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  • Lot# : 1533 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V20+V22
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    Janina 1865 (Sept 6): Entire letter from Janina to Corfu slit for disinfection, franked by Levant 1864 3 s. green in a vertical strip of three and single 10 s. blue, both perf. 9½, paying the reduced rate of 19 soldi; the adhesives tied by JANINA datestamps in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 509) and rated '20' in manuscript for Greek inland delivery, franked by Greece Large Hermes 1862/67 20 lepta deep blue on bluish tied by 'Kerkyra / 106' datestamp. The cover is stained and creased through three adhesives, it is however, extremely scarce.
    Note: There was a 1 soldi/kreuzer reduction for the use of the Lloyd ferry to Corfu.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF