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Catalogue 281: France Part or Insufficiently Paid Incoming Mail – The Jack Blanc Collection
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  • Lot# : 7225 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 16/18
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    1862/67 1 l. deep brown, 2 l. bright yellow brown (2) and 5 l. green on bluish, on 1866 wrapper band front from Piraeus to Lyon, France, all tied by dotted '2' numeral of Piraeus with cds of despatch (Dec 8) alongside. Greek 'Paid to Destination' handstamp in black and carried by the Ligne U French Paquebot 'Tibre' to Marseille where two strikes of P.P. in red applied with handstruck '15c.' due marking in red. A very unusual and colourful usage. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 85.rnrnProvenance: Collection Madame Michèle Chauvet, Corinphila sale 214, June 2017, lot 5064.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 7226 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 19
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    1862/67: 10 l. bright orange on bluish on Newspaper wrapper band front and large part back mailed from Piraeus to Lyon, France franked with tied by dotted '2' numeral of Piraeus (and entry marking of Marseille) with Piraeus cds of despatch (Dec 29) alongside. Handstruck '30c.' due marking in red applied at right. A very unusual and colourful usage. Illustrated in 'Les Tarifs Helléniques' on page 217.rnrnProvenance: Collection Madame Michèle Chauvet, Corinphila sale 214, June 2017, lot 5065.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 7227 Greece

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    Catalogue# : 26/28
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    1862/67: Consecutive printings 10m l. orange on greenish with huge margins, 20 l. blue on bluish with large margins and 40 l. lilac on blued touched to large, all used on 1870 cover from Argostolian to Paris tied by dotted '110' lozenge with despatch cds at left. The initial 'PD' deleted when found to be overweight and struck with framed "AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFISANT" in black. "Grece / St. Michel" entry marking in blue (March 15) and charged with handstruck '10' décimes due to pay. Some toning not greatly detracting from a scarce franking. Cert. Orestis Vlastos (1992). rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 141, May 2004, lot 3089.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF
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