Lot
1400 
1855 (Jan. 8) New York N.Y. to Amsterdam, Netherlands, gray datelined folded cover with red "New. York, Am. Packet, Jan 10" exchange cds and pencil "21" cents prepayment rating for U.S. inland and American packet postage, sent via, carried as endorsed on Collins Line Atlantic from New York Jan. 10th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 22nd, red London (1.23) transit backstamp and manuscript "4" pence debit to the Netherlands, red Amsterdam (1.25) arrival backstamp and manuscript "40" Dutch cents due; minor internal tear, a fresh and Very Fine British open mail use to Holland, ex-Pullin. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
1401
1855 (Jan. 10) New York N.Y. to Bruges, Belgium, datelined folded letter with blue "Paul A. Brez, New York" oval backstamp and endorsed "p Atlantic", partial red "New-York Am. Pkt. Jan 10" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Atlantic from New York Jan. 10th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 22nd, red London (1.23) transit backstamp and black "U.S. Pkt." straightline, manuscript "4" pence debit, flap with black "Angleterre Par Ambt. Ouest, 24 Janv 1855" cds and framed accounting handstamp with "6" Dutch cents due rating at center, red Bruges arrival backstamp; some aging, F.-V.F. and scarce use. Estimate $200 - 300.
London struck "U.S.PK.T." in black to show letter brought to G.B. by American packet. The British portion for up to a ½ ounce letter under the 1849 postal convention between the United Kingdom and Belgium was 4 pence. Ostend clerk struck the black accounting boxed handstamp, but did not fill in the values. 6 decimes postage was marked for 4 decimes was owed to the British and 2 decimes Belgium internal postage for a ¼ ounce letter.
Lot
1402
1855 (Mar. 12) Bridgehampton, N.Y. to Berlin, Prussia, cover with "Bridgehampton N.Y. Mar 12" cds and manuscript "Paid 24" rating, red "New-York Am. Packet. Mat 21" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Nashville from New York Mar. 21st to Liverpool arriving Apr. 3rd, London (4.4) backstamp with "U.S. Pkt." and "3/Cents" debit h.s., Aachen (4.5) backstamp and blue manuscript "7" sgr. due rating, Berlin (4.7) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, This is the only westbound voyage of the "Nashville" for the Collins Line, which was chartered for one round voyage to replace the Pacific., ex-Winter. Estimate $500 - 750.
The 24¢ prepayment (regular British rate) was insufficient for a letter to Germany. New York sent letter at British Open Mail by American packet rate (3¢ overpayment of 21¢ rate) which paid letter only to G.B. London marked U.S. PKT handstamp to show source of letter and sent it to Berlin unpaid under Anglo-Prussian Convention of 1852.
Realized: $475
Lot
1403
1855 (Mar. 23) Newark N.J. to Krientz, Switzerland, blue folded letter with bold strike of red "Newark, Paid, Mar 23" cds and matching "22" cent rating handstamp, clear strike of red "New.York Am. Packet, Mar 24" exchange cds, red Paris (4.10) transit cds, reverse with Basel (4.11) and Luzern (4.12) backstamps, red crayon due rating; small stain, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1404
1855 (Apr. 5) Liverpool, England to Philadelphia Pa., folded letter with manuscript "pr Nashville" endorsement, green "Liverpool, AP 5, 1855" double-arc and Liverpool (4.6) backstamp with matching "3/Cents" debit rating, carried by Collins Line Nashville from Liverpool Ar. 7th to New York arriving Apr. 22nd, "Philadelphia Am. Pkt. '24' Apr 22" due exchange cds; tone spot, F.-V.F., Carried on the only return voyage of the "Nashville" for the Collins Line. Estimate $200 - 300.
The "Nashville" was chartered by the Collins line to make only one round voyage in place of the "Pacific", which was unable to make the voyage.
Lot
1405
1855 (Apr. 5) London, England to Boston, Mass., blue folded letter with red London Paid (4.5) cds with red manuscript "4/-" prepaid rating for quadruple rate, Liverpool (4.6) transit and red "84/Cents" credit rating to U.S., carried by Collins Line Nashville from Liverpool Apr. 7th to New York arriving Apr. 22nd, red "Boston Paid Am. Pkt. Apr 23" exchange cds, F.-V.F., This is the only westbound voyage of the "Nashville" for the Collins Line, which was chartered for one round voyage to replace the Pacific., ex-Winter. Estimate $150 - 200.
Liverpool used a 4x21¢ = 84¢ handstamp to indicate credit to the United States. Very few examples of this marking have been recorded.
Realized: $120
Lot
1406
1855 (Apr. 24) New York, N.Y. to Canton, China, gray folded letter with bold "New-York Br. Pkt. Apr 24" exchange cds and pencil "75" rating crossed out and corrected to "53" at bottom left, magenta "48" cent credit to G.B., carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Apr. 25th to Liverpool arriving May 8th, red London Paid (5.9) transit cds, reverse with "Hong-Kong, 23 JU 1855" double-arc arrival, light water stain lower left, otherwise Very Fine and scarce use. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $220
Lot
1407
1855 (May 1) Yass, New South Wales to Brooklyn N.Y., blue folded letter original bearing New South Wales 2d blue (24) and 1s pale red brown (31), each tied by "44" barred oval cancel but the 1s fell off en route, reverse with Yass (5.1) and Sydney (5.4) rimless transits, carried by Clipper Ship Boomerang from Melbourne Jun. 7th to Liverpool arriving Sep. 19th, red "Australian Packet, Paid Liverpool, SP 19 55" transit cds, then by Collins Line Atlantic from Liverpool Sep. 19th to New York arriving Oct. 3rd, sharp "N.York. Am. Pkt. '24' Oct 3" debit exchange cds, Very Fine and unusual use. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $290
Lot
1408
1855 (May 19) Westland Mo. to Copenhagen, Denmark missent to San Francisco, buff cover with manuscript "Westland Mo May 19th 55" postmark and mataching "Paid 6" rating, "San Francisco Cal. 16 Jul" cds and matching "DUE 4" and "MISSENT" handstamps, "N.York Br. Pkt. '23' Aug 14" debit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Asia from Boston Aug. 15th to Liverpool arriving Aug. 25th, red Aachen (8.28) transit backstamp and blue manuscript "13" debit rating, K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg (8.29) backstamp, red crayon "17½" and "65" final due rating; blue ms. spot, Fine and unusual San Francisco missent use. Estimate $300 - 400.
San Francisco apparently marked the cover 4¢ due for the diffence between the prepaid 6¢ postage and the 10¢ transcontinental rate. The New York exchange office sent it as an unpaid letter in Prussian closed mail to Aachen, then to Hamburg where it was turned over to the Danish post office in Hamburg. Prussia debited Hamburg 13 silbergroschen due Prussia. Hamburg converted this debit to 17½ Lubeck schillinge, which was equivalent to 56 sk. To this was added 9 sk. for transit from Hamburg to Denmark for total postage due of 56 sk.
Lot
1409
1855 (May 28) Baltimore Md. to London, England, orange cover with blue "Baltimore Md. May 15" cds and red "PAID" and small "24" rating handstamp, endorsed "pr Atlantic via New York" at top left, New York pencil "24" and red "3" credit handstamp, carried as endorsed by Collins Atlantic from New York May 16th to Liverpool arriving May 28th, red London Paid (5.28.1855) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce use. Estimate $150 - 200.