Lot 20053 – TURNU SEVERIN: 1839 (4.5) Hand-written Cyrillic postal
TURNU SEVERIN: 1839 (4.5) Hand-written Cyrillic postal document detailing the receipt of various private mail distributed through the Turnu Severin quarantine station and signed by the Director of the station, John Strimbeanu, bearing 1838 type negative black seal of the TURNU SEVERIN quarantine station (Dragomir type K38 – 8R; see # 3 on page 38), a superb strike and extremely rare in this condition
Note: full translation of the document may be viewed on line
Back:
S-au afumat la carantina noul Severin
Direc(tor) ………………
Front:
A package with No. 11, 12, …
Which came to Bucharest for Mr. Consul Vascetco who is in our country,
we welcomed him through the honorable management of the New (Turnu)
Severin quarantine which will without delay direct (him) to the address to
which end we issued this receipt on February 28, 1839
I Gorghi coachman (chirigiul) Sent for the captain of ….. in Craiova
I Sandu coachman (chirigiul)
I Iovan Serbu confirm (the above)
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