Lot 10061 – Norway. 1867 (April 28). Envelope from Christiana to St. Louis, 1863-67 4sk and 24sk

Norway. 1867 (April 28). Envelope from Christiana to St. Louis, paying the 28sk single Hapag rate (equivalent to 25 cents) with 1863-67 4sk and 24sk, tied by neat « Christiana » cds on dispatch, red crayon « 6 1/2 » Sgr (15c) for German and foreign carriage plus Norwegian (7c) and Danish (3c) transit fees making up the rate, routed via Sandosund with backstamp to Denmark with « 32 » sk at lower left for Danish transit onwards to Kiel and Hamburg, where it was put aboard Hapag « Sassonia » with red « HAMBURG/PACKET/PAID/3 » cds denoting the U.S. credit of 3 cents; a scarce transatlantic mail; only two covers known with this franking and only four in total sent to the USA showing this rate according to the Nk Postal 2012 catalogue; cert. Aune (2012).