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Lot# 529 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 529 Greece

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    Mail from Austria to Greece 1861: Cover from Trieste sent unpaid and endorsed 'per Vapore Austriaco' to Calamata, franked by wonderful 1861 Paris printing 5 l. green on greenish, merest bend from file fold, 10 l. orange on blued, 20 l. blue on bluish and 40 l. lilac on blued, each with four large margins, tied on arrival by dotted '31' numeral of Calamata. Manuscript '3/15' on front (3 kr. for port fee in Trieste + 15 kr. for Lloyd ship rate) in blue ink on front and '75' in red crayon for the lepta amount to pay. Reverse with Athens cds (Oct 19, julian) and Calamata cds of receipt (Oct 22). A superb and extremely rare four colour Paris printing cover in brilliant condition, used in the first weeks of issue. An Exhibit item for the connoisseur. Signed Calves. Cert. Holcombe (1995).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF