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Lot# 676 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 676 French Levant

    French offices in Anatolian Black Sea ports, Trebizonde 1864 (June 18): Cover written in Poti in Russian ruled Georgia and despatched in Trebizonde to Bordeaux, bearing Napoléon perforated 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, two fresh adhesives, each stamp tied by clear dotted '5100' Gros Chiffres numeral lozenge in black. TREBIZONDEN 18 JUIN 64 TURQ. D'ASIE cogwheel cds and framed PD, both in black alongside. Reverse with Constantinople (June 21) and Marseille transit as well as Bordeaux arrival (July 1) cds's. Minor perforation irregularities and file folds away from the stamps, pre-use fold in the 40 c. definitive, nevertheless an attractive item. Signed Roumet Maury = € 850.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF