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Lot# 1188 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1188 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V21+6+7
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    1865: Arms 5 s. rose, perf. 9½, used with 1867/74 25 s. grey-lilac and 50 s. brown rose, perf. 12 on small double rate 1868 cover to Paris, tied by Constantinople small wreath datestamps (14/4) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 386). 'A./P.D.' in red at right (applied in Varna, in use for just one year) and Strasbourg entry marking in blue (April 20). Reverse with Vienna transit cds (18/4) in black. The 50 soldi is of great rarity on letter and this cover, slightly refolded to protect the 50 s., is particularly attractive paying the 80 soldi double tariff with a mixed issue franking. Illustrated in the 1990 Ferchenbauer handbook on page 526. A spectacular cover. Signed Grioni. Cert. A. Diena (1954).rnProvenance: Collection Henry Houser, RL, Zurich, June 1992, lot 1006.rn                   Collection Henry Houser, Siegel, 13 Nov 2013, lot 6039.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF