£220
TURKEY - DISINFECTED AT AUSTRIAN QUARANTINE STATIONS: 1800-29 mix inc. pair of ELs ex Constantinople to Trieste with red wax seals of the imperial Austrian coat of arms surrounded by "K.K. SCHUPP : CONTUMAZ AMT" (for Schuppanek); 1813 ex Smyrna to London endorsed "p. Vigilant" with faint boxed "Purifie a Genes" disinfection hs - very few covers known sent by this and 2 other ships captured by the French; and others to France or Italy with slits, awl holes, and/or wax or paper seals indicating disinfection. Also 1820 ship's Bill of Health document. (14 items) Cross Reference: TURKEY, AUSTRIA, FRANCE, ITALY
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