Lot 80667 – Unpaid letter from Constantinople (Oct. 6, 1862) t
Lot 80667 – Unpaid letter from Constantinople (Oct. 6, 1862) t
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Price realised
80 CHF
Estimate
100 – 150 CHF
Auction date
Sat 23 Nov 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1862 Unpaid letter from Constantinople (Oct. 6, 1862) to Syros (Oct. 7, 1862) taxed at 80 lepta, written on red pencil, with a 80 lepta of the consecutive Athens printings (1862/1867) with orange “control numbers”.
The 80 lepta tax is corresponding to a letter from 10 to 15 grams (triple rate) carried by the Austrian Lloyd paquebots according to the 1867 convention between Greece and Austria and the circulaire n° 9 of April 10, 1868 between Greece and the Austrian boats company Lloyd for the Austrian Levant offices.
Pre-philatelic postmark of Constantinople. Good margins. Catalogue ref: Hellas 21a
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