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  • Lot# : 6058 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V20+V23+4/I
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    Aegean Islands, Austrian Lloyd agency in Mytilene 1869 (April 16): Entire from Mytilene at Lesbos to Genova, bearing 1864 Arms 3 s. green and 15 s. brown, both perf. 9½ in combination with 1867 coarse whiskers 10 s. blue, three fresh and fine single adhesives, tied by light "METELINE 25 / 9 " cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 566) in black, framed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI" handstamp alongside. Reverse with Smirne Lloyd and Brindisi transit as well as GENOVA arrival (April 24) cds's. A fine item with lightest horizontal fold, the combination franking paying correctly the 28 soldi rate with Lloyd to Corfu, from there with Italian vessel to Brindisi, from there with the train to Genova. Signed Raybaudi; cert. E. Diena (1991) Ferchenbauer = € 3'200.rnNote: A cover from the same correspondence is displayed in the Ferchenbauer handbook, volume IV on page 600.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF