1848 (Mar. 15) Elizabethtown, Ind. to Ochsenbach, Württemberg, folded letter with manuscript "Elizabeth Town, March 15" postmark and "Paid 10" rating, "New-York Mar 20" backstamp, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York on Mar. 21 to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 13, many manuscript postal ratings, handstamped "America/uber Bremen" with red crayon "¾" transit fee rating, Very Fine, This letter was carried on the first of Five Voyages under the Bremen Postal Treaty of 1847. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. 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. $0 (Image)