Poerworedjo. 1868, 10 cent red on folded letter sent from sub-post office Ambal, via Poerworedjo to Soerabaija, tied to envelope by the framed FRANCO and Poerworedjo half-round franco cancel 15.10 1871, latest recorded date, with an additional strike on the front, also manuscript “franco” underneath the stamp. Red line marking AMBAL (23 mm) on back. Complete entire letter with stamp in perfect condition obliterated by very clear postmarks; opens up well to show the Ambal mark on reverse.
ONE OF TWO KNOWN LETTERS FROM SUB-POST OFFICE AMBAL. ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE LINE MARKINGS IN COMBINATION WITH THE POERWOREDJO HALF-ROUND FRANCO OF LATEST KNOWN USE.
The village of Ambal is on the Java south coast 30 km southwest of Poerworedjo, Central Java; a sub-post office opened in 1864 and operated until 1873. The Ambal line marking is listed in Bulterman, Langstempels, RRR. The other letter with Ambal line stamp is dated 14.4 1869, ex Bulterman collection, NPV, Sep. 2018, lot 5413 (1850 eur hammer).
Provenance: Van Dieten, Voerman Collection, Jan. 1995, lot 230.
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