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  • Lot# : 7644 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V23
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    International Postal Connections to Europe - Great Britain 1866 (June 26): Entire letter from Constantinople to Bradford, Yorkshire, franked with 1864 Arms 15 so. brown, perf. 9½, a single and a pair, tied by "CONSTANTINOPEL 26 / 6" cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 387) in black, "P.D." and framed "P.D.", both in red alongside. Reverse with Vienna transit and Bradford arrival cds (July 5). The onward postage beyond Prussia was noted in manuscript as '2¾' silbergroschen. Cover with file folds away from stamps and cancellations, an early franked cover, illustrated in Ferchenbauer handbook part IV on page 560.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF