Lot 80732 – Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept.

Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept.
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept.
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept.
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept.

Lot 80732 – Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept.

Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages
Price realised
100 CHF
Estimate
200 – 300 CHF
Auction date
sam. 23 nov. 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1874 Unpaid letter sent from Messina to Kerkyra (Sept. 2/14, 1874), via Brindisi (Aug. 31/Sept. 12, 1874). Taxed at the arrival at 130 lepta (handwritten in blue pencil), corresponding to a letter up to 20 grams (double rate, handwritten in blue pencil) transported by Austrian or Italians boats according to the 1864 convention between Greece & Italy and the circulaire of the Director of the Greek Post-offices of Jan. 5, 1865. The 10 & 40 lepta are from the meshed papers printings and the 80 lepta from the consecutive Athens printings. Good to large margins.
Catalogue ref: Hellas 22a/40a/42Ia

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