1856 (Apr. 15) Baton Rouge La. to Brackenheim, Germany, buff cover bearing 3¢ dull red (11) and two 10¢ green (14) singles, margins to cutting, tied by two strikes of "Baton Rouge La. Apr 15" cds, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Apr 26" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Apr. 26th to Liverpool arriving May 7th, red London (5.8) transit backstamp and Calais (5.9) transit cds, Stuttgart (5.11.56) transit backstamp, blue manuscript "51 / 6" rating totalled to "57" kr., Brackenheim (5.11) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. Cover was prepaid for the 21¢ British open mails rate by American packet for 5¢ U.S. postage plus 16¢ transatlantic packet. The blue "51 / 6" rating is 51 kr. foreign plus 6 kr. inland for a total of 57 kr. postage due. $0 (Image)