Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa, Europe A –Z, Collections & Accumulations - Day 4

Soldi and Kreuzer Mixed Franking 1867: Austria 10 kr. blue used in combination with Levant 2 s. orange-yellow and 3 s. green on 1871 cover from Constantinople to Vienna endorsed "Via Varna" at top in manuscript and "Franco" within sender's blue cachet at base, tied by two fine strikes of framed "LETTERE ARIVATE / PER MARE / VARNA" datestamp (Oct 7) in black. Reverse with Vienna arrival cds (Oct 14) in black. Illustrated in "Österreich-Ungarn, 125 Jahre Ausgabe 1867" by Puschmann, König & Schindler on page 187. An outstanding cover of great philatelic importance in wonderful fresh quality. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2005).rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Linz, Mercury, New York, 31 Oct 1961, lot 1723.