Losnr. 661 - 210.-212. Auktion
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Losnr. : 661 Griechenland
1861: Paris printing, the famous 1861 cover with 1 lepta deep brown on cream paper in a delightful horizontal strip of five with large even margins all round, together with 5 lepta green on pale greenish paper in a horizontal strip of three with close to large margins all round, each strip in a delightful shade, neatly tied by '14' numeral handstamps in black with 'Argos' cds at right (Dec 13) and reverse with Athens and Syros datestamps. A few minor imperfections to the letter-sheet but a spectacular first issue franking.
Provenance: Collection Maurice Burrus (Nov 1962), lot 1327.Ausruf : 8.000 CHFZuschlag : 15.000 CHF