Iraq: 1869, Baghdad to Netstal, Switzerland; folded wrapper datelined Bagdad 27 Nov. franked by pair of France 1867 Napoleon III 30c brown cancelled and tied by 5082 dotted obliterator of French post in the Levant, with circular Beyrouth/Syrie 13 Dec. 1869. Letter with manuscript endorsement “Via Beyrouth & Marseille” and oval sender’s (or forwarder’s) marking of Gabriel Asfar & Fils, Bagdad. On reverse is oval Weber & Cie, Beyrouth of the agents that conveyed the letter to French post in Beirut, together with Basel transit and Nettstal arrival 27 XII 1869. Rare letter from Baghdad via Beirut and Marseille correctly franked 60c for letter of the first weight step. Very fine, the latest of five known letters from Baghdad to Switzerland, and the only one franked at the first weight step.
Ex Magnolia, Siegel, May 2023, lot 1242, 2300 USD hammer.
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