SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1865 (4 Aug.) Envelope from Warsaw (POLAND) to Paris/France
1865 (4 Aug.) Envelope from Warsaw (POLAND) to Paris/France then redirected to Florence/Italy, franked by 1858 Arms 20k, perf. 12 1/2 and 1865 Arms 10k, 1k(2) and 5k, perf. 14 1/2 tied by octogonal target cancel "1", red WARSZAWA 4/8 cds, red P.D. and red POLEN ÜBER EISENBAHNPOST cds alongside, French entry-cds ERQUELINES 6 AOUT 1865 in blue, arrival in Paris the same day, taxed "4" décimes for redirection to Florence, ms "8/3 and Wf5" (8Sgr from Russia where 3 went to Prussia, (2 X 1/4) to Belgium and (2 X 2 1/4) to France, very fine double-issue four-colour franking

Provenance: Mikulski and Bianchi collections