Austrian DDSG 1866/1870 - Danube Steamship Company...

Top-tier Premier Lot from the First Danube Steam Shipping Company (DDSG)! For sale is an exceptional collection of 5 DDSG stamps and a matching contemporary view card. Contained values in detail: DDSG 17 Kreuzer Red (Issue 1867): Michel 1 B (rare late perforation 9 1/2), unused, autographed. DDSG 10 Kreuzer Gray-Lilac (Issue 1866): Michel 2, unused, autographed "EJC". DDSG 10 Kreuzer Green (Issue 1867): Michel 3 I, unused, autographed "EJC". DDSG 10 Kreuzer Red (Issue 1870): Michel 4, unused. DDSG 10 Kreuzer Brick Red – Upright parcel/franking stamp. Bilingual inscription: German (Erste k.k. pr. Donau Dampfschiffahrt-Gesellschaft) as well as Hungarian (Első cs. k. sz. Duna-gőzhajózási társaság) for the shipping traffic in the Hungarian route area. With bluish stamp impression. Including a historic top-motif card/view card (1913): “Vienna, Station of the Danube Steam Shipping Company” Motif: Paddle steamer on the Vienna Danube Canal directly in front of the DDSG headquarters, with the Wiener Riesenrad in the background. Sent on 25.07.1913 from Vienna to Goisern (Salzkammergut), franked with 5 heller Kaiser Franz Joseph I. The perfect historical complement to the freight and shipping stamps! Catalogue value: approx. €4,000 Condition: Very well-preserved ensemble of classic Danube shipping mail. The “wild” perforations are typical for DDSG issues. Detailed views of all front and back sides (including the autographs) can be found in the high-resolution scans. Shipping will be securely packaged as a insured registered letter/package with tracking. Have fun bidding.

Stima:€450

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