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Lot# 1153 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 1153 Austrian Levant

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    Early Levant Mail 1508 (Nov. 26): Entire letter from Damascus to Venice addressed to Noble M(agnifi)co ett Dill(ustrissimo) D(omin)o Ludovicho Priollo in Veneghie (Venice) with attractive  merchant's sign and "Sia R(egistr)ta"  on front and receiver note (March, 1509 on reverse. Fresh and fine, written in "mercantesca" concerning trading activities in the Middle East, in particular to purchase ginger, which should be delivered as fast as possible to Venice. Cert. James van der Linden (2004) Ex Paolo Vollmeier.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF