CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 7

Austrian Shipmail, Steamship Agency Markings, Danube 1862 (Oct 24): Cover from Szalkszentmárton to Pesth, bearing 1861 10 kr. brown, a fine adhesive with vivid colour, tied by crisp and decorative oval framed "SZALK." handstamp in blue (Müller fig. 3603 = 800 points, Ryan 1463 = 900 points). Reverse with "PESTH Abends 24 / 10" arrival cds. Light horizontal filing fold, well away from adhesive and postmark, a very attractive example of this extremely rare cancellation which was only in use in 1861/62.rnProvenance: Collection Felix Brunner.