transatlantic post continued...

1853, HERMANN: Folded lettersheet from "HONG-KONG 22 JU 1853" to Boston, sent unpaid per "Malta", "Madras", "Indus" und "Sultan" via Marseilles to Calais, from there to Southampon and New York with "NEW-YORK SEP 1 AM Pkt" arrival, fine

1853, HUMBOLDT: Unpaid folded letter from Boston endorsed "per Steamer Humboldt" via Forwarder "RÖLKER & MÖLL NEW YORK" with black integral cds. "N. YORK Am. PKt. 23 OCT 22" to Bremen, charged with "13" silbergroschen resp. "29" grote, fine and interesting entire from the last complete voyage before being wrecked going westbound on Sisters Rocks, 12 miles off Halifax in a dense fog on 6th December

1853, HUMBOLDT: Small envelope written in Pisa and endorsed "p Humboldt", sent under separate cover to Forwarder Green & Co., Paris with company cachet struck on reverse, upon arrival in New York charged with 40 cents and black integral cds. "N. YORK Am. Pkt. 40 AUG 16" struck, few faults

1853, NASHVILLE: Maiden Voyage, folded letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 1 DEC" with adjacent straight-line "PAID 26" vie New York to Cognac, put on the "WINFIELD SCOTT" which ran aground, the mail was recovered, with the "GOLDEN GATE" to Panama and with the "YANKEE BLADE" to New York, upon arrival charged "6" decimes, interesting entire being conveyed on the 1st of two voyages for the line

1854, ATLANTIC: Folded letter dated "St. Petersburg the 25 January 1854" to Baltimore, blue "franco" in manuscript, via Aachen with red boxed "Paid 25 cts" and reverse with red "Americ Packet.", upon arrival red integral cds. "N. YORK Am. PKt. 30 MAR 8" struck, fine

1854, WASHINGTON: Folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Madrid, carried per "Black Warrior" to New York. Forwarder Gudewill & Mohr prepaid 73 cents, the expensive rate via Southampton to Spain. New York Exchange Office applied a 52-cent credit to the UK in manuscript. Departure 4th November to Southampton on the 19th after the Peninsula packet had sailed, so sent to Madrid by French railways, Spain struck 20 reales due for Spanish inland. Only a couple of examples known of this rate

1855, ARAGO: Maiden Return Voyage, with "42" kr. cm pre-paid folded letter from Venice with matching boxed "VENECZIA 24" endorsed "pr First Steamer from Liverpool" with TPO mark "COBLENZ. 28 6 COELN" via "AACHEN 29 6" with red boxed "Paid 25 cents" applied, upon arrival red integral cds. "NEW YORK Am. Pkt. 30 PAID JUL 16" applied, fine

1855, ATLANTIC: Franklin 1c. blue and horizontal pair Washington 10c. green tied by grid to folded letter with adjacent cds. "NEW ORLEANS OCT 21" via "NEW YORK OCT 31" to Marseille, upon arrival first charged with "8" decimes, this corrected to "16" for a double letter, 1c. touched, otherwise fine

1855, BALTIC: Victoria 6d. orange tied by numeral "1" to part-paid folded letter endorsed "p. Kent via London" to Richmond, via London and Liverpool where put on the "BALTIC" arriving in New York with black integral cds. "N YORK. Am. Pkt. 21 DEC 13" applied, adhesives faults, otherwise fine

1855, NASHVILLE: Maiden and only voyage for Collins, folded lettersheet from "PHILADELPHIA MAR 20" with adjacent "PAID 21" to Cognac, upon arrival charged with "8" decimes, fine and interesting entire, the "Nashville" was chartered for one round voyage to replace "Pacific" which was unable to make the voyage

1855, PACIFIC: Small Envelope from "DOYLESTOWN DEC 29" to Brussels, Belgium, overpaid 25 cents as Belgium was not available as fully pre-paid destination, upon arrival in London red "U.S. Pkt" struck and manuscript "4"d. debit to Belgium applied, in Brussels boxed "DEBOURS ETRANGERS..." applied and total of "6" decimes applied in manuscript, attractive entire of the last voyage before being lost at sea

1855, WASHINGTON: Folded letter written "Bristol Channel The Tonquin" to Bath Maine. Posted unpaid via London with "3 CENTS" debit marking, then to Liverpool for "CANADA", post office wrongly decided that "Washington" would be quicker, she sailed from Southampton 7th November and arrived in New York 27th, 3 days after arrival of "Canada" with "24" cents due applied in Maine

1856, BALTIC: Victoria 1d. red tied by illegible numeral to printed circular to Baltimore, upon arrival "2" cents due applied, under the 1848 Convention there was no accounting for the ocean postage. Each country kept its own inland charge, adhesives small tear, otherwise fine

1856, ERICSSON: Folded letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 5 MAR 26 PAID" endorsed "Via Panama and New York" to Cognac, upon arrival in Calais charged with "16" decimes as double letter, fine entire, this steamer was on long term charter by Collins Line in an attempt to maintain the contracted bi-weekly sailings

1856, FULTON: Maiden Voyage, 1851 Franklin 1c. blue, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS FEB 3" to printed matter to Augsburg, Bavaria. Upon arrival charged with "7" kreuzer, stamps cut into, slightly toned, otherwise fine and scarce entire

1856, FULTON: Maiden Return Voyage, buff envelope from St. Petersburg endorsed "pr. Prussian closed mail via Liverpool" to New York, in Aachen red "AACHEN PAID 23" applied, in New York red integral cds. "NEW YORK AM. PKT 30 MAR 29" struck, light edgewear, otherwise fine

1856, QUAKER CITY: Maiden and only voyage for Collins, buff envelope from "BALTIMORE FEB 14" to Yorkshire, prepaid with "24" cents noted in manuscript and handstamp applied, upon arrival "AMERICA PAID LIVERPOOL" applied, some edge wear, "Quaker City" was chartered for one round voyage only after the loss of "Pacific"

1857, ADRIATIC: Maiden and only voyage for Collins, unpaid folded letter from "NEW ORLEANS NOV 12 1857" via New York with integral cds. "NEW YORK 9 NOV 21" and Calais with "ET. UNIS SERV. AM.A.G. 5 DEC 57 J" (Salles 1777) struck alongside to Amsterdam, upon arrival charged with "60" dutch cents, fine

1857, ALPS:  Victoria 2d. blue and 6d. mauve tied by duplex-numeral "LIVERPOOL 466" to folded letter endorsed "per Alps" to New York, upon arrival black integral cds. "BOSTON MAR 20 5" applied, scarce and attractive entire conveyed with the only one-way voyage from this ship which had been chartered from Cunard

1857, ATLANTIC: Last eastbound voyage of the "Atlantic" and penultimate of the Collins line, unpaid double-weight folded letter from "NEW ORLEANS NOV 28" with handstamp "30" struck alongside, via New York to Havre, where it was charged "16" decimes, fine