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Austrian Post Offices in the Dobrudja, Ingoing to Tulcea, 1865 (July 11): Combination Envelope from Bath to Galatz, forwarded to Tulcea, endorsed "via Belgium & Vienne", bearing G.B. 2 d. blue plate 9 and
right wing-margined pair of 4 d. vermillion, scissor-separated, tied by clear "BATH-53" duplex in black and crisp "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN" transit (July 12) datestamp in blue, oval PD in red alongside. LONDON & BAZIASCH transit as
well as GALATZ arrival (July 20) backstamps. Weiterfranco of 'W 3' (silbergroschen) in blue crayon from Prussia to Austria. The receiver in Galatz had moved to Tulcea and the cover was posted again at the Austrian Consular post
office, franked with 1864 Arms 10 s. blue tied by GALATZ cds (July 20), and arrived at the addressee's hands the next day following his docketing note on reverse. Some perforation irregularities of the Austrian Levant adhesive,
the pair with minor faults due to their position at the cover's edges, of no importance for this impressive, most attractive and desirable cover showing the colourful combination of the 10 d. January 1863 rate from the UK to Galatz and
the 10 s. rate within the Levant. Cert. Goller (2026). Provenance: Collection Alexandria, Robson Lowe sale Basle 3232 (October 1969), lot 2648. (Image 1)
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