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red datestamp on cover to Weinsberg, Wurttemberg, cornercard for "Foreign Express and Exchange Office, PH. Croissant", red "N. York U.S. Pkt. 16 Paid Sep 9" exchange datestamp, blue "America Über Bremen Franco" and various backstamps, very fine and attractive

faint red datestamp with matching "Paid 30" (Clarke 586) on cover to Backnang, Wurttemberg, endorsed "Per Prussian Closed Mail via Liverpool", red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Oct 4" exchange datestamp, carried on Ocean Line's Washington, red boxed "Aachen 19/10 Franco", various backstamps, very fine

red exchange datestamp (Clarke 613) and straightline "Paid" on cover to Coleraine, (Northern) Ireland, carried on Cunard's Africa, rare "America Dublin Paid Mr 3 1857" handstamp, Coleraine backstamp the next day, very fine, only about five recorded examples of this handstamp 

red octagon (Clarke 528a) on March 23, 1857 folded letter to Cognac, France, endorsed "P Steamer America", scarce black boxed "GB 1F 60c" accountancy handstamp, backstamped Paris and Cognac, very fine

red integral rate datestamp without date (Clarke 633) on folded letter to Cognac, France, matching two-line "Paid 15" (Clarke 569), endorsed "per Steamer Arabia", red "Br Service" octagon, Paris and Cognac backstamps, very fine, the "Br Service" handstamp was intended for use on westbound mail and is rare on eastbound, ex-Noel and Walske