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War against Denmark 1864 (14 Feb): Arms definitives, 1864 15 kr. brown perf. 9½ on front in mixed franking with 1863 10 kr. blue perf. 14 on reverse, both fresh colour, 10 kr. good perf., sign. Ferchenbauer (15 kr. with refurbished tear and wear), both tied by crisp "K.K.FELDPOST Nr. 1" cds's (Müller no. 3451 = 600 resp. 400 Punkte) with "RECOM:" alongside to registered envelope (opened roughly on two sides), sent to Währing nearby Vienna with arrival datestamp (17/2) on reverse. An extremely rare Fieldpost cover dispatched during the war of Austria and Prussia against Denmark at the F.P.O. at Kolding. The war commenced at 1 February 1864 and until 20 May 1864 the rates of the German-Austrian Postal Union had been valid, thereafter postal franchise came into force. Due to the short duration of this regulation of less then four months only few franked covers from the War against Denmark are known. A great item for the collector of Austrian Fieldpost and Austrian postal history in general. Cert. Kimmel (2004).
