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Lot# 1182 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 1182 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22+V23
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    Austrian offices in Constantinople 1866 (Aug 17): Cover from Constantinople to Grasse in France, embossed "v Kustendje", franked by 1864 10 s. blue and pair of 15 s. brown, all perf. 9½, fresh and well embossed adhesives, tied by wreathed "CONSTANTINOPEL 17 / 8" cds's (Tchilinghirian fig. 385). "P.D." in red, "A." in black and French "AUTR. STRASBOURG 24 AOUT 66" entry cds in red alongside. Reverse with Wien and Paris transit, Lyon - Marseille ambulant and Grasse arrival cds's (Aug 25). Light horizontal filing fold away from the stamps, some shortened perfs at top as the stamps were glued at the cover edge, nevertheless a most appealing and desirable item. A late routing via Kustendje which was replaced by the Varna routing in the same year, when the Varna - Rustchuk railway line came into use.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF