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Lot# 540 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 540 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 39+41+42
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    Mail from Italian P.O. in Tunis to Greece via Italian Paquebot 1873: Cover, one side flap missing, sent unpaid from Tunis to Corfu struck on despatch with 'Tunisi / Poste Italiane' datestamp in black (July 30) and italic 'coi Postali Italiani' alongside. Franked on arrival with 1872/75 5 l. green on greenish, 20 l. deep blue and 40 l. dull mauve on blued all tied by dotted '106' numeral with, on reverse, Cagliari and Brindisi transit cds's and Kerkyra arrival (July 23, julian), where disinfected with slits against Cholera. Hinged on disinfection slit on front panel but a scarce franking, especially so on a letter from Tunis, carried at single rate under the Greek / Italian Convention of 1864. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 200. Signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF