Lot 13099
#24 1c Blue and #29 5c Brown, Tied on 1858 Cover to Germany
Underpaid 22c Bremen-Hamburg Rate and Treated as Wholly Unpaid






5 Items
Opening: $100
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold For $110
Constableville, N.Y. to Friedewald, Germany, August 30, 1858 folded letter. Blue “Constableville N.Y. Aug 30” circular datestamp, with sharp “N. York U.S. Pkt. ‘14’ Sep 4” debit exchange marking. Carried by Vanderbilt Line Ariel from New York Sep. 4 to Bremen, arriving Sep. 22; red “24/9 KrR America über Bremen” transit handstamp, blue crayon “3” rating, and treated as wholly unpaid due to underpayment of the 22c Bremen-Hamburg rate. Reverse with Cassel, Hersfeld, and Friedewald Sep. 23 arrival markings.
Provenance
Ex Donald Richardson
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History — Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00