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Lot# 537 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 537 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 20
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    Mail from Austrian Offices in the Levant 1864: Cover from Haifa to Patras franked by Austrian Italy 1864 5 soldi red, perf. 9½ in two horizontal pairs, tied by CAIFA datestamps in black (Oct 28) on despatch, taxed on arrival for internal delivery with manuscript '20' in blue crayon and franked by 1862/67 20 l. blue, margins in places, tied by dotted 'Patras' cds in black (Oct 28, julian) on arrival. Reverse with Syros (Oct 25), Athens (Oct 26) and Patras (Oct 28) datestamps. Some negligible aging but of great scarcity with no more than a handful of covers known from the Holy Land with this combination of issues. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 209.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF