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Lot# 1294 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 1294 French Levant

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    Jaffa 1855 (April 16): Envelope from Jerusalem via Latakia to Castres sur l'Agout, France, struck with straight-line "Jerusalem. 16.Avril.1855" handstamp in blue, with cogwheel "JAFFA SYRIE 17 AVRIL 55" cds (Pothion = 23 points) and framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE" handstamp in red alongside, reverse with "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 19 AVRIL 55" and Marseille transit cds's as well as Castres sur l'Agout arrival (May 2) cds. Cover slightly soiled, but a very interesting cover full of postal history content from the Holyland.rnNote: The origin of the blue datestamp is not entirely clear. It could have been applied at the Austrian post office in Jerusalem which was opened at about 1852, in 1855 it used for the first time the Gerusaleme sunburst handstamp described in Tranmer, however all the cancellers show the Italian city of the name up to the 1890s. The French consular post office, on the other side used the Jerusalem cross / Croix potencée since 1852.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF