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• Issuing state: Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom (Austrian Posts).
• Year: April 1853.
• Postage: Pair of 9 Kreuzer blue, first issue 1850, printed on hand-made paper.
• Tariff: 18 Kreuzer total, tariff for direct letter sent over the border to the Duchy of Modena.
• Route: Departed from Venice (contemporary archival note on the reverse: "Da Venez.a") and arrived in Modena on 11 April 1853 (clearly visible double-circle postmark on the reverse).
• Conditions and notes: Complete letter with text (or cover). Stamps with variable margins (the right-hand specimen is clipped/finicked along the bottom and right).
The original cancel is very heavy and oily, having partially burned/marked the support, as was common in the period. The document is initialed by a philatelic expert on the front, beneath the left stamp, to guarantee total authenticity.

• Stato emittente: Regno Lombardo-Veneto (Poste Austriache).
• Anno: Aprile 1853.
• Affrancatura: Coppia del 9 Kreuzer azzurro, I emissione del 1850, stampata su carta a mano.
• Tariffa: 18 Kreuzer complessivi, tariffa per lettera diretta oltre confine verso il Ducato di Modena.
• Tratta: Partenza da Venezia (nota d'archivio coeva al retro "Da Venez.a") e arrivo a Modena in data 11 Aprile 1853 (visibile chiaro timbro a doppio cerchio al retro).
• Condizioni e Note: Lettera completa di testo (o sovraccoperta). Francobolli con margini variabili (l'esemplare di destra è risicato/sfiorato in basso e a destra). Annullo originale molto pesante e oleoso che ha parzialmente bruciato/segnato il supporto, come d'uso per l'epoca. Il documento è siglato da perito filatelico al fronte, sotto il francobollo sinistro, a garanzia di totale autenticità.

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Austria 1850 - Lombardo Veneto 1853 - Letter from Venice to Modena with a pair of 9 blue kreuzer (First issue) - Catalogo unificato 2025  Coppia del 9 krauzer azzurro

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An Austrian Lombardy-Venetia letter sent from Venice to Modena in April 1853, franked with a pair of 9-kreuzer blue stamps from the first issue and bearing a heavy cancellation that has partly marked the paper.

Austria 1850 - Lombardo Veneto 1853 - Letter from Venice to Modena with a pair of 9 blue kreuzer (First issue) - Catalogo unificato 2025 Coppia del 9 krauzer azzurro

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An Austrian Lombardy-Venetia letter sent from Venice to Modena in April 1853, franked with a pair of 9-kreuzer blue stamps from the first issue and bearing a heavy cancellation that has partly marked the paper.

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