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  • Lot# : 1579 Austrian Levant

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    1867: Franz Josef 50 so. brown, coarse whiskers, fresh and fine vert. pair and single, tied by "CONSTANTINOPEL 26 / 11 / 75" cds's to registered envelope (folds away from the stamps, two stamps detached on top left), with handwritten "Via Varna", "PD", framed "RECOM:", "Chargé" and French entry mark "AUTR. HARNANCOURT 1 DEC. 75" in blue alongside. This cover was originally of the third weight rate resulting in a total rate of 154 soldi. Signed Ing. Ed. Müller and A. Diena, cert. Ferchenbauer (2015) Ferchenbauer = € 20'000.

    Provenance: Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila Auction (May 2000), lot 1410.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF