Lot
983 
1860s Germany To the U.S., two unpaid covers by different packets, 1860 from Mainz to Ithaca by Hapag Teutonia with perfect strike "N.York Hamb Pkt '15' Nov 17" debit exchange cds; and 1863 from Vienna, Austria to Boston, Mass. carried by NGL Hansa with "N.York Brem Pkt '15' Mar 31" debit exchange cds; some edge wear, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $105
Lot
984
1860 (Mar. 22) Memphis, Tenn. To Berlin, Germany, 3¢ red Nesbitt entire cancelled by "Memphis Ten. Mar 22 1860" cds, black "New-York Br. Pkt. '23' Mar 28" debit exchange cds, manuscript "30¢" rate docketing, red Aachen backstamp and blue manuscript "13" due rating, German (10.9) arrival backstamp; partial flap, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $105
Lot
985
1860 (May 7) St. Louis, Mo. To Stuttgart, Germany, cover with St. Louis cds and manuscript "15" unpaid rating, partial "N. York '3' May 9" debit exchange cds, carried by NGL New York from New York to Bremen, rare blue "Amerika Uber Bremen" circular handstamp and matching large "22" rating handstamp (Vanderlinden 124 var., 3169), Stuttgart (5.27) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $135
Lot
986
1860 (Sep. 23) Jersey City, N.J. To Ellwangen, Wurttemberg, buff cover with "Jersey City N.J., Sep 23, 1860" double-circle datestamp and manuscript "15" unpaid rating, carried by Hapag Line Teutonia from New York Oct. 1 to Hamburg arriving Oct. 16, large blue "Amerika uber Bremen / 22" double-circle debit postmark (Vdl #124b), various transit backstamps including Stuttgart (10.17) and Ellwangen (10.17) datestamps, blue manuscript "22" due restatement, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $140
Lot
987
1860 (Oct. 8) Chinese Camp, Cal. To Lunden, Holstein, buff cover with blue "Chinese Camp, Cal. 1860 Oct 8" cds with red manuscript "Paid 35" cent rating, black "New York Am. Pkt. Nov 3" exchange cds and large red manuscript "12" cent credit to Prussia, red Aachen (11/26) framed transit and red manuscript "2" sgr. credit to Denmark, Belgian (11.21) and Lunden (11.22) backstamps; some light soiling and edge wear, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot
988
1860 (Dec. 10) Greenwood, Cal. To Burg, Schleswig, light buff cover with "Greenwood Cal. Dec 10" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with red manuscript "25" rating, bearing 1857, 1¢ blue and 24¢ gray lilac, tied by grid cancels, red "N.York 'Paid' Brem. Pkt. Jan 16" exchange cds with red manuscript "22" credit, blue Hamburg (2.4) transit backstamp, "Franco" straightline with red crayon "2" sgr. credit to Denmark; some light perf toning, Very Fine. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A REMARKABLE USE BEARING THE 1¢ AND 24¢ 1857 ISSUE PREPAYING THE 25¢ BREMEN-HAMBURG RATE TO DENMARK.
There is another example from this same correspondence to Burg dated May 31, 1861 bearing the 1857, 1¢, 10¢ and 24¢ prepaid at the 35¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate.
Realized: $4,000
Lot
989
1861 (Oct. 3) Valparaiso To Altona, Denmark Via Panama, blue folded unpaid letter with "Valparaiso OC 3, 1861" backstamp and endorsed "via Panama & p. W. I. M. Steamer", red London (11.13) transit cds with "2/4" 2s4d rating for 2sh. from Valparaiso and 4d for British letter to Denmark, Hamburg (11.16) backstamp transit with blue manuscript "27" sgr. debit rating, Danish red crayon "119" sk. due rating; light horizontal file fold, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
990
1862 London To New Bedford, Mass., folded letter with red "Lombard Street/ Paid/ FS/ Sp 13/ 62" cds with manuscript "1/-", red "N. York Br. Pkt./ Paid 24/ 1862/ Sep 23" exchange office cds (rare with year date) and "5/Cents" handstamp, backstamped bold New Bedford cds, Sep 24, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot
991
1862 (Mar. 1) New York, N.Y. To Lyon, France, blue folded letter from the Payen correspondence bearing 1861, 30¢ orange, tied by bold strike of NYFM circular grid (Skinner NYFM 51-1), carried as endorsed by Inman Line Kangaroo, red Calais (3.16) entry cds with large "P.D." handstamp, Paris (3.16) and Lyon (3.17) backstamp transits; trivial bleaching spot on stamp, Very Fine and attractive use, ex-Richards; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
992
1862 (Mar. 29) New York, N.Y. To Liverpool, England, clear strike of "N. York Am. Pkt. '21' Mar 29" debit exchange cds ties 1¢ blue (63) as payment of carrier fee, carried by Inman Line Glasgow that departed New York Mar. 29th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 13th, red London (4.13) backstamp with manuscript "1/-" due rating, Liverpool (4.14) arrival cds; small top edge tear, reduced slightly at left, a Very Fine and scarce carrier fee transatlantic use, ex-Baker. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Letter prepaid 1¢ with an adhesive for the carrier fee to take the letter to the post office. Otherwise, the letter was completely unpaid. Examples of unpaid letters with a 1¢ carrier fee prepayment are not common.
Realized: $2,100