Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1872: 25 b. orange, horizontal pair, 50 b. rose, and 1876 10 b. blue, vertical pair, used on a registered cover from Ploiești, Romania, to Ravenna, Italy, dated 13 December 1878. The stamps are tied by a circular datestamp in blue, addressed to 'Countess Constance Rasponi'. It features manuscript registration and a handstamp 'RECOM' in blue alongside. Upon arrival in Ravenna, the cover was redirected to Bucharest, Romania. The reverse shows three indistinct circular datestamp marks in black and a Bologna transit date of 20 December 1878. The envelope is secured with five wax seals and features a flap with a gold crown. There are opening tears at the top front and side, and part of the flap is missing (the back displays an 'E. Appay / 175.176 Galleries De Valdis Palais Royal' producer's cachet in red). Some soiling and stains are present. This is a rare mixed franking. Cert. E. Dienna (1982).