Lot 85270 – Unpaid letter from Paris (Dec. 16th/28th, 1869) to Athens (Dec. 25th, 1869/Jan. 6.th, 1870). Taxed at the arrival at 90 lepta
Lot 85270 – Unpaid letter from Paris (Dec. 16th/28th, 1869) to Athens (Dec. 25th, 1869/Jan. 6.th, 1870). Taxed at the arrival at 90 lepta
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations
Price realised
70 CHF
Estimate
70 – 100 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1869 Unpaid letter from Paris (Dec. 16th/28th, 1869) to Athens (Dec. 25th, 1869/Jan. 6.th, 1870). Taxed on arrival with 90 lepta (black tax marking “90 LEP”) for the transportation by the boats of the “Compagnie des Lignes de la Méditerranée” of a letter up to 10 grams (single rate) according to the 1866 convention between Greece & France. The 10 lepta is from the cleaned plates printings (1868-1869) and the 80 lepta from the consecutive Athens printings (1862-1867).Good to very large margins.
Catalogue ref: Hellas 26a & 22a
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