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Lot# 3061 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 3061 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/I+5/I
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    Bulgaria, Austrian Lloyd P.O. in Varna 1872 (Oct 5): Double rate Cover from Bursa to Lyon, bearing 1867 coarse whiskers 10 s. blue (2) and 15 s. brown (4), two lower adhesives with watermark, six primarily fresh and fine adhesives, tied by three strikes of "LETTERE ARRIVATE / PER MARE / VARNA / 5 / 10 / 72" datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 115), two adhesives in addition by French "AUTR. 10 OCT. 72 AVRICOURT" entry cds in blue, "A. / P.D." handstamp in black alongside. Reverse with LYON arrival (Oct 11) cds. Cover with minor toning, an attractive entire overpaying the correct 70 s. rate by ten soldi. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1988).rnNote: Since 1871, the rate is 10 s. for the Levant and 25 s. for France. 
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 480.00 CHF