Lot 40405 – Envelope from Smyrna to St. Jean d’Acre bearing 1872 3k vertical pair

Stamp of Russia » Russian Post in Levant Envelope from Smyrna to St. Jean d'Acre bearing 1872 3k vertical pair

Lot 40405 – Envelope from Smyrna to St. Jean d’Acre bearing 1872 3k vertical pair

Russia » Russian Post in Levant
Price realised
550 EUR
Estimate
400 – 600 EUR
Auction date
Wed 15 Dec 2021 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1880ca. (Feb 13) Envelope from Smyrna to St. Jean d’Acre (today Akko in Israel), franked by 1872 3k green on horizontally laid paper in vertical pair, tied by “SMYRNA” cds in bluish green (Tchilinghirian gig. 154), repeated alongside; a very rare incoming mail to Palestine; cert. B.P.A. (1997); ex Gordon Torrey.

Catalogue ref: Michel 7x

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