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Danube c. 1850, disinfected pre-stamp letter from Galatz to Genoa, front
Lot PAP-162 · Postal history · c. 1850

Danube c. 1850, disinfected pre-stamp letter from Galatz to Genoa

Entire letter with two-line GALLATZ handstamp to Genoa, slit with a rastel for disinfection against plague and cholera.

  • Condition R & F
  • Rarity R
  • Estimate €90–140
Price€1508 watching

€159.00 total to pay: €150 item, €6.50 buyer protection, €2.50 insured shipping to Greece.

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Syros EphemeraGR · private seller · 1 sale · since 2013View shop

About this lot

Source · Seller

Entire letter with two-line GALLATZ handstamp to Genoa, slit with a rastel for disinfection against plague and cholera.

  1. Grade: R & FSeller

Details

Room
Paper · Postal history
Country / area
Moldavia
Year
c. 1850
Format
Cover
Use
Used
Cancel type
Town handstamp (pre-stamp)
Place of cancel
Galatz
Route
GALLATZ → Lazaretto → Genova
Condition
R & F
Rarity
R
Lot number
PAP-162

Route

3 marks · ≈ 1,506 km

GALLATZ → Lazaretto → Genova

Lines join the marks in order. The way between them is not recorded. One mark has no known place, so it is listed but not drawn. Base map: Natural Earth.
  1. 1
    Posted · GALLATZ · today Galați

    Two-line GALLATZ 21 NOV handstamp, on the front

  2. 2
    DisinfectedLazaretto

    Rastel slits across the letter, red disinfection mark, on the front

  3. 3
    ArrivedGenova · today Genoa

    Addressed to Giacomo Andrea Razeto, Genova; manuscript rate, on the front

    by sea

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