Lot
1159 
1861 (Feb. 7) Stillwater Minn. to Tajetsch, Switzerland, light buff cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26) pair and singe, and 12¢ black (36B), cancelled by matching circle of wedges, matching "Stillwater Min. Feb 7 1861" cds, red "N. York Brem Pkt 'Paid' Feb 23" exchange cds with magenta "16" cent credit rating, carried by NGL Line New York from New York Feb. 23rd to Southampton arriving Mar. 7th, blue "America / über Bremen / Franco" three-line transit, red crayon rating and blue manuscript "4" sbr., reverse with Frankfurt (3.11), Zurich (3.13) and Chur (3.13) backstamps; some wear affects stamps, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400.
Cover overpaid the 19¢ per ½ ounce rate by Bremen-Hamburg mails effective from October 1, 1860 to December 31, 1867 when the rate was discontinued.
Realized: $475