Los 8185
1864: Cover from Lindau to Manila, Philippines endorsed 'Overland Mail via Trieste' franked by 1862 1 kr. yellow-orange in a horizontal pair used with 18 kr. bright red, single and horizontal pair tied by '289' numeral handstamps in black; with half round 'Lindau' despatch at right (July 27). The cover with Vienna transits (July 29 and Aug 10), thence to Triest (Aug 12) and struck there with '15/52' handstamp in black (15 kr. Triest to Alexandria) and British Post Office in Alexandria with red datestamp (Aug 18). Hong Kong transit cds (Sept 17) in blue and charged '2' (reales) due on receipt in Manila (Sept 22). The 1 kreuzer originally folded over the edge at base of the cover, the stamps and the envelope with imperfections but of good colour, envelope now opened out and strengthened in the folds to prevent further damage (illustration of the reverse digitally re-joined); the only Bavarian 'Square Issue' cover to the Philippines recorded by the Köhler card index register to date. Cert. Brettl (1984).
