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Lot# 1179 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 1179 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22,5/I
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    Austrian offices in Epirus 1867/75: Group two covers from Prevesa and Janina incl. 1867 Entire letter from Janina to Venezia, franked with 1864 Arms 10 s. blue perf. 9½, a strip of three and a single adhesive, tied by JANINA cds (Tchilingirian fig. 509). In contrast to the other Lloyd post offices in Epirus, there was a higher rate for mail to or from Janina. Mail from there had to be transported by messenger to the harbour of Prevesa. The total rate of 40 s. included 10 s. for this messenger service, 15 s. for the Lloyd shipmail service and 15 s. for the last part of the journey to Italy. Filing fold faults, opinion Ferchenbauer (1992). The second cover was sent 1875 from Janina to the Greek consulate in Constantinople bearing a 1867 15 s. brown for the Lloyd journey. In spite of some wear an intersting duo.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF