Lot 80675 – Letter from Chalkis (Apr. 26/May 8, 1863) to Tries

1863 Letter from Chalkis (Apr. 26/May 8, 1863) to Trieste (May 2/14, 1863) via Athens (Apr. 27/May 9, franked at 75 lepta, rate corresponding to the sum of 10 lepta (3 kreuzer) for the transit through Trieste, 45 lepta (15 kreuzer) for the transportation by Austrian mail boats, written on red pencil at the back, plus 20 lepta for the Greek domestic rate for a letter up to 15 grams according to the 1850 conventions between Greece & Austria and Greece & Austrian Lloyd. Red postmark “ΠΕΔ” or “ΠΛΙΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ ΕΞΟΤΕΡΙΚΟΝ ΔΗΚΕΩΜΑ” for “Paid to Foreign Destination”. The stamps are from the Paris printing (1861) for the 5 lepta and from the first Athens printings (1861/1862) for the 10 lepta (3) and the 40 lepta. All stamps are chiefly with large margins.