Lot 40073 – 2 Lep (two), 40 Lep (two) and 80 Lep (two), all on

2 Lep (two), 40 Lep (two) and 80 Lep (two), all on unpaid double weight cover from Marseille to Athens, carried by French Paqueboat “Amerique”, all Paris print, were applied as postage dues, all stamps are tied by dotted “1” (Athens) and have good to large margins, an impressive and extremely rare cover in very fine condition

Note: The date of 8 October, 1861, is the earliest recorded date of use of 2 Lep.

Provenance: Texas collection