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Lot# 1753 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 1753 Austria

    Second Schleswig War with Denmark - Austrian Navy 1864 (Oct 5): Cover from Cuxhaven endorsed "pr. Consular Agentur" addressed to "K.K. Kriegs Commissariat, an bord S.M. Linienschiff Kaiser" (on board Battleship Kaiser) in Port at Cuxhaven, struck on reverse with Crowned Eagle oval cachet "K.K. CONSULAR AGENTUR / CUXHAVEN" in blue. At Prussia's request, the Danish Navy blockaded Hamburg. A rare surviving cover from this Campaign.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF