379th Auction

1855, (15 Jul) folded lettersheet from "ST.P.A. BREMEN 15 6" endorsed "p. Steamer Wahington" with adjacent red "10." and boxed "PAID." to Utica with "N. YORK U.S. Pkt. JUL PAID" on front, some ageing, otherwise fine

1855, (Oct 9) quadruple weight large format envelope paid with "72" (US c) from "LA FAYETTE OCT 9" endorsed "Per the Bremen Steamer", via "NEW YORK NOV 3" and Bremen with red "Paid to Bremen" and "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" alongside to Vaihingen, where the recipient was charged triple-weight "27" plus "2" delivery fee, soem minor imperfections, an attractive and scarce entire which vividly illustrates the different weight progressions through the American ounce and the German lot

1856 (Mar 20), folded letter from "HAMBURG 20 MAR 1856" endorsed "via Bremen per Washington" with black accountancy mark "5/10" alongside to New York with black integral cds. "N. YORK U.S. PKT APR 13 15" alongside, minor ageing, otherwise fine

1856, (May) lettersheet endorsed "p North Star" via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 26 5" with boxed "See Brief." and red crayon "2½" (Sgr.) alongside, to Amsterdam, the recipient was charged "40" (cNL), fine and scarce entire

1856, (29. Nov) folded lettersheet endorsed "p. Washington" with black integral cds. "N. YORK U.S. PKt. 14 NOV 29" alongside via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 18 12" to Amsterdam, with red crayon "6 3/4" (Sgr.) alongside, the recipient was charged "65" (cNL), fine and scarce entire

1857 (25. Aug), folded letter from "CASSEL 25 8 1857" with manuscript mark "3/6 3/4" alongside via "ST.P.A. BREMEN 29 8" with red "15" and boxed "PAID." alongside, transported with the "Ariel" to New York, fine

1857, (26 Nov) folded lettersheet from "HAMBURG 26 NOV 1857" endorsed "via Bremen p. North Star" with red crayon "10" (Grote) and 4½ (Sgr) and subsequently accountancy mark "10" and boxed "PAID." alongside applied, transported by Vanderbilt line "North Star" to York with red integral cds. "N. YORK U.S. PKt. DEC 19 PAID" struck upon arrival, a fine and scarce entire

Reference: "North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75", page 162

1858, (Sep 27) folded lettersheet from "LANCASTER SEP 27 1858" via New York to Queckbronn, upon arrival in Bremen red "48/18 Kr. R AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipeint charged with "1fk6kr", some ageing, otherwise fine

1858, (Nov. 3) envelope from "DETROIT NOV 3" via "N. YORK BREM. Pk. NOV 20 1858" to Speichingen, upon arrival in Bremen blue "24/9 Kr. R. AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, the recipient was charged with "33" kr., fine

1858, (Dec 16) folded letter from "N. YORK BREMEN PK. 3 DEC 18 1858" endorsed "Per Steamer Bremen" via Bremen to Mittenwald, upon arrival in Bremen blue double-circle "AMERIKA über Bremen 22" applied, fine

1858, entire letter from New York to Copenhagen, endorsed "pr. Bremen Steamer", changed into "Open mail" with adjacent "U.S.PKT:", part paid till England, here rated "7" sgr. for British and Belgium transit, in Hamburg taxed with "9 1/2" sgr. including Prussian transit; in Denmark charged with "36" skilling. A very scarce 'British open mail' letter in this period.

1859, (Sep 21) folded lettersheet from New Orleans endorsed "per 1st Steamer" via "N. YORK BREMN. PK. 3 OCT 1" and Bremen to Triest, upon arrival in Bremen blue double-circle "AMERIKA über Bremen 33" applied, accountancy mark "30" alongside, some ageing and wear, scarce and attractive entire

1862, (May 22) cover from "PHILADELPHIA MAY 22 1862" via New York with black integral cds. "N. YORK BR. PK 3 MAY 24" to Magstadt, upon arrival in Bremen manuscript "22" and blue double-circle "AMERIKA über BREMEN 22" applied, fine

1863, (6 June) Jackson 2c. black, Washington 3c. rose and 10c. green with with target cancel in small envelope endorsed "via Hamburg or Bremen line" via New York to Berlin, upon arrival in Bremen blue two line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" applied, 2c. affixed slightly over edge, otherwise fine and attractive

1865, (6. April) folded letter from New York endorsed "per America" via Bremen with blue crayon "4½" added and "St.P.A. HAMBURG 22 4" with red crayon "6½" (Sgr) added, to Copenhagen, the recipient was charged "37" (DSk), a fine and attractive entire

1867, entire letter from New Orleans via New York and Hamburgg to Stockholm, endorsed "Due 38 c." instead of correct 33 c., rated in Hamburg "7 2/6" Sgr. and charged upon arrival with "95" oere.

1867, entire letter from Havanna, Cuba, privately carried to New York and mailed via Bremen, Hamburgg and Sandosund to Sarpsborg in Norway, rated in Hamburg "7 2/6" Sgr. and charged upon arrival with "34" skilling.

FRED k PROBST: "FORWARDED BY FREDk PROBST & Co NEW YORK", folded letter dated "San Francisco 23 October 1858" and endorsed "pr Steamer Asia" via "NEW YORK NOV 24" to Cognac, fine

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 

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

1853, (Sept 30) folded letter written in San Francisco with senders cachet "HOBE & WEIHE TOBACCONISTS" and cds. "SAN FRANCISCO OCT 1" with straight-line "PAID" alongside via New York, without any processing, to Herford, upon arrival in Bremen red two-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" and blue italic "Fr. 2" applied, a very rare cover and the only known strike of the blue "Fr. 2." handstamp

1861, Faltbrief ab "NORDHAUSEN 20 7 * 5-6" nach Goderich, Ontario, Kanada, mit "8 3/4" Sgr. voll bezahlt über Bremen mit rotem Ra1 "PAID." sowie New York mit EKr. "N. YORK BREMEN PKT AUG 20 PAID", rückseitig mit Ankunftsstempel "GODERICH AUG 22 1861",etwas umgefaltet und gestützt, ein attraktiver Brief mit seltener Destination

TRANSATLANTIK BREMEN MAIL: Umfangreiche Sammlung mit über 160 Briefen der verschiedenen Perioden ab 1849 bis 1870 mit ihren verschiedenen Transit- und Verrechnungsstempeln sowie Frankaturen, dabei viele bessere, u.a. Retourbrief mit L1 "ADVERTISED", Einschreiben, bessere Frankaturen ab Altdeutschland, einiges NDP sowie USA, alles mit viel Wissen aufgebaut und meist aufgezogen sowie genau beschriebene Sammlung, dabei auch einige kleine Kupferstiche von Dampfschiffen etc., übliche etwas unterschiedliche Erhaltung

FORWARDER: 1842/77, interessante Partie von über 30 Briefen mit Forwarder-Stempeln, dabei dekorativer "Fox & Livingstone" sowie "Judson Andres & Co", "Barnard Adams & Co", Boston und "John Durand & CO", "Robert & Williams", "De Rham Iselin Moore", "Goodhue", "Möller & Oppenheimer", "Gippins Exchange", "McKenzie & Liston" je New York, teils aufgezogen und beschrieben, meist gute Erhaltung