Lot 951
1852 (Jan. 1) St. Louis, Mo. To Hannover, Germany, folded letter with black "Saint Louis Mo. Jan 1" cds and small "Paid Part" two-line handstamp, red "20" cent prepaid rating, carried by Havre Line Franklin from New York Jan. 17th to Havre arriving Jan. 29th, red Havre (1.29) transit cds, Minden (1.31) backstamp, various manuscript ratings including blue "8" and magenta "6<2/3>", etc.; some soiling and edge wear, F.-V.F., a scarce part paid use from St. Louis, ex-Risvold.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190