Lot no. 1747

5 c. brown and 10 c. green, tied to letter sheet 1858, to Saxony; since no special route was endorsed on the envelope, the cover was transported by 'Prussian closed mail', although for this route the postage was lacking 5 c. Since part-paid letters were not allowed, the addressee in Germany was charged "13" ngr. (23 c. + 2 ngr. inland fee); an interesting letter