "TOO LATE" struck alongside, charged with "29" (cent), to Bremen. The letter missed the "Washington" by one day, waited 4 weeks for the "Hermann" which never reached Bremen due to engine trouble, so the letter finally arrived by November 10th via Southampton, some minor stains, scarce and interesting

1848, (Nov 12), folded letter from "MEININGEN 12 NOV 1848" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 15 11" to New York, Thurn and Taxis charged "11" (gr.), the Stadtpostamt "12" c., plus 24c. transatlantic, upon arrival charged with "36" c., a fine entire carried by the "Washington"

1849, (Mar 10), unpaid folded letter from "WAUKESHA MAR 10" via "NEW YORK MAR 28", charged with "34" (cent) to Echternach, Luxemburg, upon arrival two-line "12 3/4 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and finally charged with "19¼" (Sgr.), reverse with railway and "TRIER 13 5" transit marks, a fine cover with scarce destination

1849, (Apr 19), unpaid folded letter from "NEW YORK APR 20" with black "24" cents due mark alongside to Mittenwald, Bavaria. Upon arrival black two-line "9 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and red "10 1/3" applied, then charged with 12 Kr. for the Prussian and Taxis transit, finally in Nürnberg black "NÜRNBERGER AUSLAGE" and manuscript "58/12" applied, a fine and very interesting entire

1849, (May 20), partly paid folded lettersheet endorsed "Paid to Bremen" from "NEW YORK MAY 20" with black "PAID PART" alongside to Dresden, upon arrival red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, finally charged with 50 (Npfg), fine

1849, (June 20), unpaid folded lettersheet endorsed "P Steamer Hermann for Bremen" via "NEW YORK JUN 20" with black "24" cent due handstamp alongside to Bischofswerda, upon arrival red two-line " 9 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, upon arrival charged with 163 (Npfg), fine

1849, (July 18), unpaid double-weight folded letter endorsed "p. Washington" from "NEW YORK JUL 20" with black "48" cent due handstamp alongside to Stuttgart, upon arrival red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" with manuscript "18" and scarce red "20 2/3 accountancy handstamp applied, a scarce and attractive entire

1849, (July 30), fully paid folded lettersheet endorsed "via Boston + Liverpool per Steamer" with red straight-line "PAID" and manuscript "55" cents alongside, via "NEW YORK JUL 30" with corresponding "PAID ALL" in red, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, "21" cent credited to Bremen, than "weiterfranko" "7" for Hannover and finally "6" (Kreuzer) to Switzerland, to our knowledge the only fully paid cover of this period to Switzerland, a very rare and attractive entire

1849, (Aug 8) folded letter from "HANNOVER 8 Aug" endorsed "Via Newyork pr. Steamer Washington" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 9 8" with red boxed "PAID ALL." applied to Baltimore, fine and scarce and the to our knowledge earliest completly paid cover from the Kingdom of Hannover to the USA

1849, (Aug. 10), folded letter from "SCHARMBECK" with manuscript "2" gr. and adjacent boxed "Paid to Bremen" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 11 8" to New York with "24" c. handstamp applied, fine

1849, (Sept 8), fully paid double-weight folded letter from "FRANKFURT 10 SEP 1849" endorsed "via Bremen mit Dampfschiff Herrman, über New York", via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 14/9" to Reading, Pennsylvania, the cover was fully paid with "128" (Kr.), upon arrival in New York manuscript "58" and red boxed "PAID ALL" applied, some tears not detracting from good appearance of this rare entire

1849, (Sept. 18), folded letter from "SCHAFSTÄDT" with manuscript "4½" sgr. and adjacent boxed "Paid to Bremen" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 4 10" to New York with integral cds. "NEW YORK SHOP NOV 7 29 cts.", some ageing, otherwise fine

1849, (Nov, 19) folded lettersheet (sideflaps missing) from Philadelphia endorsed "per Steamer Washington" and in red "paid all through 41c" and corresponding straight-line "PAID ALL" to Breslau, upon arrival red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, a scarce example of the first mail to be carried in closed mail with the Cunard steamer America through England to Bremen

1849, (Nov 23), folded letter from "WHEELING  DEC 2" endorsed "New York" and "Havre de Grace", charged with "34" (cent), with blue "PAID" and black "PAID PART" alongside to Rohrdorf, upon arrival red "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and accountancy mark "1½" struck, finally charged with "18" (Kreuzer), fine and attractive

1850, (Jan 1), folded letter from "CHICAGO JAN 8" endorsed "frei bis Bremen", charged with "34" (cent), with red "PAID" and black "PAID PART" alongside to Hildesheim, upon arrival red "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" struck, finally charged with "2" (Ggr.), fine and attractive

1850, (Feb 19) part-paid cover from "ARNSTADT 19/2" endorsed "frco Bremen 3½" with boxed "FRANCO bis BREMEN" alongside to New York, upon arrival charged with "24" c., some minor staining, otherwise fine and scarce

(1850), (May 17), unpaid folded lettersheet from "MILWAUKIE MAY 17" via "NEW YORK MAY 21" endorsed "per Steamer to Europe", charged with "34" (cent) to Harpstedt, upon arrival red two-line "12 3/4 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied and finally charged with "14 3/4" (Ggr.), fine, signed Dr. Wolff

1850, (May 20) folded lettersheet from "NEW-YORK MAY 20" endorsed "Per Washington St" with accountancy mark "24" alongside to Blumentahl, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "9 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN", the recipient was charged "11" ggr., cover with some imperfections, otherwise fine

1850, (July 13), folded letter from "BERLIN 13 7" endorsed "p Dampfschiff", via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 14/7" to New York, the cover was paid with "16 3/4" (Sgr.), which was accounted for 40 gr./c., thus missing 1 cent, subsequently red boxed "PAID PART" and integral cds. "NEW YORK 5 AUG 5 Cts." applied, a very fine and interesting cover

1850, (July 25), unpaid folded lettersheet from "SAN FRANCISCO 25 JUL" via "NEW YORK SEP 6" to Bremen, upon arrival total of "64" cent debit to Bremen (40c. transcontinental fee, 24c transatlantic), carried by the "Washington" from New York to Bremerhaven, a fine and scarce 1st Bremen Treaty cover from California

Letter carried on Pacific Mail Steamship Company steamer "Panama" to Panama City and U.S. Mail Steamship Company steamer "Georgia" from Chagres to New York. U.S. debit to Bremen included 40c inland fee from West Coast and 24c treaty rate from New York to Bremen. Postage due in Bremen was 64 grote or 64c. 

1850, (Aug 19), unpaid  enveleope via "NEW YORK AUG 19", charged with "34" (cent) to Colberg, upon arrival red two-line "12 3/4 AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and accountancy mark "14 1/12" applied and finally charged with "21¼" (Sgr.), fine, signed Dr. Wolff

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