CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 7

Austrian Shipmail, Port Markings for Ship letters, Adriatic Sea 1864 (Nov 8): Entire letter, written in Cattaro on Nov 6 and directed to Vienna, bearing 1864 Arms 15 kr. brown perf. 9½, an overall fine single adhesive, tied in transit by clear "SEBENICO / 8 / 11 / COL VAPORE" cds in black (Tchilinghirian fig 24 / Müller 3423h = 300 points). Reverse with SPALATO two-line transit and WIEN arrival (12 XI) datestamps. One nibbed perf at right, file fold below the adhesive without impairing it, an interesting usage away from the Adriatic Sea, cert. Ferchenbauer (1996).