Lot 85252 – Paid letter from Patras (Aug. 8th/20th, 1863) to Trieste (Aug. 15th/27th, 1863)), via Athens (Aug. 10th/22nd, 1863).Franked at 75 lepta.
Lot 85252 – Paid letter from Patras (Aug. 8th/20th, 1863) to Trieste (Aug. 15th/27th, 1863)), via Athens (Aug. 10th/22nd, 1863).Franked at 75 lepta.
Lot 85252 – Paid letter from Patras (Aug. 8th/20th, 1863) to Trieste (Aug. 15th/27th, 1863)), via Athens (Aug. 10th/22nd, 1863).Franked at 75 lepta.
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
300 – 400 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1863 Paid letter from Patras (Aug. 8th/20th, 1863) to Trieste (Aug. 15th/27th, 1863)), via Athens (Aug. 10th/22nd, 1863).Franked at 75 lepta, rate corresponding to the sum of 10 lepta (3 kreuzer) for the transit through Trieste, 45 lepta (15 kreuzer) for the transportation by Austrian mail boats, written on red pencil at the back, plus 20 lepta for the Greek domestic rate for a letter up to 15 grams according to the 1850 conventions between Greece & Austria and Greece & Austrian Lloyd.
Red postmark “ΠΕΔ” or “ΠΛΙΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ ΕΞΟΤΕΡΙΚΟΝ ΔΗΚΕΩΜΑ” for “Paid to Foreign Destination”.
The four stamps (5, 10, 20 & 40 lepta) are from the consecutive Athens printings (1862-1867).
Catalogue ref: Hellas 17a, 18a, 19a & 20a
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