1866 PRUSSIA to CALIFORNIA DOUBLE RATE via PANAMA, an unpaid cover from Wiehl on FEB19-1866 to Jackson-Cal, routing 80 miles to the Aachen exhange office on FEB 20th + train to Antwerp + Channel Packet to Southampton on FEB 21st + HAPAG packet SS BORUSSIA to New-York on MAR 8th + closed bag to California (by train to New-Orleans + Gulf Coast packet to Colon + train to Panama-City + West Coast packet to San-Francisco) + overland to Jackson on APR 9th, an 80 day trip rated credit 2sg for the Prussia double rate to Aachen + credit the Belgian post 10c for the double 5c Belgian packet fee to Southampton (paid at Aachen) + COLLECT 60¢ coin (78¢ US inflation banknotes) for the double 30¢ HAPAG treaty rate to California, stains and backflap removed, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $350, a rare double rate plus an unlisted 60¢ New-York exchange office transit handstamp, VG- F est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1867 PRUSSIA to NETHERLANDS, folded letter from Elberfeld on APR8-1867 to Amsterdam (150 miles via Aachen) with arrival on APR 9th, Prussia #18 pays the 2sg treaty rate (24pf), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1870 SAXONY-NGC to ENGLAND, folded letter from Leipzig on OCT21-1870 to London, routing via Aachen and Ostend-Belgium (475 miles) + Channel packet to London on OCT 22nd, North German Confederation (NGC) #3,5 pays the 2½gr (25 pf) treaty rate, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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