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Lot 8137

1867, (Apr. 25) cover endorsed "fr. Bremen Mail Pr Str. Deutschland" franked with 1861 Jackson 2c. black and Washington 24c grayish-lilac, tied together by grid cancels, via New York with red integral cds. "N. YORK BREMEN Pk. APR 25  PAID" and red crayon "20" alongside, to Oldenburg. Carried on the North German Lloyd steamer Deutschland via Southampton to Bremen, flap tear and some minor soiling and corner wear, a fine and very attractive cover being the only registered showing the double-rate of the special Oldenburg tariff

Provenance: The Bernard Faust Collection of U.S. 1863-68 Black Jack Issues (Robert A. Siegel, 2018)