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Lot# 1469 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 1469 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Lloyd shipping agency 1852 (April 26): Double rate Unpaid Entire letter transported with the Austrian Lloyd from Smyrna to Trieste, endorsed "col Piroscafo del Lloyd austr.", struck with clear two line "SMYRNE / 26 AVRIL" datestamp (Tranmer fig. 3 / Müller fig. 2058c = 50 points), reverse with oval "TRIESTE 2 / 5" arrival datestamp with bars in black. Obverse shows '24' (kr.) due for the second weight rate in the reduced tariff of July 1851. Light file fold, but a superb strike of the despatch datestamp.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold