Worldwide United States 1854 (Jun. 14) Bremen to New York N.Y.
Sale No: 50
Lot No:330
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1854 (Jun. 14) Bremen to New York, N.Y., folded cover with "Bremen 14/6" cds with matching "10" grote rating h.s. for unpaid international rate, carried by Fritze Line Germania from Bremerhaven June 15 to Boston arriving July 6, "New-York Bremen Pk. Jul 8" exchange cds, Very Fine, the only recorded example of Fritze Line mail landing at Boston. Estimate $200 - 300. Germania made only four round voyages between Bremerhaven and New York carrying mails for this very short-lived Bremen steamship company attempting to compete with the American Ocean Line. On this, the third of her voyages, she put into Boston short of coal. The mails were landed in Boston and arrived in New York two days ahead of the steamship. $0 (Image)