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Lot 20019 – 1861 (8.9) Ticket (Blanket): Long decorative pre-printed

1861 (8.9) Ticket (Blanket): Long decorative pre-printed
Lot 20019 – 1861 (8.9) Ticket (Blanket): Long decorative pre-printed
Romania » Postal History » Principality of Moldavia
Price realised
220 EUR
Estimate
80 – 120 EUR
Auction date
Wed 5 Jun 2019 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1861 (8.9) Post Ticket (Post Blanket) Long, decorative pre-printed form with the coat of arms of Moldavia atop and “Galatz Station” in manuscript, ordering to the post captains of the Main Route (Drumul Mare) to release two horses to Mr. Neculai Tascola for travel to Vadeni. It bears a large circular seal ornated with the coat of arms of The United Principalities and reading “UNITED PRINCIPALITIES OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF MOLDAVIA”. On the reverse the document bears the names and the signatures and dates of all the post captains on the route – very fine, attractive and scarce

Note: full translation of the document may be viewed on line.

Coat of Arms of Moldavia

POST TICKET 23 (manuscript)

Post captains of the “Drumul Mare” shall release two horses to Mr. Neculai Tascola only up to Vadeni, with the

horse payment to be calculated at the Treasury rate of 90 parale, per horse per hour to be received from the

passenger; for the post districts I, II, IV and V, and for the post district III, 60 each, in addition to the payment of ten

parale per horse per hour owed to the state and which was received at the release of this ticket in the sum of

(blank) lei (blank) parale again Treasury

rate.

Director of the Posts of Moldavia (signature) Bureau Chief

(signature)

Black, round stamp (United Principalities of Moldavia and Walachia Finance Department of Moldavia)

Post Bureau Galatzi

No. 5023

Month of September, day 8 year 861

PE REVERS:

March-Route

From Galatz to Vadeni only

Post Distance from one station Number of Payment Confirmation of receipt of

funds

Name to another in hours Horses Lei Par. and passage through

stations

Galatz 1 hour 2 4 20 Payment for two horses was

Vadeni received to Vadeni only.

only (signature) Alecu 861 Sept 8.

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