Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co KG Sale: 44
United States Lots and Collections Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika - Transatlantik-Mai
Sale No: 44
Lot No:30163
Symbol:b
1810/1860, FORWARDED Transatlantic Mail: lot with 24 entire letters, mostly sent from USA to France or to the Netherlands via various forwarding agents. Five letters sent from Europe to USA. Included are maritime mail postmarks, i.a. oval "ZEE-BRIEF / DEN HELDER", double line "BRISTOL SHIP-LETTER", boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER / PAR LE HAVRE", cds "NEW-YORK SHIP" etc. along with transit-daters and taxation marks. Further forwarder-cachets "ROBERT M. SLOMAN HAMBURG", "Hottinguer & Co. Havre", "H.Edwards & Co. Paris", "Meyer & Hupeden New York", "John Durand & Co. New York" and many other interesting items. (Image)