Lot 10012 – German Empire. 1877 (Nov 17). Wrapper from Hamburg to Veracruz

German Empire. 1877 (Nov 17). Wrapper from Hamburg to Veracruz, with 1.60M franking paying the double rate, tied by neat Hamburg cds, carried to France with blue “ALLEMAGNE / ERQ. PARIS” cds, then to St. Nazaire and put aboard French Ligne B SS “Ville de Paris” to Veracruz with “LIGNE B” cds on reverse, ms “160” c for French credit and “25” Mexican charge hs, very fine; a highly attractive and rare pre-UPU four-colour franking to Mexico; cert. Weigand (1993).