Lot
5251 
1873 (Dec. 11) Michigan City, Ind. to Hildesheim, Prussia, "Michigan City, Ind. Dec 11" duplex with four-bar grid cancel ties 1¢ blue (145) on 1¢ postal card (UX1), bold red "New York, Dec 13" exchange cds, carried by NGL Line Donau from New York Dec. 13th to Bremerhaven arriving Dec. 25th, 1873, Very Fine and choice, ex-Gundel. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE 2¢ POSTAL CARD RATE TO GERMANY.
An additional article effective December 1, 1873 provided for a 2¢ rate for postal cards but limited the exchange to direct mail by Bremen or Hamburg.