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Lot 6185

1861, Entire letter from New Orleans (written June 6), via New York und Hamburg to Stockholm, showing on front forwarding agent mark "FORWARDED BY OELRICHS & Co. NEW-YORK", black "N. YORK HAMB. PKT 5" and blue Hamburg tax stamp "8 3/4"; filing fold affecting the tax stamp, otherwise fine; a very interesting and rare letter to Sweden during the early period of the Civil War