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Lot 10257 – 1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odes

1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odes
1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odes
1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odes
1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odes
Lot 10257 – 1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odes
Russia » Ship Mail » Ship Mail in the Black Sea
Prix réalisé
2’600 EUR
Estimation
1’500 EUR
Date de vente
sam. 3 déc. 2016 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1841 Wrapper from Rome to the Papal Consul in Odessa, conveyed from Constantinople by ship of the Russian Black Sea Steamship Co. with oval « CONSTANTINOPLE / PAR PYROSCAPHE » cachet with ms « 52 » indicating the number in the ship’s register, disinfected on arrival with boxed « CLEANED IN THE ODESSA QUARANTINE » ds on reverse, minor toning, extremely rare, one of only three known covers from the Black Sea Steamship Co. (1830-43) outside of Russian archives The Black Sea Steamship Co. was founded in 1830 with the approval of Tsar Nicholas I to provide a service between Odessa and Constantinople including the carriage of mail

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