379th Auction

1848, folded letter from dated "New York 27 September" endorsed "Steamer Acadia via Boston" to Geneva, with light due marking "29" and red "PAID" and matching "29" cts. handstamp, carried on Cunard's "Acadia" from Boston to Liverpool, via London with boxed "COLONIES/&c. Art 13", "13" dec. swiss charge in red ink, fine and scarce retaliatory rate cover to Switzerland

1857 (5 Aug), Washington 10c. green, horizontal strip of three (cut into) tied by cds. "SAN FRANCISCO AUG 5 1857" to folded lettersheet endorsed "Via New York and Havre", carried on Vanderbilts "North Star" to Southampton with London and Calais transit marks, to "Tägerwilen near Constanz", Switzerland, attractive entire

1861, Wappen 1 Sgr. rosa und 3 Sgr. hellbraun (etwas oxidiert) zusammen mit zwei kopfstehend zueinander geklebten Werten 1865 3 Pfg. graulila, sauber mit Ekr. "BREMEN 9 8 67 7-8 N." auf Faltbrief nach Schinzach im Kanton Argau, gering fleckig, 1 Sgr. kleiner Eckbug, sonst in guter Erhaltung

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - SWITZERLAND, 1871, cover from Penang, part-paid till Alexandria with 1867/72, 12 c. blue, tied by sender's cachet and duplex "D17/PENANG NO 28 71" with adjacent boxed "VIA TRIEST". In Switzerland additionally taxed with "40" centimes in blue crayon to be paid by the recipient. Fine and scarce