U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1893 cover to Augsburg, Germany, franked with Russian 14k carmine & blue, originating on a Russian Ship and posted on a Japanese ship "Satsuma Maru", endorsed "Via Fusan" (Korea), canceled "I.J.P.O. Gensan/ 23 VII 1893/Meiji 26", with small triangular framed "GEN./SHIP" ("GEN" for Gensan) applied on reverse, transmitted via Nagasaki (27 VIII and 30 VIII) and Yokohama (2 IX), with Augsburg (9.10.93) arrival pmk on back. Markings with the word "Ship" were used by some countries between 1891 (when the U.P.U. Congress at Vienna authorized the cancelation of ship letters with the datestamp of the port of arrival) and 1894, when the word "Paquebot" came into use to denote mail posted on board ship. A fascinating cover, with 1991 Mikulski certificate, ex-Casey
Estimate: $1500