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Lot# 7602 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 7602 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/II
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    Largest regional expansion 1879 (July 15): Cover from Plovdiv to Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina, then under Austrian occupation, franked with 1874 fine whiskers 10 s. blue, tied by crisp "FILIPOPOLI 15/7" cds in black (Tchilingirian fig. 868). Reverse with Constantinopoli, Szeged and Brood transit cds's and "ETAPPEN-POSTAMT No XXXI 23/7 79" Fieldpost arrival cds. Opening tear on reverse of envelope, but a rare usage of the fine printing to an unusual destination, illustrated in 'Die österreichische Post in der Levante' on page 305. Signed Colla and Ferchenbauer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140, May 2004, lot 788.rnNote: 10 soldi UPU rate from Plovdiv in Eastern Roumelia, after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/78 and the peace treaty of Berlin, an autonomous province in the Ottoman Empire under a Christian ruler. Interestingly all mail from Eastern Roumelia had first to go to Constantinople, even if directed to the west.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold