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Lot# 3582 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 3582 Italian Post abroad

    Italian Post in Tunis, Levante Emissioni generali 1875 (May 5): Cover front Tunisi to Lyon, bearing 1874 Torino-like printing with ESTERO ovpt 60 c. lilac, tied by fair '235' numeral obliterator with double-circle "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE" cds, "coi Postali Italiani" handstamp and indistinct French entry (May 10) cds in red alongside. Reverse with CAGLIARI transit and LYON arrival (May 10) cds's. Horizontal file fold well away from the franking, an attractive cover to France. Sassone = € 5'000 / Zanaria & colleagues = € 1'900.rnReference: Displayed and discussed in Zanaria, Serra & dal Negro - Catalogo strorico-postale dei francobolli in uso negli uffici postali italiani all'estero 1852-1890, on page 136.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold