Use of the 1867 Postal Stationery envelope after validity
cover 5Kr. postal stationery XU5 of the 1867 Issue (corner crease) registered to Budapest, bearing 1874 3Kr. (foxing around perfs.) cancelled by "BUDAPEST/LIPOTVÁROS" Swiss type c.d.s. (1875) and the 5Kr. impression by oval "M.K. POSTAHIVATAL/BUDAPEST/LIPOTVÁROS" h.s., with "BUDAPEST/FÖPOSTA" c.d.s. of the same date on reverse. An exceptional mixed franking representing postal acceptance of the 8 Kreuzer local registered letter rate in spite of the fact that the postal clerk applied a special cancellation to the obsolete 5Kr. stationery envelope. Ryan 138. Photo

Details
cover 5Kr. postal stationery XU5 of the 1867 Issue (corner crease) registered to Budapest, bearing 1874 3Kr. (foxing around perfs.) cancelled by "BUDAPEST/LIPOTVÁROS" Swiss type c.d.s. (1875) and the 5Kr. impression by oval "M.K. POSTAHIVATAL/BUDAPEST/LIPOTVÁROS" h.s., with "BUDAPEST/FÖPOSTA" c.d.s. of the same date on reverse. An exceptional mixed franking representing postal acceptance of the 8 Kreuzer local registered letter rate in spite of the fact that the postal clerk applied a special cancellation to the obsolete 5Kr. stationery envelope. Ryan 138. Photo
Further details
Illustrated in colour on Page 196 of the Mixed Frankings Handbook.

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