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Lot# 5051 - 213-217 Auction

  • Lot# : 5051 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 19+20+27
    Mail carried on French Paquebots 1868: Cover mailed from Pireaus to Paris franked at 1866 Convention rate of 70 lepta (for up to 10 grams) by 1862/67 10 l. orange on blued (huge margins), 20 l. blue and 1868 40 l. dull mauve on blued all tied by dotted '2' numeral with 'Piraeus' cds at right (July 18). Framed red PD and reverse with Lyon arrival cds (Aug 5, gregorian). Tiny nick in envelope at top but with full original contents, a fine cover, illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 97.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF