Lot 10059 – 1896 Pair of 20l Postal stationery envelopes uprated with 1896 Olympics stamps

Stamp of Olympics » 1896 Athens 1896 Pair of 20l Postal stationery envelopes uprated with 1896 Olympics stamps
Stamp of Olympics » 1896 Athens 1896 Pair of 20l Postal stationery envelopes uprated with 1896 Olympics stamps
Stamp of Olympics » 1896 Athens 1896 Pair of 20l Postal stationery envelopes uprated with 1896 Olympics stamps
Stamp of Olympics » 1896 Athens 1896 Pair of 20l Postal stationery envelopes uprated with 1896 Olympics stamps

Lot 10059 – 1896 Pair of 20l Postal stationery envelopes uprated with 1896 Olympics stamps

Olympics » 1896 Athens
Price realised
300 EUR
Estimate
400 EUR
Auction date
Tue 4 Jun 2019 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1896 (May 30) 20l Postal stationery envelope uprated with 1896 Olympics 40l tied by Athens “3” cds, sent registered to Belgium with Brussels arrival bs, fine (Note that this is contrary to regulations as the cancellation should not be touching the stationery die), plus 20l envelope sent registered to Austria uprated with 1D correctly cancelled by Athens “3” cds, a fine pair that would make an attractive exhibition page

Note: Description corrected to describe both items in the lot

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