1846, Canton Geneva. Folded letter from Geneva to Cologny, dated 8 August 1848, franked with 5c black/yellow-green “Grosser Adler” (Zumstein Z Nr. 6), cancelled by red Geneva rosette (Rosette AU Nr. 4), with adjacent Geneva circular datestamp “GENÈVE 8 AOÛT 48”.
Fine, fresh example on complete folded letter; stamp well struck, clear rosette cancel, margins broad, only minimally touched lower left.
Genuine franking.
Expertised: SBPV-ASEP Attest A. von der Weid, Geneva (1994).
