1869 (Mar. 13) New York, N.Y. to Göttingen, Prussia. Cover bearing 15¢ black, F grill (98) tied by NYFM square grid cancel, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Mar 13" exchange cds, carried by Inman Line City of Brooklyn from New York Mar. 13th to Queenstown arriving Mar. 23rd, red "Verviers, Coeln, Franco" (3.24) four-line transit, Göttingen (3.25) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1870 (May 31) San Francisco, Cal. to Ochersleben, Prussia. Orange cover bearing 5¢ brown (76) and 10¢ yellow (116), tied by split cork cancels, matching "San Francisco, Cal. May 31" cds at top right, red "Chicago, Paid All, Direct, Jun 7" exchange backstamp, carried by NGL Line Weser II from New York Jun. 11th to Southampton arriving Jun. 22nd, red "Bremen, Franco, 23/6 70" framed transit, Jun. 24th arrival backstamp; part of flap missing and small edge tear, F.-V.F. and unusual 1861-1869 Issue combination franking.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

The sender intentional overpaid for closed mail. The trains from San Francisco to New York via Chicago took 7-8 days. If early or late, it would have had to go by closed mail. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400