Lot 85283 – Paid letter from Messina (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874) to Corfou (Oct.16th/28th, 1874), via Gallipoli (Oct 15th/27th, 1874).Taxed at the arrival at 65 lepta
Lot 85283 – Paid letter from Messina (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874) to Corfou (Oct.16th/28th, 1874), via Gallipoli (Oct 15th/27th, 1874).Taxed at the arrival at 65 lepta
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
120 – 160 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1874 Unpaid letter from Messina (Oct. 12th/24th, 1874) to Corfou (Oct.16th/28th, 1874), via Gallipoli (Oct 15th/27th, 1874).Taxed on arrival with 65 lepta according to the convention between Greece & Italy of 1864 for the transport of a letter up to 10 grams by the Austrian or Italian boats. The 5 & 20 are from the 1871-1872 printings and the 40 lepta is from the meshed papers printings (1871-1876). Good to very large margins.
Catalogue ref: Hellas 34a, 35a & 42IIa
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