Los Nr. 1368
1852/1867 Incoming mail Thurn und Taxis: Five high franked exhibiton-letters (including four 30 Kreuzer key-value frankings) all sent to USA !! 1.) 1851, 9 Kr. black on yellow in stripe of five and pair of 1 Kr. black on olive-grey on letter from ”OFFENBACH 4/8 1852” to New York. 2.) 1851, 9 Kr. black on yellow, two single stamps, 1 Kr. green and 3 Kr. light-blue on letter from ”GIESSEN 11 4 (1861)” to Philadelphia. 3.) 1859, 30 Kr. orange-red, three stamps on letter from ”MAINZ 20 JUL 1861” to New York. 4.) 1859, 30 Kr. orange-red, 1862, 9 Kr. brown (left side cut) and pair of 1866, 1 Kr. green, wide size rouletted on letter from ”FRANKFURT A.M. 25/3 (1867)” to Homestead, Iova, USA. 5.) 1859, 30 Kr. orange-red, and 1865, pair 1 Kr. green, 3 Kr. red and 6 Kr. blue, all small size rouletted on letter from ”BINGEN 26 3 (1867)” to to New York The Michel cat. No. were: 10(5),7(2) / 10(2),20,21 / 25(3) / 25,41(2),42,43 / 25, 34, 51(2) Covers mostly in fresh and very fine condition, nearly all imperforated stamps with wide margins, only one of all 30 Kr. with small margins, each of this letters is a scarce exhibition item! (T)
