Lot 1316
1869 (3/15 Sept.) folded letter from Odessa to Lugano (23.9) via Vienna (19.9), bearing 1865 1k, 5k & 20k and 1866 3k cancelled Odessa c.d.s.s, red oval "Frankirovano" and blue sender's handstamp, also backstamped Chur (21.9); trivial sealed tear at bottom, a Very Fine and attractive four-color franking. The 29k rate included 10k internal postage and 19k (30 Kr) for external. Switzerland's portion was 5 Kr and Austria's at least 5 Kr. The excess indicates that perhaps the cover was rated as double weight in Russia.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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| Realized $1,600 |
