Lot
668 
1849 (Sep. 18) Schafstädt, Germany to Burlington N.J., greenish folded letter with "Schafstädt" straightline, red crayon "4½" sgr. rating at lower left, Bremen (10.4) transit backstamp and boxed "Paid to Bremen." handstamp, carried by NGL Line Washington from Bremen Oct. 15th to New York arriving Nov. 6th, "New York 'Ship 29 cts.' Nov 7" integral-due cds; some edge wear, Very Fine and rare incoming "Paid to Bremen" use. Estimate $400 - 600.
The boxed "Paid to Bremen" handstamp was struck at Bremen to show transit fees from Prussia to Bremen only were prepaid. Letter was unpaid from Bremen to destination. About a dozen examples of this marking have been recorded used from August 1849 to September 1865. Most mails were sent either full paid or unpaid, but not just paid to Bremen.
Realized: $325