1863, from ST. PETERSBURG (Russia) dated 26 / 1 / 1863,
partial-paid cover of the second Russian and first Austrian weight
progression sent
1863, from ST. PETERSBURG (Russia) dated 26 / 1 / 1863,
partial-paid cover of the second Russian and first Austrian weight
progression sent via VIENNA and TRIESTE to Prevesa (Epirus,
formally Ottoman Empire/province Epirus, today Greece, it was not
part of Albania, ), blue oval FRANCO marking and oval FRANCO BIS
ZUR ÖST AUSGANGSGRENZE (fully franked to the Austrian incoming
border), alongside straight-line marking JNSUFFISAMENT AFFRANCHIE
and private oval framed script FRANCO in blue, manuscript postage
due 30 (NKr) for carriage by Austrian Lloyd to Prevesa (15 Nkr)
plus the Austrian-German local rate (15 Nkr), reverse shows
departure postmark of ST. PETERSBURG and transit marks from VIENNA
and TRIESTE, the voyage was part of a regular weekly Adriatic line
Trieste–Spalato–Cattaro–Durazzo–Corfu–St. Maura/Lefkada (today
Lefkada), mail likely transferred at Corfu onto a coastal Lloyd
steamer to Prevesa, although transfer at Lefkas cannot be entirely
excluded depending on the sailing schedule, unusual and interesting
postal routing and franking on the steamer route from Triest to
Alexandria passing by Prevesa, very fresh and desirable unique
entire, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 3.000€.
