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Lot# 3287 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 3287 French Levant

    Salonique 1867: Cover from Salonique to Milan, Italy franked by 1862 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange tied by '5095' gros chiffres with scarce ITALIE / SALONIQUE datestamp (March 6) alongside in black (Salles fig. 922). Framed 'PD' adjacent and reverse with Genova and Milano cds (March 13). An untidy cover but scarce: the earliest recorded usage of the ITALIE / SALONIQUE datestamp (8 months earlier than Salles).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold