Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Austrian Lloyd Agency in Beirut 1882 (July 27): Stationery envelope 1867 5 soldi Type IV directed to Bruges, Belgium, bearing an additional franking with pair and single of 1867 Coarse Whiskers 2 so yellow, adhesives and imprinted stamp cancelled by clear “BEIRUTH 27 / 7 82” cds (Tranmer fig. G) in black, reverse with oval ALEXANDRIEN transit cds in black and BRUGES arrival cds (Aug 8) in bluish black. An extremely rare usage of a stationery envelope to an unexpectedly rare destination, an exceptional franking for the UPU rate, overpaying it by one soldo, an attractive cover Ferchenbauer unrecorded.
Note: The Fine whiskers 2 soldi have not been used in Beirut before September 1882.