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  • Lot# : 1538 Austrian Levant

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    Sayada 1904 (Jan 26): Postcard of Gravosa written from Sayada to Corfu, franked by Turkey 10 pa. green, minor ageing around perfs., tied by oval framed AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / SAYADA cachet in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 520). Sayada, some 55 miles north of Prevesa, had a population of between 1'000 and 2'000 mainly illiterate people at this date. A major rarity of the Austrian Lloyd, Tchilinghirian recorded no covers at all.
    Provenance: Michael Sacher.
                       Henry Houser, June 1992, lot 1038.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold