Iraq: 1866, Baghdad to Vienna, very attractive folded letter datelined Bagdad 7.8 bearing Austria 1864 2kr yellow and 3kr green, centrally struck by oval TRIEST 16/9 * II. Letter conveyed by private courier from Baghdad to Beirut and onward to Triest where it was forwarded by Cloetta & Schwarz with oval forwarding cachet on back together with Vienna arrival 17.IX and delivery office Wieden in Wien 18.9 1866.
A most attractive letter sent by private courier from Bagdhad via Damaskus, Beirut, and Triest where the letter was franked and forwarded by a local agent. Restored address panel with some paper splitting stemming from ink corrosion. With certificate Ferchenbauer (2006) noting “Es handelt sich um ein wirkungsvolles rel. PRACHTSTUCK! dieses extrem seltenen Beleges.”
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