Lot 80709 – Letter from Pireas (Jun. 11/23, 1870) to Marseille
Lot 80709 – Letter from Pireas (Jun. 11/23, 1870) to Marseille
Lot 80709 – Letter from Pireas (Jun. 11/23, 1870) to Marseille
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
100 – 200 CHF
Auction date
sam. 23 nov. 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1870 Letter from Pireas (Jun. 11/23, 1870) to Marseille (Jun. 16/28, 1870) franked at 70 lepta corresponding to the transportation by the boats of the”Compagnie des Paquebots de la Méditerranée” of a letter up to from 10 grams (single rate) according to the 1866 convention between Greece & France. Red postmark “PD” for “Paid to destination”.
The 5 & 40 lepta are from the “cleaned plates” printings (1868/1869) and the 20 lepta is from the 1870 special printings. All the stamps with good to large margins except the 20 lepta with one narrow margin. Catalogue ref: Hellas 26a/28a/31a
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