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  • Lot# : 1378 DDSG

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    1842 (Aug 9): Merchant's entire letter from Smirna to Constantinople struck with rectangular framed DDSG / P.P / SMYRNE handstamp (Tchilinghirian unrecorded) in black. D.D.S.G. ships were permitted to carry 'port-to-port' mail, this letter being sent three years prior to the Lloyd Agency take-over of the Mediterranean lines, was carried on the newly introduced (1839) Constantinople-Haifa-Alexandria line. Some minor edge wear but a rare and splendid entire.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF