378th Auction

NETHERLANDS - GREECE: 1853, unpaid entire letter from Amsterdam via Prussia and Trieste to Athens, taxed with a total of "140" lepta to be paid by receipient, which included 6 kreuzer dutch postage, 9 kreuzer German Postal Union share and 9 kreuzer sea postage. Several transit- and arrival marks on reverse. Certificate Puschmann (2003)

NETHERLANDS - HOLY LAND: 1868, small envelope from "UTRECHT 14 MRT 68" to Jerusalem, bearing 1867-69 King William 10c. lake and 20c. green, tied by framed "franco", paying the single letter rate. On front of the envelope shows manuscript "wf2" sgr. credit to Prussia in blue and red "4" kr. credit to Austria, on reverse framed "EMMERICH/OBERHAUSEN", oval "TRIEST" and "GERUSALEMME /4/4" arrival mark of the Austrian PO. The adhesives with slight marginal staining and 20 c. rounded corner at lower right, otherwise fine. A very rare item; the only recorded letter from the Netherlands via Trieste to the Holy Land.

NETHERLANDS - DUTCH INDIES: 1871, double rate letter from "ROTTERDAM 3 JUL 71", endorsed "via Triest" to Padang with arrival mark (19.8.) on reverse, franked with 2 copies each 1867, 50 c. gold (small corner crease resp. paper break) and 5 c. blue. Despite the faults an attractive and scarce entire; just 5 % of the mail from the Netherlands to it's colonies in Asia were transported via Triest.