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  • Lot# : 1433 Papal state

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    Poland 1852: 8 b. black on white (2), fresh and fine, tied by grill handstamps to 1860 reg'd cover to Warsaw, Poland with DISTRIBUZIONE DI ROMA cds (June 4) and ASSICURATA alongside. Milano and Milano-Desenzano transit as well as Warsaw arrival (June 17) cds and arrival time marking, both in red on reverse. An appealing and rare cover sent to an employee at the Polish Ministry of Finance during the short time of relative Polish autonomy at the beginning of the 1860's. After the Italian war of 1859 letters from the Papal States had to be carried via Sardinia, this cover was paid only up to the Papal border, the 8 bajocchi inland rate doubled due to registration.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF