Lot 80758 – Letter from Kerkyra (Jan. 2/15, 1890) to Coblentz
Lot 80758 – Letter from Kerkyra (Jan. 2/15, 1890) to Coblentz
Greece » Small Hermes Heads
Price realised
675 CHF
Estimate
100 – 200 CHF
Auction date
Sat 23 Nov 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1890 Letter from Kerkyra (Jan. 2/15, 1890) to Coblentz (Jan. 6/18, 1990) via Brindisi (Jan. 4/16, 1890) franked at 25 lepta, the U.P.U. rate for an international letter up to 15 grams (single rate) with one 10 lepta of the cream papers without “control number” printings (1880/1886) and two small Hermes heads of the first Athens printings (1889/1890).
The three stamps have good to large margins. Mixed franking with large and small Hermes heads are rare (RRR). Catalogue ref: Hellas 55a/74a/75a
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