Lot 50260 – 1872 (Nov 22) to Braila franked 10b blue, Paris issue, perforated days before the expiration of the DDSG agreement

1872 (Nov 22) Cover to Braila franked with 10b blue, Paris issue, perforated 14: 13 1/2, tied by large double circle Calafat in blue, addressed to the Faranga brothers, endorsed “Cu Vaporu” (by Steamboat) and delivered by a Danube steamer as an exception from the regular overland postage; the cover is one of the latest recorded dates for the DDSG postal arrangement; while the Paris issue was first introduced in October 1872, the letter was sent on the 22nd November 1872, days before the expiration of the DDSG agreement; exceptional postal history item; signed Heimbüchler; ex Heimbüchler.