Lot 1120
1858 (Feb.) United States to Eutingen, Germany, large brown wrapper bearing 3¢ dull red (26) vertical pair tied by two strikes of blue circular grids along with New York red "Paid All" straightline handstamp, endorsed "Prussian Closed Mail" at top, red partial Aachen (2.28) framed transit, Horb (3.1) and Eutingen (3.2.1858) backstamps; bottom 3¢ small tear, Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 6¢ NEWSPAPER RATE FROM THE U.S. TO GERMANY BY PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL.
Realized: $2,700