HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Ottoman maritime mail: 20 IX 1894 dated postcard in Danish on 1892 issue Ottoman postal stationary postcard (Bale unlisted: like #709 frame-type C but lacking "avec response payee") from JAFFA (see bottom of correspondence) to COPENHAGEN Denmark, with pre-printed 20pa franking per 1st UPU period overseas postcard rate; as the franking was tied by a 'Retta' (Egyptian) cancellation, the postcard was deposited uncancelled in a ship's post box when docked in JAFFA harbor, and actually processed when it reached PORT SAID (Egypt) and was cancelled by the Retta there + tied by 21 IX 94 POST SAID transit postmark on front; front-stamped 28-9-94 arrival using Copenhagen K. "OMB 2" (ombæringsstempler) delivery mark (the "2" reference was a record of delivery time using numbers instead of actual time). Rare route & marking + rare destination not highlighted in Bale. Estimated value $2000+
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $374. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: Holylandish, Egyptian, Danish, Postcards, Ottoman Holyland & Forerunners and Postal History from Holyland, Egypt, Denmark, and from 19th Century, which are Philately - significant cachets & postal markings, Philately - uncatalogued/undocumented varieties, Philately - Postal Stationary, Philately - Unusual Origin, Destination or Postal Link, Philately - Significant Route, Philately - Sea Mail/Paquebot,