By: Corinphila Auction AG
lot # 7008 - österreich post i.d. levante vorphilatelie
Austrian Lloyd P.O. in Beirut 1855 (May 7): Entire letter to the general consul of Sardinia in Alexandria, Egypt struck by perfect „AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / BERUTTI“ handstamp (Tranmer fig. 1). One backflap missing, nevertheless one of the most attractive strikes of the first Lloyd Beirut handstamp, the 'sunburst without sun'.
Provenance: Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 1893
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