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  • Lot# : 1805 Romania

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    Catalogue# : 22a+23
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    10 bani blue (Transfer type 3) and vertical pair of 15 bani orange (Transfer types 4/4), fresh colours and ample to large margins, tied by "GALATZI DIM. 16/6" cds's (Kiriac T69 fig. 459) to envelope to Constantinople with framed "P.D." alongside, reverse with Austrian "LLOYD AGENZIE COSTANTINOPOLI 18/6" arrival cds. Cover slightly grubby, backflap partially missing, but an interesting usage showing the 40 bani rate of 1869 to the Ottoman Empire. Cert. Heimbüchler (2014).
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF