Lot 40132 – 1794 Folded cover from Pforzheim to Lorraine with very rare “C.S” censorship

Stamp of German States » Baden 1794 Folded cover from Pforzheim to Lorraine with very rare "C.S" censorship

Lot 40132 – 1794 Folded cover from Pforzheim to Lorraine with very rare “C.S” censorship

German States » Baden
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
500 – 750 EUR
Auction date
Wed 15 Dec 2021 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1794 Folded cover from Pforzheim to Blamont (Lorraine, France), with “DE PRORZHEIM” straight line vertically struck at left, “D’Allemagne” in Italic & “D’ALLEMAGNE” postmarks also on front, reverse showing very rare “C.S” circle handstamp (“Contrôle Strassbourg”) censorship cachet (mentioned in the Henri Gachot and the Senechal handbooks), with accompanying rest of red wax seal at right by the censor; only 16 censored covers were recorded by Spal in 2002, this being the only recorded from Baden exhibiting a “cabinet noir” censor handstamp.

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