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Switzerland to United States
 

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., Bern, Switzerland April 8, 1834 postmark on folded letter to Bucyrus, Ohio, prepaid 36 kreuzer (marked on reverse) for carriage to Le Havre and with two line "A.E.J.F." handstamp (Affranchie Etrangere Jusque Frontiere, only paid to foreign border), "Franco Havre" in manuscript and "P.P." (Paid to Port) handstamp, boxed "Susse Par Delle" handstamp, carried by ship Poland that departed Havre on April 16, entered the U.S. mails with "New York Ship May 19" postmark and manuscript "27" ship rate (25c distance + 2 cent ship fee)

stock #S119

Switzerland, via French forwarder, to U.S., Horgen, Switzerland October 23, 1837 postmark on folded letter to a Havre forwarder, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prepaid 74 Zurich rappen endorsed on reverse, red "I / A.E.D." (Affranchie Etrangere jusqu'e Destination) oval handstamp of Hueningen exchange office, Havre forwarding agent Che Armd. Delessert et Co Delaro applied their backstamp and re-addressed to Philadelphia, carried onboard of the French merchant vessel Burgundy to New York where it entered the U.S. mails with their "New York Ship Dec 12" postmark and 14 1/2 cent ship rate (12 1/2 cent distance rate plus 2c ship fee) due

stock #S120

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., Geneva, Switzerland August 1, 1839 postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, sender paid 9 decimes, by for carriage by private ship, black "P.P." in circle, red "A.E.D." handstamps, Havre Maritime Bureau backstamp, enter U.S. mails with "New York Ship Sep 16" entry and manuscript 14 1/2 cents rate (12 1/2 cents distance + 2c ship fee)

stock #S121T

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., Zurich December 23, 1844 postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, prepaid 114 rappen (or 42 kreuzer for double weight) on reverse, "P.P." handstamp, red boxed "I / A.E.J.F." handstamp, red "Suisse Belfort" French entry and Huningue transit backstamps, entered U.S. mails with New York Ship Feb 14 entry and double rate postage (2c ship fee plus double 12 1/2 cents distance postage) due

stock #S121B

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., St. Gallen June 12, 1846 postmark on folded letter to Reading, Pennsylvania, prepaid to Le Havre with the rare "P" boxed handstamp of Zurich, entered U.S. mails with "New York Ship Jul 31 7 cts" due postmark, ex Hans Sieber

stock #S122

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., Geneva June 15, 1848 postmark on folded letter to Boston, letter endorsed "Batiments du Commerce" (by Commercial Ships), prepaid at Geneva with 6 Geneva Decimes representing payment to Havre and ship fee, red "PD" in circle handstamp, treated under the rate position "par Ies ports de France et par Ies paquetbots du commerce"  clause of Geneva - Francc Postal Treaty 1845, entered U.S. mails with "New York Ship Aug 3 7 cts" due postmark, ex Hans Sieber

stock #S123T

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., November 14, 1848 folded letter from Fruigen to North Georgetown, Ohio, posted during Cantonal Transition Period for mail between Bern and France, prepaid 50 Rappen cash with P.P. handstamp, Bade Strasburg transit postmark, carried by private ship and entered U.S. mails with New York Ship January 21 postmark as a ship rate due 12 cents

stock #S131

Switzerland, via France, to U.S., Thun October 1, 1851 postmark on folded letter to Georgetown, Ohio, prepaid to Le Havre with 50 Rappen marked on reverse and with the rare "P." cancel which was only in use for a short period of time before being replaced by the more common "PP" (Paid to Port) cancel, entered U.S. mails with "New York Ship Nov 10" 7 cts due entry

stock #S124

Switzerland, via France and Havre Line steamer, to US., February 7, 1855 Zurich postmark and "PP" on re-backed cover front only to New York, rare 65 rappen rate for carriage by American Packet, prepaid with 40 rp, 15 rp and 10 rp Strubels, red French entry, carried by New York and Havre Steam Navigation Company Line steamer St. Louis, "N. York Am Pkt 20" exchange of March 1, 1855 with 20c due

stock #S132

Switzerland, via British forwarder, to U.S., Geneva September 10 1840 postmark on folded letter to Baring Brothers, London, prepaid 22 decimes, boxed "PD" handstamp of Geneva, Paris transit backstamp, 10 pence due in England, re-mailed by forwarder with London Paid September 18 1840 datestamp and 1/- packet rate, red scroll "Ship 6" of Boston for postage due in port of entry, the only recorded letter from this period with this routing

stock #S125

Switzerland, via British packet, to U.S., Fribourg December 1, 1849 postmark on folded letter to New York, manuscript "38" kreuzer on reverse, Berne transit and red "P." and "P.D." handstamps, mail from Fribourg was treated under the Berne Cantonal Treaty, "London Paid Dec 5 1849" transit, carried by Cunard steamer Cambria to Boston and with their exchange office entry datestamp and "5" due

stock #S126

Switzerland, via London forwarder and British packet, to U.S., Basel June 20, 1854 postmark on folded cover to Brown, Shipley, Liverpool (forwarders) and then to Philadelphia, not prepaid and marked "8/2" at top left  (indicative of 8 gram and therefore subject to the second weight in Switzerland), red French transit, London and Liverpool transit backstamps, "19 cents" debit handstamp, carried by Cunard steamer America to Boston arriving July 7, 1854, letter down-streamed and processed at Philadelphia with their "Br Pkt 24" due exchange datestamp, ex Hans Sieber

stock #S127

Switzerland, via British packet, to U.S., cover prepaid 50 rappen for conveyance by French ship but sent instead via British Packet, Switzerland 1854 issue 40 rp pale yellow green Munich Print (Zumstein #26Aa) and 10 rp blue Munich Print (Zumstein #23A) tied, Yverdon November 18, 1855  origin postmark, "P.D." handstamp, French transit backstamps, sent in closed mail bag through England and carried by Cunard steamer America to Boston, their December 6 exchange office datestamp with "5" due for British open mail rate, the letter should have required 130 Rappen for carriage via England but was marked in Switzerland in error, with P.D., Moser 1977 cert ex Hans Sieber

stock #S129T

Switzerland, via British packet, to U.S., re-backed cover front used to New York, prepaid 180 rappen for triple rate (rate period 12.15.1854 to 12.31.1856), 20 rp orange single (Zumstein #25Bb) and four copies 40 rp bright yellow green (Zumstein #A6A) blue St. Imier April 2, 1855 postmark, matching grid cancels and boxe "P.D." handstamp, carried by Cunard steamer Africa to Boston and with their exchange office datestamp with "5" due rate at top, 1998 Renggli certificate, ex Ruiz

stock #S129B

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