Lot 40041 – Impressive Five-Colour Franking

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Lot 40041 – Impressive Five-Colour Franking
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print Impressive Five-Colour Franking
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print Impressive Five-Colour Franking
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print Impressive Five-Colour Franking
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print Impressive Five-Colour Franking

Lot 40041 – Impressive Five-Colour Franking

Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1862-67 2nd Athens print
Price realised
3’000 EUR
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Auction date
mer. 13 juin 2018 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

IMPRESSIVE FIVE COLOUR FRANKING

1862-67 Second Athens Print 20L deep dark blue used together with same issue 1L, 2L, 5L and 80L (2), all with clear to good margins, on 1867 folded entire from Marseilles to Athens (arr. 20 April), paying the 188L rate, the 20L is affected by filing fold, a very fine and attractive 5-colour combination

Provenance: Holcombe and Zachariades

Expertise: Cert. Tseriotis 

Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000

Catalogue ref: 19f+15c+16c+17b+22d
Auction
June 2018 Auction Series
Catalogue
Rarities of the World

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