Lot 85302 – Letter from Greece ( June 6th/18th, 1899) to Lyon (June 13th/25th, 1899), via Corfou (June 9th/21st, 1899).Insufficiently franked at 20 lepta with a pair of 10 lepta of small Hermes headsTaxed at the arrival at 10 cemt
Lot 85302 – Letter from Greece ( June 6th/18th, 1899) to Lyon (June 13th/25th, 1899), via Corfou (June 9th/21st, 1899).Insufficiently franked at 20 lepta with a pair of 10 lepta of small Hermes headsTaxed at the arrival at 10 cemt
Greece » Small Hermes Heads
Price realised
600 CHF
Estimate
200 – 260 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1899 Letter from Greece ( June 6th/18th, 1899) to Lyon (June 13th/25th, 1899), via Corfou (June 9th/21st, 1899).Insufficiently franked at 20 lepta with a pair of 10 lepta of small Hermes heads vs. the U.P.U. rate of 25 lepta at that period.
Taxed on arrival with 10 centimes postage due stamp, the double of the missing franking.
Catalogue ref: Hellas 98
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