Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 4

Syria - Incoming Mail 1856 (Sept 14): Entire letter from Elberfeld, Germany to Aleppo, with sender's cachet at top left and oval Forwarding Agent's cachet "D.P. DUTILH & COMP. / TRIESTE" in blue at lower left. From Trieste (Sept 26), carried by Lloyd Steamer and oval sunburst handstamp "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / ALEPPO" applied on arrival in blue (Tchilinghirian & Tranmer fig. 2), rated at '12' kreuzer in manuscript. A rare and most unusual entire. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.