Lot 80647 – Insufficiently prepaid letter sent from Patras (Ap
Lot 80647 – Insufficiently prepaid letter sent from Patras (Ap
Lot 80647 – Insufficiently prepaid letter sent from Patras (Ap
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Price realised
125 CHF
Estimate
180 – 260 CHF
Auction date
Sat 23 Nov 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1864 Insufficiently prepaid letter sent from Patras (April 2nd,1864) to Pyrgos. Taxed at 20 lepta, the domestic rate for a letter up to 15 grams. The black rectangular postmark “ΠΛΗΡ. ΑΝΕΠΑΡΚΗΣ” for “Insufficiently paid” was affixed as this letter was a double rate (from 15 to 30 grams) and a tax of 20 lepta was applied at the arrival in Pyrgos.
The two 20 lepta are from one of the consecutive Athens printings (1862/1867). Catalogue ref: Hellas 19a/19d
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