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  • Lot# : 832 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 19+22
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    1865: Entire letter from Manchester to Patras with despatch cds under the adhesives, endorsed 'via Marseilles' at top, thence via London (red cds on reverse) and Calais (Aug 17), and taxed at '170' (lepta) in red crayon on arrival. Franked by 1862/67 10 l. orange and 80 l. carmine in a horizontal pair tied by 'Patras' datestamps (Aug 14, julian). Reverse with Athens cds (Aug 12) and Patras cds. Disinfected with slits against the Cholera epidemic of 1865. An attractive and scarce entire. Signed Calves.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF