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Lot# 6275 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 6275 French Levant

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    French Shipmail in the Mediterranean 1862: Cover from Beirut to Constantinople, bearing Napoléon perf. 40 c. light-orange, a fine adhesive with fresh colour, tied by light Anchor lozenge in blue. Octagonal "BEYROUTH PAQ. FR. X N. 3 30 JUIN 68" despatch cds and framed PD, both in blue alongside. Reverse with Smyrne transit and arrival cds's (July 10). An attractive item, the franking paying the 1866 40 centimes single rate in the Levant, the cover made its journey on board of the steamer 'Volga'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold