Lot 85254 – Unpaid letter from Vienna (Jan. 9th/21st, 1864) to Patras (Jan. 18th/30th, 1864), via Athens (Jan. 16th/28th, 1863).Taxed at 110 lepta.
Lot 85254 – Unpaid letter from Vienna (Jan. 9th/21st, 1864) to Patras (Jan. 18th/30th, 1864), via Athens (Jan. 16th/28th, 1863).Taxed at 110 lepta.
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
180 – 260 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1864 Unpaid letter from Vienna (Jan. 9th/21st, 1864) to Patras (Jan. 18th/30th, 1864), via Athens (Jan. 16th/28th, 1863).Taxed at 110 lepta, written on red pencil, at the arrival corresponding to the sum of 45 lepta (15 kreuzer) for the route from Vienna to Trieste, plus 45 lepta (15 kreuzer) for the sea route for the Austrian ship company Lloyd (manuscript on blue ink) and 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 company. The 10, 20 & 80 lepta are from the consecutive Athens printings (1862/1867).
Catalogue ref: Hellas 18a, 19a & 22a
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