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Lot# 1709 - 202-204 Auction

  • Lot# : 1709 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 45y+46y
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    Ship Mail: Arms definitive 1 kop. orange (2) and 2 kop. green, tied by „ISMAIL BESSAR. 17 VIII 1903“ to Odessa picture postcard, sent to Tulcea Romania with arrival cds alongside (1 SEP. 03). The card shows in addition an extremely rare ship mail cachet “G.U.T.M.i.P. /Rus Dun Par / Par Bessarabets” in black which was added to mail transported by the Russian merchant fleet on the lower Danube.

    Provenance: Collection Harry von Hofmann.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold