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Lot# 962 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 962 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 6/I
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    Cyprus 1870 (Jan. 4): Entire mourning letter from Larnaca to Roma, Papal States bearing 1867 Coarse whiskers 25 s. grey-lilac, overall fine perf. (some perf. toning), tied by fair "LARNACA DI CIPRO 4 / 1" cds (Tranmer fig. 3) in brown, "P.D." handstamp alongside, reverse with TRIEST transit, UDINE - Verona ambulant and ROMA arrival (Jan. 15) datestamps. Cover shows the usual ink dash applied in Rome, an attractive entire from this rare office, signed Calves & A. Diena; cert. Goller (2022). Provenance: Collection Henry W. Houser, Robson Lowe, Zurich, 18 June 1992, lot 1197; Spink, London, Dec. 2008, lot 674.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF