Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Austrian Post Office 1867: 3 s. green, coarse whiskers, a fine used (Michel 2/I) example on 1878 Printed Matter rate entire letter to Vienna (Pollak correspondence) tied by neat strike of "ALEXANDRIEN" thimble cds (July 6) in black with arrival cds on reverse. Three vertical file folds well away from the adhesive but very rare and particularly fine. Signed Colla and Ferchenbauer.
Provenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elizabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140, 15-16 May 2004, lot 654.