Dear Andre

Thank you for your answer. I would like to hear your opinion why this letter did all the way to Brielle which was a port and treated mail from Great Britain? In this case no GEZUIVERD cachet despite it was a period that it was in use.

Something I did not know, perhaps the routes were changed after the Belgian revolution.

Regards

The letter shown here was sent from Lucerne on March 12th,1832 to Amsterdam. It passed through Rotterdam and was forwered by an agent on March 19th. The letter was twice slit in a V-like open angle. Did somebody knows were this pattern slit was used?

Thanks for the help.

The slits pattern on the original letter it is interesting. Beginning 1843 (the earliest I saw) the Austrians used devices to make rows of slits. I know two places they used this pattern, Trieste and Tomos. I am quite sure that the friends can add more places. No cachets were used in the mean time. In interesting article "Steamships and Quatrantines at Trieste, 1837-1848" by Ronald Coons can add more information about practices at Trieste.

I just came back from Brasilia 2017. It was a very long way to there with 55 kilograms of exhibits. The exhibition was a very good one with 2800 frames. Many collections from different categories included disinfected mail. Some items were real gems. My collection of disinfected mail did well being award Gold.

Our subject it is very interesting for the public. The organizers asked me to explain to young students about the topic. I did it five times.

I was offer two envelopes from the end of 17th century sent from the King of Portugal to Brasília. both has what was described as chisel slits. I think that this letters where not disinfected. The dealer refused to let me make photos.

Now I am back to the desk to make changes for the next exhibit, Jerusalem 2018.

Wrapper sent from Königsberg (Prussia) to Bordeaux, October 24, 1831.

Rectangular French cachet "PRUSSE/PAR/ FORBACH" port of entrance in France.

The cachet was used 1825-1832 in black color and 1832-1837 in red.

Yes it is V. ancona. Now it is clear that Denis was right. Second line I believe to be "....che DS", che D(io) S(alvi), God save it!

Sounds correct?

Can be "via ancona"?

Letter sent from Salonica to Venice. Written, m.s. on July 15,1745, sent with forwarding agent Josef & Const(ine) "mero di pronto a Floro"
(lit. given to Josef & Const. quick to Floro).

Mr. Rigo states in his splendid collection at page 22 that "in Venice letters were never disinfected by exposure to heat: hence they never show the typical brown color".

Where this letter was disinfected? I hope somebody can help.

Letter sent from the Lazaretto by Captain of Simonel Battaglione ship which came from Zara (Zadar, Croatia) and entered into quarantine at Ancona. It was written on August 17, 1814 and addressed to Maritime Magister, Ancona. All letters written during the stay into the lazaretto were disinfected inside and outside. This letter was almost burned during disinfection. The disinfection attested with the cachet "Ancona Sanita/Netto fuori e dentro" . That cachet it was used 1797-1828 and applied in black.

Thank you so much. I apreciate very much your help.

I have a letter from Sankt Petersburg to Bremen. Disinfected twice. First at Nimmerstatt and second at Hannover. The GERAUCHERT cachet has a stop after "T". Is this the cachet you mention with stop? The letter was sent on Oct 1831. Do you know if they are specific periods when the different chachets were use?

Thank you again for all the help.

Dear Bjoren

Thank you very much. It is a great help.

Hedy

Letter sent from Magdeburg to Schleusingen. On front oval cachet "MAGDEBURG 18/10" inside m.s. 1831. Disinfected en-route at Sachsen where struck with "DESINFICIRT/KOENL:OBER/ PRAESIDIUM/DER PROVINZ/SACHSEN". The cachet it is in very good condition. Attestat P.Feuser.

Letter sent from Perleberg to Penckejitz (?) on december 24, 1831. All over punched and disinfected as attested with GERAUCHERT cachet, 52X10 mm.Can somebody help where the letter was disinfected?

I would like to know your opinions if it was disinfected at Augsburg or other place.

Dear Andre, thank you for the letter appreciation. The data you supply it is very important. My intention was to show the red cachet mention in your article. It came out that all members can take some knowledge. The route, the rates and places of disinfection. Win-win situation! The reserch you are doing about German mail treatment it is very interesting.

Thank you very much.

The letter shown below it has two interesting disinfection confirmations. It was sent from Trieste to Verviers, Belgium, 1831.

En route was disinfected in Bavaria and struck with the red cachet which Andre listed above. The second it is the almost complete Verviers label.

Thank you very much. It is very helpfully.

I add an article published in Pratique about this topic.