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Lot# 2633 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 2633 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V15+V16+V23
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    Cyprus 1865 (June): Large part cover from Larnaca to Torino, endorsed "via Trieste", bearing 1863 Arms 3 s. green and 5 s. rose perf. 14 in combination with 1864 15 s. brown perf. 9½, three fine and fresh examples with good embossing and perforation, tied by "LARNACA DI CIPRO .. / 6" cds (Tranmer fig. 3) in black, "P.D." in blue and framed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI" in black alongside, reverse with indistinct transit cds's of SMIRNE and BRINDISI as well as part arrival cds of TORINO. Lower part of cover is missing, nevertheless a rare and desirable three-colour two-issue franking paying correctly the pre-1866 rate of 20 soldi for the Lloyd and 8 soldi / 20 centesimi for Italy. A highly desirable item with a late usage of the 1863 issue, signed Raybaudi; certs. E. Diena (1991), Goller (2023).rnProvenance: Hassan Shaida collection; Spink, London, Dec 2008, lot 660.rnNote: Interesting routing: Endorsed via Trieste and franked accordingly, however presumably in Corfu re-routed on an Italian vessel and travelling via Brindisi and Italian railways to its destination.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF