Lot
218 
1851 (May 1) Stuttgart, Wurttemberg to Philadelphia Pa., cover with blue "Stuttgart, 1 Mai 1851" cds and sent unpaid, St.P.A. Bremen (5.6) backstamp, red crayon "11" and manuscript "12" ratings, carried by Ocean Line Washington from Bremerhaven May 16th to New York arriving June 2nd, New York "Steamship 41 Cts" circular handstamp; aging and wear, Fine, ex-Schuh, Hahn. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS "STEAMSHIP 41 CTS" 28MM CIRCULAR MARKING.
Postage due included 24¢ U.S. sea postage, 5¢ U.S. inland postage and 12¢ German transit postage from Prussia to Bremen. This handmade envelope shows no year date, but 1851 has been determined to be the most probable year based on steamship sailing data and similar STEAMSHIP markings used at New York. Note the "1" is inverted, indicating the numeral slugs were interchangeable. The cover here was carried on the same sailing as the other recorded ex-Winter cover (Sale 50 lot 319).
Realized: $625