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Lot# 7227 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 7227 Greece

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    1862/67: Consecutive printings 10m l. orange on greenish with huge margins, 20 l. blue on bluish with large margins and 40 l. lilac on blued touched to large, all used on 1870 cover from Argostolian to Paris tied by dotted '110' lozenge with despatch cds at left. The initial 'PD' deleted when found to be overweight and struck with framed "AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFISANT" in black. "Grece / St. Michel" entry marking in blue (March 15) and charged with handstruck '10' décimes due to pay. Some toning not greatly detracting from a scarce franking. Cert. Orestis Vlastos (1992). rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 141, May 2004, lot 3089.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF