Public auction #53

1861. JEDINSTVENO MEÐUNARODNO PISMO IZ PERIODA SRPSKE PREDFILATELIJE : Pismo je poslato iz Beograda iz luke na Dunavu francuskim brodom PAPIN (rukopisna oznaka Belgarde 8 oct. 1861 Conte fils aine') pismo je sa nepoznatim do sada zaglavljem SOCIETE GENERAL FRANCO -SERBE - NAVIGATION DU DANUB . Ova firma je dobila koncesije od srpske Vlade ( Mihajlo Obrenoviæ) za eksplataciju uglja iz rudnika Dobra na Dunavu i prevoz Dunavom preko Levantskih luka za Marselj. Pismo je primljeno na pošti u najveæoj dunavskoj luci Galata i austriskom Levantskom poštom poslato 25. okt. brodom za Trst (zeleni austriski levantski žig GALATTA kat. Tchilinghirian fig. 743 ). Pismo je vozom prebaèeno za Beè, dol. žig 30. okt. i dalje za Marselj, naplaæeno je 10 kr mastilom za poštarinu izvan Austrije, dolazni žig 3. novembar 1861. Pismo je prešlo oko 3500 km za 25 dana. Atraktivno poštansko istorisko pismo znaèajne sadržine, JEDINO POZNATO OVAKO PUTOVALO PISMO IZ PERIODA PREDFILATELIJE BEOGRAD- GALLATA- BEÈ- MARSELJ. Za vrhunskog sakupljaèa.
1861 EXCEPTIONALLY INTERNATIONAL LETTER FROM PREPHILATELIC PERIOD OF SERBIA: Letter sent from Belgarde's harbor on Danube river by French boat PAPIN(Belgarde 8 Oct. Contefils aine') by hand. The letter is with up to now unknown heading SOCIETE GENERAL FRANCO-SERBE - NAVIGATION DU DANUB. This Company had concessions awarded in 1859 bythe Serbian Government to Société Générale Franco-Serbe/General Finance ServianNavigation Co/Claude Bouillon & Cie, Marseille. The concessions were todevelop a coalfield at Dobra, near the Danube and to provide steam navigationon the Danube river and further to France. The letter was received in the largestport on Danube Galata and by Austrian Levant, post send on October 25 by ship toTriest (green Austrian cancel GALLATA published in Tchilinghirian fig. 743) Further letter was bytrain carried to Vienna arr.cds Oct. 30 and further to Marseille in France arr. CdsNovember 3, 1861. The letter was passing about 3500 km traveled 25 days. Attractivepostal history letter fullof history content. The only one preserved traveled abroad in such away BELGRAD- GALLATA- VIENNA- MARSEILLE. For the supreme collector.