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Los 20230 – 1871 (23.5) Folded letter sheet from Mersina to Beirut, franked by 2nd Issue 20 paras blue-green in horizontal pair

1871 (23.5) Folded letter sheet from Mersina to Beirut, franked by 2nd Issue 20 paras blue-green in horizontal pair
Los 20230 – 1871 (23.5) Folded letter sheet from Mersina to Beirut, franked by 2nd Issue 20 paras blue-green in horizontal pair
Egypt » Egyptian Post Offices Abroad » Consular Offices » Mersina (Turkey)
Realisierter Preis
18’000 EUR
Schätzung
12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Auktionsdatum
Mi. 28 Okt 2020 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Beschreibung

1871 (23.5) Folded letter sheet from Mersina to Beirut, franked by 2nd Issue 20 paras blue-green in horizontal pair, paying the 1 piastre ‘Port-to-Port’ rate, tied by V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / MERSINA / 23 MAG 1871 circular datestamp, repeated strike at right, backstamped on arrival V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / MERSINA / 26 MAG 1871, exhibition showpiece

Rarity: This is the unique 2nd Issue cover used in Mersina

Note: The route would have involved stops at Alexandretta, Latakia and Tripoli

Provenance: Peter Smith

Expertise: Signed Roger Calves

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