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Lot# 1399 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 1399 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 57+69
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    Outgoing to Belgium 1892 (June 25): Fully prepaid registered cover from Athens to Brussels, bearing on reverse Cream paper printing 40 l. bright violet-brown in mixed franking with Small Hermes Head 5 l. green, two fresh and fine singles with good to large margins, tied by Athens despatch cds. Registration label on front, reverse with Milano-Chiasso Italian TPO and Bruxelles arrival cds (July 11, 1892). Rare late usage of a Large Hermes Head in 1892 and a scarce combination with Large Hermes Heads to Belgium Hellas 58a+62a.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF