1900, from Durban, Natal to Vienna, Austria, envelope franked with
1d red Queen Victoria issue of Natal, tied by DURBAN 28 AP 1900
cds,
1900, from Durban, Natal to Vienna, Austria, envelope franked with
1d red Queen Victoria issue of Natal, tied by DURBAN 28 AP 1900
cds, underfranked for international transmission and struck with
Natal 15c in circle due marking, taxed on arrival with combination
franking of 10h and 20h brown Austrian postage due stamps, tied by
blue WIEN 1/1 BESTELLT 21.5.00 9–10½ V cds (vormittags), original
address incomplete, triggering attachment of two official
Bestell-Notizzettel dated 1900 with handwritten delivery
clarification, routing remarks and crayon notations, final delivery
rerouted to Kandlgasse 23, Vienna, reverse with WIEN 6/1 56
BESTELLT 22.5.00 7–8½ N (nachmittags) and WIEN 7/1 60 BESTELLT
23.5.00 10 V (vormittags) backstamps documenting internal
distribution attempts, exceptional example of underpaid British
colonial mail subject to full Austrian postage due and redelivery
protocol, a rare and richly marked cover illustrating bureaucratic
precision in the Dual Monarchy’s postal system, ex Kugel, XF!
Estimate 600€.
