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Lot# 5182 - 213-217 Auction

  • Lot# : 5182 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 43+44
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    GPU / UPU 1876 & 1879: Entire letters (2), with the later entire from Corfu to Bari, Italy bearing a single 1876 Paris print 60 lepta deep green, large margins all round, tied by 'Kerkyra' datestamp (Feb 27) in black paying the double rate for under 30 grams; matched with an equally fine 1876 entire to Venice bearing single 1876 Paris printing 30 lepta tied by Zakynthos cds, with framed 'Piroscafi / Postali / Austriaci' alongside. A fine and rare pair of covers - very few entires with the 60 lepta exist in such fine quality. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 171.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF