CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 7

Bulgaria, Austrian Lloyd P.O. in Varna 1871 (July 19): Cover from Constantinople to Manchester, bearing 1867 coarse whiskers 25 s. grey-lilac, a fine adhesive, tied by a single strike of "LETTERE ARRIVATE / PER MARE / VARNA / 19 / 7 / 71" datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 115). Framed "P.D." handstamp in red alongside. Reverse with MANCHESTER arrival (July 25) cds. '8' kreuzer credit to the United Kingdom in red crayon, minor staining, a desirable entire, cert. Ferchenbauer (1993) Ferchenbauer = € 2'000.rnNote: Since July 1870, the rate to the United Kingdom was 10 s. for the Levant, 5 s. for Austria and 8 s. for Great Britain, in total 23 soldi. The present cover is overfranked by two soldi, a failure which seemed to be usual in the Zehnder company in Constantinople, compare Ferchenbauer vol. IV on page 593.