Lot 5015
1848 (Mar. 15) Elizabethtown, Ind. to Ochsenbach, Württemberg, folded letter with manuscript "Elizabeth Town, March 15" postmark and matching "Paid 10" rating, "New-York, Mar 20" backstamp, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York on Mar. 21st to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 13th, many manuscript postal ratings, handstamped "America/über Bremen" with red crayon "9¾" transit fee rating showing Bremen port-to-city fee, final red crayon "1f22" due rating (82kr), Very Fine, ex-Winter.Estimate $500 - 750.
THIS LETTER WAS CARRIED ON THE FIRST OF FIVE VOYAGES UNDER THE BREMEN POSTAL TREATY OF 1847.
Letter sent to Oberamt of Brackenheim since there was no post office in Ochsenbach. On first five voyages of Ocean Line to Bremerhaven, Bremen charged ¾ ggr. for transit from Bremerhaven to Bremen. Bremen debited Hannover 9¾ ggr. Hannover debited Thurn & Taxis Post 11 1/12 ggr. (equivalent to 49 kr.). Thurn & Taxis Post added 24 kr. transit but debited Württemberg 77 kr. instead of 73 kr., or 1 fl. 17 kr. Württemberg added 3 kr. and Oberamt added 2 kr. for total postage due of 1 fl. 22 kr. Less than 20 covers have been recorded showing the ¾ ggr. transit fee.
Realized: $475