Lot 6180
1852, Entire letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, partly paid with "26" cents, transported via Panama and New York, showing on front red "NEW YORK AM. PACKET / JAN 15", transported with the next ship to Europe which happened to be a steamship to France (rate 20 c.), from France transferred to Hamburg, where debited "11" Hamburg shilling for combined French and Thurn & Taxis transit to the Swedish post; in Stockholm charged with a total of "42½" skilling banco; an unusually routed letter pre-convention U.S.-France
