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Lot# 3015 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 3015 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : (18+19+22)
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    Galatz 1867: Unpaid cover from Galatz to Corfu, Ionian Islands endorsed "via Trieste" at top, struck on despatch with "GALLATZ" circular datestamp (Dec 31) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 743). Manuscript "15/10" (Lloyd+Austrian postage) in blue crayon (an error by the Postal Clerk - should have been 20/10) and consequently taxed upon arrival at 95 lepta with 1862/67 5 l. green on greenish, 10 l. orange on blued and 80 l. carmine, all with good to very fine margins all round, tied by "Kerkyra" cds (Jan 1, 1868j). A superb and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF