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Lot# 2976 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 2976 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22
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    Galatz 1864: Arms 10 s. blue, perf. 9½, two single examples and a vertical pair used on 1867 cover from Galatz to Montpellier, France via Strasbourg endorsed "via Vienne and Paris"; the adhesives initially cancelled by pen crosses (2) and the pair with manuscript "Galatz 14/5" cancellation in ink. Cancelled again in transit in Vienna with circular "1" obliterators in black. Reverse with Montpellier arrival (May 21). Slight acid ink fault on obverse but a magnificent and early usage. Rare and believed unique. Signed Ferchenbauer.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold