1853 (Jun. 17) Liverpool, England to Montreal, Canada via New York. Datelined folded letter with green Liverpool (6.17) cds with black "1/-" due handstamp, green oval "L/JU17/B" backstamp, carried on Cunard Line Africa from Liverpool Jun. 18th to New York arriving Jun.30th, Montreal "1^s.4d. C^y." circled handstamp for 1s4d due in Canadian currency equivalent to 1s4d sterling, Extremely Fine, a superb example of unpaid mail to Canada through the U.S. ex-Arthur White.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

1853 (Aug. 19) Riedbach, Bavaria to Snufftown, N.J. Gray folded letter with blue "Riedbach, 19/8 53" double-circle datestamp, reverse with Frankfurt (8.20) cds, "Bremen, F. Th-Tax O.P.A., 24 Aug. 1853" half-moon and "S.T.P.A., Bremen (8.24) cds, red crayon "9" and large "7" grote debit handstamp to U.S., carried by Fritze Line Hansa from Bremerhaven Aug. 30th to New York arriving Sep. 20th, bold strike of "New-York Ship '27 cts.' Sep 20" integral debit cds, F.-V.F., Carried on the Maiden Voyage of the Fritze Line Hansa.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Thurn & Taxis Post carried letter from Frankfurt to Bremen debited Bremen "9" kreuzer for the transit fee. Bremen struck the stylized "7" handstamp to show debit in Bremen currency (grote) to the U.S. Postage due included 20¢ American sea postage and 7¢ German transit postage. Two different sizes of this uncommon Bremen "7" due marking exist.

Hansa made only five 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. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600