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Lot# 1024 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1024 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Post Office in Chios 1861: Entire letter from Chios to Malta dent partially prepaid with circular SCIO-CESME datestamp (29/6) in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 560) with FRANCO alongside (unlisted) in same ink. Prepaid as far as Genova with manuscript '20/28' on reverse in blue crayon (20 soldi Lloyd, 8 soldi for Italy), alongside 'Desenzano-Milan' TPO cds (July 5) and Genova cds (July 6). Italian '2' decimi handstamp deleted in manuscript. Malta arrival cds (July 18) and charged '2/4d.' due in manuscript altered to '6' pence in total to pay upon receipt. Some acid ink but a rare and most unusual entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF