Los-Nr. 1631

1 k. black/yellow, 3 k. black/green and 10 k. brown/blue horizontal pair, fresh colours, tied by cds “ODESSA 23 OCT. 1872” to envelope to Marseilles, France with two-line Austrian mark “A.P.D” and blue cds "AUTR. AVRICOURT" 9 NOV 72", reverse transit Wien, Paris and arrival cds “MARSEILLES 10 NOV 72”, very fine. An interesting mail having taken the Southern Route via Austria, correctly franked at the special 24 kopek rate (incl. an additional 4 kopek fee in force for Russian mail of Southern origin)