Lot 196
1856 (Jul. 1) Baresville Oh. to Kiesen, Switzerland, yellow envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large margins, tied by boldly struck "Baresville Ohio Jul 1" c.d.s. and partial red "New York" exchange office c.d.s., and "Calais 22 Juil 56" transit, received with "Bern 24 Juli 1856" backstamp, magenta "135" (rappen) due, Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 123, fig. 10-4.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: Signed Stanley Ashbrook.
Provenance: Haas
The cover was carried from New York by the Cunard Line steamer Asia, which departed on July 9 and arrived in Liverpool on July 21. It arrived in Calais on July 22 and was received in Bern on July 24. The postal rate for a cover from Britain via France to Switzerland was 8 pence for up to a ¼ ounce that was equivalent to approximately 135 rappen (26.5 cents) due from addressee.
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| Realized $3,500 |
