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1908 (Oct 20) Plain envelope registered to Galveston TX with oval Argia Veneziani /Poste Italienne /Constantinople h/s of sender bearing Italy 30 Para on 15c (Type 4) + Italy Constantinopoli 20 Para 10c + Constantinopoli 30 Para on 15c (Type 13) (SG 35-53-54 respectively) tied Constantinopoli (Galata)/Poste Italiane cds with incorrect year slug 08 instead of 09 & alongside unframed R No /Constantinopoli h/s with manuscript 107 added + unframed First Notice /Nov 6 – 1909 h/s in red & on back unframed Transmitted Trough /Nov 4 1909 /St Louis, MO /as Registered Mail h/s in red + Galveston Tex /Registered (6 Nov) arrival cds …………..Despite vertical filing fold a rare cover of Italian offices in Turkish Empire with type 4 surcharge 10 Para on 15c (SG 35) which has a high catalogue as a stamp off cover