Austrian Period

Quality: ✉

1750 Forerunner letter without contents, from Bruges (Brugge), dated 31 May 1750, to Ghendt (Gent), the charge is 4 red chalk marks, beautiful handwritten note ‘to be delivered on 31 May 1750’, meaning that the letter is to be delivered on 31 May 1750. This has an effect on the charge; 2 sols are added for urgency. The standard charge between Bruges and Ghent is 2 sols (+ 2 for urgency), totalling 4 sols (4 red chalk lines), very fine