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Lot# 1537 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 1537 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 22+29/I
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    1869: No Beard 15 b. bright red, a fine used example in combination with 1871 With Beard on 1872 cover from Bacau to Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, each neatly tied by rare BACAU / POSTA Railway Station datestamps (29/2) in black (Kiriac fig. 1097) with framed 'P.D.' below. Revers with 'Itzcani' transit cds (March 2), 'Breslau / Kattowitz' TPO and fine 'Strassburg i. Elsass' arrival datestamp (March 6). Central file fold well away from the adhesives, a very rare destination (probably unique in the classic period) to the newly occupied Alsace and a most unusual mixed issue franking.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF