Losnr. 1723 - 250.-256. Auktion
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Losnr. : 1723 Rumänien
1870 (March 14): Letter sheet from Oltenitza to Syros, franked by Carol 'without beard' 50 b. blue & red, in vivid colour with good margins on three sides, shaved at base, tied by crisp and rare ".OLTENITZA DIST. ILFOVU" rural cds in blue (Kiriac fig. 885), straight line OLTENITZA of the telegraphic P.O. at the Danube port in blue and framed "P.D." alongside. The front shows an Austrian "P.P." which corrected the erroneously applied PD. Reverse with Austrian CONSTANTINOPEL and Constantinople Lloyd transit (March 20) as well as Syros arrival (March 15) cds's. Upon arrival, the cover was taxed with '20' lepta in blue crayon and a left marginal Large Hermes Head 20 lepta blue showing variety 'inverted 0' (Karamitsos 27 Nb) with ample to large margins was added and tied by the same datestamp. A very attractive cover full of character, a very rare mixed franking of Romanian and Greek stamps. Signed Tseriotis.rnProvenance: Ex collection Binos.Ausruf : 3.000 CHFZuschlag : 14.000 CHF