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VERY FINE. A RARE MIXED-ISSUE FRANKING FOR NORTH GERMAN UNION MAIL TO SWEDEN VIA BREMEN.
Although bearing 16c postage, that rate ended in April 1869. The "4" cents credit to the North German Union reflects the proper credit for the 14c rate. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE 14-CENT RATE 1869 PICTORIAL FRANKING TO SWEDEN.
1869 Pictorial Issue covers to Sweden are very scarce, but only a handful are correctly franked for the 14c NGU rate via Hamburg (Michael Laurence reported four in his 1977 Chronicle articles). The 4c credit was applied to the transit from Hamburg to Sweden.
Ex Downing (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR MIXED-ISSUE FRANKING AND PROBABLY UNIQUE REGISTERED COVER TO SWITZERLAND WITH THE RARE "GER. TRANSIT/PAID ALL" HANDSTAMP.
The sender in Carson City incorrectly paid the 7c NGU rate to Germany and the 15c domestic registry fee. The correct postage was 10c for Closed Mail via England and 8c for the registry fee. The New York exchange office applied the rare "Ger. Transit/Paid All" handstamp.
Illustrated in Rose book (p. 126). Ex Haas (Image)
VERY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST AND MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE VERY FEW EXISTING 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE COVERS TO NORWAY.
The 1869 PRA Census lists only two covers to Norway for the 10c value and up. This cover is not the 15c Type II in the census (that cover, ex Rose, was sold in our Sale 794, lot 608, for $2,600 hammer). Illustrated in the Hargest book (p. 161). (Image)