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  • Lot# : 3863 Austrian Levant

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    Romania; Hungarian postal administration in the Principalities 1868 (Jan 11): Unpaid entire letter from Focșani to Paris, struck with "FOKSCHAN 11 / 1" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 738) in black, light French entry cds in blue and "A." postal treaty handstamp in black. Reverse with JASSY (Jan 16) and WIEN (Jan 20) transit cds. A most interesting item from this elusive office.rnNote: Between May 1867 and March 1869, six post offices, among them Focșani were administered by the Hungarian ministry of trade. From 1867 the first Hungarian stamp issue came into use in these offices. In Focșani, however prepaid covers are not existing at all, only a few pieces with adhesives are known to exist. Also unpaid entires like the present one are of great rarity due to small amount of mail from this office.rnReference: An entire letter from this Rothschild correspondence is displayed and described in Nagy - The Hungarian Post in the Danube Principalities 1867 - 1869 on page 112.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF