Lot# 5114 - 213-217 Auction
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Lot# : 5114 Greece
Mail to Greek Post Offices in the Levant via Austrian Lloyd 1864: Entire letter from Syros to Alexandria, Egypt sent unpaid with 'Syros' despatch cds (May 6) and marked '80' in red crayon for amount due on receipt, franked by superb 1862/67 80 l. carmine in a deep rich shade tied by 'Alexandria / (Turkiya)' cds (May 11) in black. Note the manuscript '14' at base of front panel for the weight in grams: thus the doubled charge. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 156.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not sold