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  • Lot# : 7593 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 1/I+2/I+4/I
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    Austrian Levant rates 1871ca: Mourning envelope from Constantinople to the German consul in Varna franked with two examples of 1867 2 s. yellow and 3 s. green each as well as 10 s. blue, fresh and fine, tied by "LLOYD AGENTIE CONSTANTINOPOLI 17/3" cds's in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 446). Reverse with Lloyd Agenzie Varna (March 18) arrival cds in black. An attractive three-colour franking cover carried at double rate within the Levant (2 x 10 soldi). Illustrated in 'Die Österreichische Post in der Levante' on page 280. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2020).rnProvenance: Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, April 2000, lot 1455.rnNote: The exact date of the cover cannot be taken from its postmarks, but it was despatched after the foundation of the German Empire in 1871.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF