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Lot# 1325 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 1325 French Levant

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    Tunis 1873 (Oct 7): Entire letter from Tunis to Marseille, franked with 1871/73 Cérès 10 c. brown on rose and two singles of 25 c. blue, tied by Gros Chiffres '5107' of Tunis with cogwheel "TUNIS 7 OCT 73" cds (Pothion = 13 points), framed PD in red and "TUNIS-PAR-BONE ALGERIE 8 OCT 73" cds in red alongside, reverse with Marseille arrival (Oct 12) cds. Minor perforation irregularities of no importance, a scarce and attractive item with a lot of postal history content.rnNote: The rates from Tunis to the French mainland where in principal those within France, but sometimes also those from France to French post offices abroad. The present item shows a particualr 60 c. rate for covers up to 10 gr. which were transported with 'Paquebots de l'Algérie' vessels.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold