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Lot# 3093 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 3093 Romania

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    1859: Registered entire letter to Galatz carrying valuables (endorsed as travelling with 355 gold coins at left with return receipt requested) struck with "JASSY / MOLDOVA" circular datestamp (June 9) and rare usage of framed Cyrillic "FRANCO" and "RECEPISSE" registration handstamp all in blue (Kiriac figs. 292+216). Charged "33 Lei" in manuscript at upper right (old Lei = 1'320 parale). Two insignificant file folds, a wonderful and extremely rare entire. Ex collection Sassower.rnrnNote: The Cyrillc framed "FRANCO" handstamp was reintroduced for just this purpose, this being the earliest recorded use of the second phase of the handstamp after re-introduction of adhesive stamps. This cover illustrated in Kiriac Dragomir "Stampilografie Postala" on page 74 and further discussed and illustrated in "The London Philatelist" of March-April 1980 (Volume 89, no. 1047-1048) in an article by Gabby Sassower on pages 51.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF