Lot 80733 – Letter sent from Athens (Mar. 23/Apr. 4, 1874) to
Lot 80733 – Letter sent from Athens (Mar. 23/Apr. 4, 1874) to
Lot 80733 – Letter sent from Athens (Mar. 23/Apr. 4, 1874) to
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » Covers, frankings and destinations » External usages
Price realised
75 CHF
Estimate
80 – 120 CHF
Auction date
sam. 23 nov. 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1874 Letter sent from Athens (Mar. 23/Apr. 4, 1874) to London (Apr. 1/13, 1874). Red postmark “PD” for “Paid to Destination” affixed at the departure. Franked at 92 lepta corresponding to the rate of a pre-paid letter up to 15 grams according to the convention between Great Britain and Greece of Nov. 25/Dec. 7, 1868.
The 3 stamps are from the “cleaned plates” printings (1873).
The 2 lepta is touched at 2 margins and the 2 & 80 lepta have good margins. Catalogue ref: Hellas 24a/26a/29a
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