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Lot# 3029 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 3029 Austrian Navy and Shipmail

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    Austrian Levant Shipmail, Origin Markings for Ship letters 1866 (Sept 11): Entire letter from Alexandria to Tannwald, Bohemia, bearing 1863 Arms 15 s. brown perf. 9½ (Sassone 45L), a fine and fresh vertical pair (two perfs slightly blunted at the entire's edge), cancelled upon transit in Trieste by two-line "COL VAPORE / D'ALESSANDRIA" handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 82). Later transit strikes on reverse of oval TRIEST datestamp and REICHENBERG cds as well as TANNWALD (Sept 20) arrival cds. Horizontal file fold well away from the franking not distracting at all from this interesting item from a cotton dealer in Alexandria to a spinning mill in Bohemia, with 15 soldi for the Lloyd shipmail to Trieste and 15 soldi for the GAPU, signed E. Diena & Raybaudi.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 440.00 CHF