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  • Lot# : 5171 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 17+19+21+22
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    Mail via Italy to Switzerland 1866: Cover from Athens to Geneva, Switzerland carried at 134 lepta rate, endorsed 'voie d'Italie' and franked by 1862/67 2 l. yellow brown (2, in differing shades, just touched), fine 10 l. orange on blued, 40 l. dull mauve on blue and 80 l. carmine, all tied by dotted '1' numeral of Athens with cds of despatch (Feb 5) below. The letter was carried under the Greek / Italian Convention of 1861/62 and fully prepaid to destination. The reverse shows Brindisi transit cds (Feb 24, gregorian), Torino cds and Geneva arrival cds (Feb 25). A superb four colour franking to a very rare destination for Greece classic mail (Madame Chauvet records less than 15 covers to Switzerland in the classic period), and the sole recorded cover prepaid at 134 lepta. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 196. Cert. Tseriotis (2010).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF