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Die Sammlung Ing. Pietro Provera (Teil 1)
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Losnr. : 5446 Indien
1862 (Dec 22): Unpaid cover from Calcutta to St. Petersburg, endorsed with "VIA SUEZ & FRANCE" handstamp in blue, duplex '1' and "CALCUTTA INDIA UNPAID DE 22 62" datestamp on base as well French entry "POSS. ANG. V. SUEZ 25 JANV. 63 MARSEILLE" cds in red and rare "F. / 38" postal treaty handstamp in black alongside. reverse shows part strike of Aachen transit cds in red. Taxed upon arrival, a scarce and most attractive cover.rnNote: The cover was addressed to Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), who was in 1862 a very wealthy merchant of German origin in St. Petersburg who has made a fortune during the Crimean War. In 1864 he left this business learned the classical languages of the Mediterranean - it is told that he learned Turkish during a three week long visitit in Constantinople. He became a pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. His work lent weight to the idea that Homer's Iliad reflects historical events.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 5447 Indien
1855 (March): Native Entire letter within the Madras Presidency bearing 1854 ½ a. blue, a fresh and fine adhesive with fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by dotted grid, reverse with "TANJORE / MANARGOODY / TALOOK TAPPA" datestamp in bright red with handwritten ".0 3 55". Signed A. Diena.rnProvenance: 107. Corinphila sale (Sept. 1998), lot 5048.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 1.500 CHFLosnr. : 5448 Indien
Second Anglo-Afghan War 1880 (June 10): Envelope with full content from Cabul to London, dated inside "Cabul June 10" and endorsed "Via Brindisi" bearing 1865 ½ a. blue and 1878 4 a. blue-green tied by mute grill onliterator. Reverse with KABUL despatch cds (June 14), Bombay transit (June 23) and London arrival cds's (July 16, 1880). A fresh and most interesting item describing military action and political negotiations with Abdur Rahman in this last period of the war.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 5449 Indien
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