Day 2- Europe & Overseas, Austrian Levant

Austrian Post Office in Tenedos 1856 (Nov 27): Prepaid cover from Tenedos to Trieste, crossed to denote prepayment with TENEDOS circular datestamp (27/11) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 582) and further strike dated "4/12" in same ink with manuscript bar between day and month in ink, reverse with rare and unrecorded by Tchilingarian FRANCO handstamp in same ink alongside 'Triest / Früh' arrival (11/12) in red. Opens well for display, minor acid ink fault but a very scarce cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 1584.rnrn 
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas