Lot 40434 – 1854 (May). Envelope to Boston, paying the 1 rigdaler 6 skilling banco rate
Lot 40434 – 1854 (May). Envelope to Boston, paying the 1 rigdaler 6 skilling banco rate
Lot 40434 – 1854 (May). Envelope to Boston, paying the 1 rigdaler 6 skilling banco rate
Sweden
Price realised
150 EUR
Estimate
150 – 200 EUR
Auction date
Wed 15 Dec 2021 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1854 (May) Envelope to Boston, paying the 1 rigdaler 6 skilling banco rate, routed via “Ystad” and “Stralsund” with ds on reverse along with blue “f13” crayon indicating that all transit fees beyond Prussia (13sgr, equal to 30c) had been paid, “AUS SCHWEDEN” hs, red “Aachen” cds, “Americ/Packet” semi-circle on reverse, “PAID/25 cents” hs noting fully paid and 25c to the USA, carried via Ostende and London to Southampton and put aboard American Ocean Line “Hermann”, arriving in New York with cds for the fully paid 30c rate, minor cover imperfections; a rare pre-philatelic cover from Sweden to the USA (no Swedish pre-philatelic cover to the US was included in the Richard Winter collection). Catalogue
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