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1858 2Sgr Thurn and Taxis, German States, Germany, Folded Letter from Hanau to Rauenberg (Wiesbaden), Two Different E.B. Railway postmarks

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1858 Folded letter from Hanau to Rauenberg (next to Wiesbaden) franked with 2 Sgr Thur and Taxis with four-ring postmark "29" Hanau and EKr Hanau July 21, 1858. with transit postmark Frankfurt and arrival postmark Wiesbaden on reverse. 

There are also two different Railway Mail postmarks (E.B. Curs IV & V): These rectangular "boxed" postmarks are Eisenbahn (Railway) postmarks.Curs IV & V: These designate the specific train routes (courses) used. Having two different course stamps suggests the letter might have been transferred between trains or rerouted during its journey.  
Letters with two different railway postmarks are not common.

 

 

Catalog: Michel 5 b
Catalog value: $90+
Condition: Used. very fine
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