Lot 81139 – Rural Mail: 18b red, a superb marginal stamp with

Rural Mail: 18b red, a superb marginal stamp with large margins and fresh colour, type 5 of the transfer block, cancelled with the rare rural postmark DIST TELEORMAN * PL.TIRGULUI 6/3 (1870), on large part of cover (missing part of the reverse) sent to Turnu Magurele, arrival on reverse on the same day. The cover is endorsed at top « De la comuna Butculesti » (« From the village of Butculesti »). The item is in fine/very fine condition. Not many classic franked items of rural post have survived, rare. Signed Pascanu, cert. Cherata (2024).