Lot 85282 – Unpaid letter from Manchester (Oct. 8th/20th, 1874) to Patras (Oct. 13th/25th, 1874), via Corfou (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874).Taxed at the arrival at 115 lepta
Lot 85282 – Unpaid letter from Manchester (Oct. 8th/20th, 1874) to Patras (Oct. 13th/25th, 1874), via Corfou (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874).Taxed at the arrival at 115 lepta
Lot 85282 – Unpaid letter from Manchester (Oct. 8th/20th, 1874) to Patras (Oct. 13th/25th, 1874), via Corfou (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874).Taxed at the arrival at 115 lepta
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations
Price realised
180 CHF
Estimate
180 – 220 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1874 Unpaid letter from Manchester (Oct. 8th/20th, 1874) to Patras (Oct. 13th/25th, 1874), via Corfou (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874).Taxed at the arrival at 115 lepta, rate applicable from Sept. 15th, 1870 to July 1st, 1875 by Brindisi & Corfou, “voie de Belgium & Italy”.
The 80 lepta is from the consecutive Athens printings (1862-1867) and the 5, 10 & 20 lepta from the meshed papers printings (1871-1876).
Catalogue ref: Hellas 22a, 39a, 40a & 41a
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