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Lot 40042A – 1859 (Jul 28) Envelope with all three values, two of each (1d in pair), with full margins

Lot 40042A – 1859 (Jul 28) Envelope with all three values, two of each (1d in pair), with full margins
Ionian Islands
Price realised
25’000 EUR
Estimate
30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 13 Jun 2018 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859 (Jul 28) Envelope with all three values, two of each (1d in pair), with full margins except for one 2d with left just touched, the 1/2d at right folded over edge, all cancelled by pen crosses and the extremely rare rectangular “REGISTERED” hs (in Greek), with despatch cds below, reverse with Venezia arrival cds This celebrated envelope was first reported by Dr. Herbert Munk and is photographed on page 403 on the 1936 Kohl-Briefmarken handbook as well as the Zaphiriou book on page 188. Expertise: Cert. E. Diena (1984) and signed Calves Provenance: Rothschild, Boker, Achterberg and Protonotarios A world famous “first-issue” cover
Catalogue ref: SG 7-39

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