Samarang. 1864, 10 cent red strip of three on envelope from Samarang to Benkoelen. Stamps in deep shade with very wide margins at bottom and cut close on left and top left. Attractively cancelled by two strikes of the half-round franco cancel Samarang, type I, 20.11 1868 with an additional weak strike on the cover. A rare third weight step envelope to a military person in Benkoelen on Sumatra’s west coast. Manuscript “Franco” is written underneath the stamps and “7/68” above stamps. No arrival postmark on back.
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE THIRD-WEIGHT ENVELOPE TO BENKOELEN. THE ONLY THIRD RATE DOMESTIC FULLY FRANKED LETTER KNOWN TO US.
An attractive yellow envelope sent to C.F. Engelhard, 2nd Lieutenant of the Infantry stationed in Benkoelen from the merchant J.F.D. Engelhard in Samarang whose namestamp is applied to the reverse.
Provenance: Ex Berghuijs Collection; Van Dieten 543, 1982, lot 2980 (1980 DFL hammer).
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