1873, High Rate Berlin City Mail . a striking combination of Eagle with Large Shield stamps: a horizontal pair of 5 Gr. ochre-brown (Mi. 22, Sc. 20), a horizontal pair of 2 Gr. blue (Mi. 20, Sc. 18), and a ½ Gr. orange (Mi. 18, Sc. 16), all canceled with multiple strikes of the "Berlin Post-Exped. 12 6 73" circular date stamp. The cover is handmarked twice: once with the weight of "132 gr." and again with the corresponding postage rate of "14 1/2 gr." for that weight. Additionally, the cover bears two consecutively numbered labels, "Aus Berlin, Post-Exped. 13," and a handmark stating, "Dieses Paket enthält ... Akzisen," indicating the package contained goods subject to excise or duty.