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Lot# 661 - 210-212 Auction

  • Lot# : 661 Greece

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    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.
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF