379th Auction
19-24 September 2022 in Wiesbaden
- (-) Remove INTERNATIONAL MAIL VIA TRIESTE - The Rolf Rohlfs Collection (part III) filter INTERNATIONAL MAIL VIA TRIESTE - The Rolf Rohlfs Collection (part III)
FRANCE – IONIAN ISLANDS: 1864, small cover from Paris to Corfu, franked with 1862, 20 centimes blue and 80 centimes rose; on reverse transit mark of Trieste and faint red arrival mark of January 25. Few short proofs, otherwise fine. An unusual destination and routing.
JAPAN – FRANCE: 1869, complete printed matter (silk report), dated 'Yokohama, 4th December, 1869' to Lyon, carried by forwarder to Alexandria and posted at the Austrian post office, to be conveyed by the "DAMPFSCHIFFAHRT – GESELLSCHAFT DES ÖSTERR. LLOYD" (marked with blue sticker on front" to Trieste, thence by the regular post via Italy to France. In France charged with "15" decimes total postage due. Several transit- and arrival marks on front and reverse. This is the only recorded printed matter via Trieste from Japan to France or visa versa.