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  • Lot# : 1363 Austrian Levant

    1914 (July 29): Postcard mailed from Vathy to Naxos struck with oval framed AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / VATHY cachet in violet (Tchilinghiran unrecorded), probably used in leiu of stamps as the Austrian P.O.'s status on the Island had changed when the Greek Postal authority assumed control in March 1913 with full Greek unification in 1915. Scarce.
    Provenance: Collection 'Danube', June 1994, lot 1089.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF