Amboina. 1870, 10 cent brown and 50 cent red on attractive little envelope sent to Florence; stamps perfectly obliterated by centrally struck Amboina half-round franco cancel 5.12 1872 with an additional strike on the front. On back are circular Ligne P Paq. Fr. No 1 5.1 1873 (Salles I.965) and Firenze 7.2 1873 arrival. Stamps and postmarks in immaculate condition, envelope roughly opened at top with a few short tears. Extremely rare pre-UPU letter to Italy.
A GREAT RARITY OF THE HALF-ROUND FRANCO POSTMARK ON 1870 ISSUE. THREE LETTERS KNOWN FROM AMBOINA. A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITION ITEM SENT TO A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY IN FLORENCE.
About three letters are known from the Luigi Tanari correspondence, sent to a member of the upper house of the Italian Parliament in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence during the period of the Italian monarchy. All letters are roughly opened at top and this one is the finest of these.
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