Schleswig-Holstein

Local letter sent from Moltrup-Bjerning to Hadersleben 20. June 1866 and franked with 1/2 Sch. HERZOGTH-SCHLESWIG green tied by Prussian 1-ring. Local letters are scarce and this letter in an outstanding quality.

Letter from Altona 9 October 1810 to Troyes, France. Prepaid, stamped at the 'Kaiserlich Königlich Französisches Haupt-Postmamt' 'P.P.R.4. / HAMBOURG.' and straightline mark 'P.P.P.P.' (Port Payé Passe Paris) both in red.

Letter originating Stettin 22 July 1746 to Bordeaux, France. Forwarder ‘Hamburg d. 29 July 1746, pr. Addresse Johan Christian Crimmel’. Postmarked T&T ‘D ALLEMAGNE’ Type IIb 38,5 x 4 mm, charged ‘25’ sols Hamburg-Bordeaux due.

Prepaid letter from Lübeck 13 June 1854 to Mandal, Norway. Manuscript 'Lÿbeck 13/6 54', a manuscript I have not found in ARGE.

Letter from Cappeln 1 February 1850 via Rendsburg to Oldesloe. Stamped 1 1/2-ring 'CAPPELN 1/2 1850'. Cappeln-Rendsburg double letter (1-2 loth) 5-10 Meilen = 2x 2 Sch.Crt. (4) paid and from Rendsburg-Oldesloe 5-10 Meilen= 2x 2 Sch.Crt due by addressee (Postal rate 1.1.1849.) Amtsblatt Nr. 24 from 16.12.1849, postage to be prepaid to Rendsburg. Betweeen Denmark and Schleswig 1.9.1849 and between Holsten and Denmark/Schleswig open for mailservice open from 4 September 1849 (Cours Circulaire 25/1849).

Soldier's letter from Daugaard ved Vejle 22 July 1848 to Gavnø, pr. Næstved. On the back manuscript 'Fra Houg ved det frivillige beredne Jægercorps fra Daugg.' Red crayon across on the front, a postal control mark to check the letters in the bundle sent as Fieldpost.

Letter from Apenrade to Ottensen near Altona, January 27, 1865 franked with the 1 1/4 sch. green tied by the prussian two ring Apenrade. The stamp is perforated vertical through the stamp for which reason the stamp has been cut out of the sheet and appear vertical imperforate.

Napoleonic war. Entire Royal Service by Field Post Estafette sent from Rendsburg to Copenhagen 28 June 1811, endorsed on front “K. D. pr. F.P.E. Afsendt Lieutn Zimmermann xxx”. Endorsed “8” on front, quite unusual for this type of letters.

Napoleonic War. Urgent military letter sent from Louiseburg near Eckernförde in Schleswig to Meldorf in Holstein, endorsed “Kriegs-Sache, pr. Feldpost Estafette, über Schenefeldt”, datiert 12. December 1813.

Postal Money Order with 2 Rdl. sent from Garding to Husum 25 May 1862 with town manuscript “Garding 25/5” in red crayon, paid with 6 sk. in cash and 4 sk. paid for the form and filling, list no. 2. Town manuscript “Garding” is not recorded in the ARGE handbooks, this copy might be only recorded. Garding is located to the west of Tönning.

Letter sent from Wedel through Bahnhof Pinneberg to Segedorf in Holsten stamped with “Wedel” 1-line mark, bearing a rouletted 1_ Sch. Crt. blue “HRZGL POST FRMRK” Mi. 7, cancelled with separated duplex “170” alongside CDS “BAHNHOF PINNEBERG 8.12” (1864). Aged.

Unpaid letter from Cadiz, Spain 13 March 1807 to Copenhagen, Denmark. Postmarked red ‘CADIZ’ and list no. ‘1’. French border transit border mark ‘ESPAGNE / PAR BAYONNE’ and BGD mark Hamburg in red ‘HAMBOURG. 4 / B.G.D. 6 Avrio 1807.’ On reverse list no. ‘25’, share of postal rate ‘46’, and front ‘39’ red crayon being rate from Cadiz to Hamburg, 7 Lybske Skilling Hamburg-Copenhagen, total due 46 Lybske Skilling.

5 Kr. and 10 Kr. cancelled with oval cachet 'COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE * SLESVIG *', 5 MK green canceled 9 APR 1920 and 10 MK canceled 26 MAJ 1920.

4 SRM blue, thick letters, vertical pair with part of sheet margin, lower stamp mint never hinged.

Unpaid letter sent from Amsterdam to Delve in Holstein October 1861, with 30 sk. due by receiver. 30 sk. rate from Denmark to Holland used 15.7.1854 to 30.6.1864.

Unpaid letter sent from Ratzeburg to Mölln in Lauenburg 1 May 1845 and postmarked by “Ratzeburg” Antiqua type IIb, very early use of this postmark.

Entire local letter in Husum from the “Kaiserlich Russischen Kommandos” in Husum dated 26 December 1813.

Letter sheet from Moelln 21 April 1868 to Ratzeburg, Duchy of Lauenburg. A Prussian Ein Silb. Gr. red adhesive tied by ‘MOELLN 21/4 66 7-8N.’, has been used in payment for the letter rate, the use of Prussian stamps in Lauenburg is known and rarely seen. A small and attracive quality of the use of a foreign stamp in the Duchy of Lauenburg.

Letter sent from Christiansfeld 5 June 1864 to Fole, a few km North West of Gram. HERZOGTH.SCHLESWIG 4 Schillinge red tied by Danish 3-ring numeral ‘12’, datestamped Danish Antiqua VI ‘CHRISTIANSFELD 5/6’, backstamped transit Prussian 2-ring ‘HADERSLEBEN 6/6 64 7-8V’ and Danish cds ‘RIBE 7/6 7-9Fo.’ receiving cds before being sent to Fole, on the road to Gram, nearer Gram than Ribe.

Wrapper band sent from Hadersleben 7 July 1864 to Bergedorf, Hamburg. Herzogth.Schleswig 1¼ Schilling green tied by Danish 3-ring numeral ‘23’ Haderslev with half-ring cds ‘BREGEDORF 8.7’. The letter rate for wrapper band until 4 lod was 1¼ Sch.Ct., a very rare wrapperband sent from Sønderjylland in superb quality.

Lettersheet Sonderburg 27 November 1865 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 2 Schilling HERZOGTH-SCHLESWIG grey-ultramarine cancelled with Prussian two-ring 'SONDERBURG 27/11 65 4-5N'. Backstamped 'HADERSLEBEN 28/11 65', 'KOLDING 28/11' and 'KIØBENHAVN 29/11'. The rate to Denmark after 1.8.1865 was 2 Sch. Blue ink cross under the stamp noting that postage was paid in cash to a rural mail carrier.