378th Auction

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

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