Ended on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 12:30 AM.

Br Aden: 1856, Early Incoming Mail: The Earliest Known Inward Letter from the U.S.A., 1856 stampless envelope with enclo

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Start of the sale:
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 9:45 AM
Item n°473593731
Sale ends:
Monday, October 16, 2017 at 12:30 AM
Lot:
#06017
Catalog:
16. October 2017 - ASIA
Estimated price:
between €2,800.00 and €2,800.00

1856, Early Incoming Mail: The Earliest Known Inward Letter from the U.S.A., 1856 stampless envelope with enclosed letter addressed to ''Capt. Horace B. Putnam/Aden/Arabia/Asia (On board the Bark Argentine)'' from his wife Rachel in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 19 with large despatch c.d.s. and straight line ''PAID'', handstruck ''24'' in red, ms. ''1'' and ''45/''(ditto)'', red Mar. 11 London Paid transit and, on the reverse, Boston Feb. 22, New York Am. Pkt. Feb. 23 and Aden Apr. 13 double arc arrival datestamp (type D1). The diary of Rachel Hurd Putnam, 1855-56, in which she writes affectingly of her daily life whilst her merchant captain husband was at sea, is now held in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachussetts. Showpiece for an advanced Arabia collection!
This Lot is under the margin tax system (§25a UStG). The VAT (MWSt) is not displayed seperate on the bill.

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Br Aden: 1856, Early Incoming Mail: The Earliest Known Inward Letter from the U.S.A., 1856 stampless envelope with enclo

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