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Lot# 2738 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 2738 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x, 19x, 20xa
    1873 (31 August) : 1 k. black and yellow (5), 3 k. black and green (8) and 5 k. black and lilac (4), tied by cds. "ODESSA 31 AUG. 1873" to a commercial folded entire to Marseilles, circular postmark "OPLACHENO" (paid), framed "AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO" applied at the Prussian border and blue entry cds. alongside, on reverse transit via Breslau and arrival. Three adhesives with perforations damaged at the bottom, otherwise very fine and colorfull. Exceptional 49 kopek franking, slightly overpaying by one kopek the double weight 24 kopek rate, an appealing and very scarce pre-UPU multiple franking.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF