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Lot 10160
Russia » Ship Mail » Ship Mail in the Mediterranean Sea
Prix réalisé
400 EUR
Estimation
500 EUR
Date de vente
Sat 3 Dec 2016 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description:
CYPRUS: 1898 Envelope reduced at top franked 20k addressed to Cyprus cancelled LLOYD AUSTRIACO XXI (10 7 98) cds in blue, indicating posting on ship No. 21 (S/S HUNGARIA) of the Austrian Lloyd Fleet. Larnaca arrival backstamp. Fine and rare usage.
The Austrian Lloyd was the largest merchant fleet operating in the Eastern Mediterranean and accepted payment for postage on its ships in stamps of foreign nations.Vente aux enchères