386th Auction
18–27 September 2025 in Wiesbaden
Condition
6Catalogue no.P3,8
1871, Emperor Franz Joseph Stationery card 2 kreuzer yellow with additional franking 2 kreuzer yellow, each used with bilingual cds. “BUDAPEST 74.APR.26.” to Dagmarsellen, Switzerland. Card with small corner creases, otherwise fine, a rare pre-UPU postal rate valid untill 30.6.1875
One of the few times in GPU history that a postal rate increased upon formation of the postal union, from 4 kr to 5 kr.
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1869/71, postal stationery card 2 kreuzer with German imprint, early use with cds. “PEST 8.10.69” (8 days after issue) together with stationery card 2 kreuzer with Hungarian imprint, early use with blue cds. “NAGYKATA 14.10.(69)", also 1871 stationery card used with cds. ”NAGYKANIZSA" and Company address label on front, fine and attractive bilingual trio
Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 20 and 741
