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Lot# 2637 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 2637 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 1/I+2/I+3/I
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    Cyprus 1875 (Nov 17): Entire letter from Larnaca to Trieste, bearing 1867 Coarse whiskers 2 s. orange, 3 s. light green and 5 s. red, three overall fresh and fine single examples, tied by "LARNACA DI CIPRO 17 / 11" despatch cds (Tranmer fig. 3) in black, reverse with oval "TRIEST 26 / 11 / 75" arrival datestamp, the entire erroneously rated with '20' (kreuzer) in blue crayon, later on crossed out. Horizontal file fold touching the lower peforation of the 3 soldi adhesive, just mentioned for accuracy, a rare and most attractive three-colour franking paying correctly the newly established 10 soldi GPU rate. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1990).rnProvenance: Spink, London, Dec 2008, lot 686.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF