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Lot# 1751 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 1751 Austria

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    Catalogue# : 13/II+14/II
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    War against France & Piedmont 1858: 5 kr. red and 15 kr. brown, Type II, tied to 1859 cover to Mantua, Lomabrdy endorsed "über Wien und Triest" by "Carlsbad" cds's (Aug 20), adhesives overlapping top of envelope, addressed to Colonel Count van Wimpffen of the Kulolz Infantry Regiment (31st Baon). Reverse with Prag transit (Aug 21) and Mantova arrival cds. An unusual cover mailed two months after the Battle of Solferino and a month after the Treaty of Villafranca. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold