Lot 20057 – 1868 Printed matter entire letter from Vienna to Bombay, sent via Trieste with GB 3d applied in Egypt

1868 Printed matter entire letter from Vienna to Bombay, India franked on despatch with Austria 1867 3 kr. pale green in a horizontal strip of three (Michel 36) cancelled by “Wien” despatch cds’s (May 9) in black. Triest oval transit on reverse (May 10) and thence to Alexandria where Great Britain 1867-73 3d rose pl. 4 was applied for onward transmission tied by “BO1” obliterator and ´Alexandria´ cds (May 22) in black. Bombay arrival datestamps (June 5) in black on front and back. The entire mentions an enclosure with the Investment Prospectus. Some smaller splits on folds of no importance, very fine. An extraordinary item of great rarity, with the combination of a via Triest-Alexandria mixed franking on a printed matter being unique.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2020).

Provenance: Collection Cicurel (Harmers London, 19-21 June 1961, lot 725); Collection André Bollen (Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1983, lot 212).