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Lot# 2149 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 2149 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 18a+19a+22a
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    Outgoing to Great Britain via Trieste 1866 (Nov 6): Prepaid entire letter from Syros to Manchester, bearing Consecutive Athens printing 5 l. green, 10 l. red-orange, two horizontal pairs and 80 l. rose-carmine, fresh with overall good margins, but both pairs lightly touched at top, tied by '67' numeral with matching SYROS cds, PD and PED as well as LONDON transit cds (Nov 27), all in red alongside, reverse with TRIEST transit and MANCHESTER arrival cds (Nov 27) datestamps. File fold aside the franking, an interesting cover with a particular franking paying 20 lepta inland rate plus "10 / 10 / 15" soldi (35 s. = 105 l.) noted in red crayon on reverse with 10 s. for the Lloyd and Austria each and 15 s. for the United Kingdom, this credit noted on front with prominent "WF 14" handstamp in red. Hellas 17a+18a+22a.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold