1864, 10 cent red on folded letter sent from sub-post office Bodjonegoro, via Toeban 26.1 1866 to Soerabaya. Stamp with good to wide margins all around, tied to cover by centrally struck black framed FRANCO, manuscript “Franco” written above stamp. Letter datelined Soemengko 25.1 1866 and brought to the Bodjonegoro sub-post office where the red line mark (33 mm) was applied to the front; transit Toeban with datestamp applied. Soerabaija arrival 27.1 1866 on back. On front is a blue oval “Ngoempak/Malo/Bodjonegoro” of the Malo tobacco company in the district of Ngoempak, department of Bodjonegoro. Very fine complete folded commercial letter with full preserved content.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY INTERESTING AND RARE USAGE OF THE FIRST ISSUE FROM THE BODJONEGORO SUB-POST OFFICE, WITH THE LINE MARKING APPLIED TO THE FRONT; THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS KNOWN TO US.
Contrary to regulations, the BODJONEGORO line marking was struck on front, instead of the back (as stipulated in Staatsbladen 1864 no 5 art. 72). On the back is a manuscript tax marking “90”, which is difficult to explain; at this time, the cost for a letter to the Netherlands via Marseille was 90 cent. If the letter was re-directed to the Netherlands, this was not noted anywhere.
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