CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 7

Austrian Shipmail, Lloyd ship lines 1873 (May 7): Cover from Spalato to the Covacevich merchants in Trieste, bearing 1867 coarse whiskers 5 kr. red, a fine and fresh single adhesive, cancelled by manuscript "Spalato 7/5" and tied in addition on the vessel of the Triest-Corfu line by excellent straight line "K. K. SCHIFFPOSTAMT No 5" handstamp. Reverse with oval TRIEST arrival (May 8, 73) datestamp. File folds well away from the franking, parts of backflaps missing, this does however not distract at all from the pristine presentation of this extremely rare Shipmail handstamp.