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Lot# 962 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 962 Austrian Levant

    1847/59: Disinfected entire letters (3), incl. 1847 entire letter from Candia, Crete to Trieste with manuscript "Candia" cancellation at top disinfected on arrival with chisel slits and struck with italic "Leta. arr.ta per mare" in black and charged '6' kreuzer, 1849 letter from Corfu to Florence as well as 1859 Lady's envelope from Argostoli (Cephalonia) to Florence, one of the first letters sent by Lloyd's Dalmatian-Albanese route instead of the Lepanto, disinfected with vinegar vapour during transit in Trieste.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold