Auction 321 - 332 Romania – Special Catalogue, Worldwide Rarities – The ERIVAN Collection – 2nd Auction, Schweiz & Liechtenstein - Day 5

Ship Mail 1888: Bulgaria 10 c. red postal stationery card used from Silsitria with sender's cachet in blue to Galatz, cancelled by bilingual SILISTRIE cds in blue (Nov 15) with "AMB. DUNAREANA No. 4" circular Danube Steamer datestamp in black (Kiriac fig. 1425), fine strike for this rare marking. Reverse with Galati arrival cds (Nov 17). Some aging of no significance. A rare usage, illustrated and discussed in the London Philatelist, Volume 88, Sept-Oct 1978, page 123-124 and in "Stampografie Postala" by Kiriac Dragomir on page 246. Ex collection Sassower.