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Lot# 534 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 534 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 18+19+20
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    Underpaid Mail from Austria to Greece 1866: Cover from Trieste to Corfu franked by Austria 1863 10 kr. blue, perf. 9½, a few short perfs., tied by oval 'Triest' datestamps on despatch (Aug 23), underpaid 5 kreuzer and struck with AFFRANCATURA / INSUFFICIENTE in black with manuscript '5' in blue (kr.) below. Franked on arrival with 1862/67 5 l. green, 10 l. deep orange on very blued paper and 20 l. blue on bluish all tied by 'Kerkyra' datestamps (Aug 11, julian). An interesting method of adjusting the amount due with the original franking taken into consideration (10 kr. = 30 lepta, charged due 35 lepta for missing 5 kr. = 15 lepta), plus internal postage of 20 lepta. Slitted for disinfection on arrival in Corfu against Cholera. A few imperfections including vertical file fold through 20 lepta but a generally fine and extremely rare cover. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 30.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold