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Lot# 6573 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6573 Italian Post abroad

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    Italian Post in Tunis, Usage of Italian stamps 1871 (July 30): Cover from Tunisi to Piraeus, bearing 1866 Torino printing 40 c. red-carmine in a horizontal pair, a fresh and fine multiple, tied by clear '235' numeral obliterator in black with "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE" cds and "P.D." alongside. Reverse with CAGLIARI, BRINDISI and KERKYRA transit as well as PIRAEUS arrival (July 24, julian) cds's. A superb fresh cover, with Greece being an astonishingly rare destination from Tunis. rnReference: Displayed and discussed in Zanaria & coworkers on page 132.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF