Lot 20464 – 1897 (March 28) Registered cover sent by officer Craveri through the Turkish P.O. in Crete

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Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete 1897 (March 28) Registered cover sent by officer Craveri through the Turkish P.O. in Crete
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete 1897 (March 28) Registered cover sent by officer Craveri through the Turkish P.O. in Crete
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete 1897 (March 28) Registered cover sent by officer Craveri through the Turkish P.O. in Crete

Lot 20464 – 1897 (March 28) Registered cover sent by officer Craveri through the Turkish P.O. in Crete

Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
Prix réalisé
420 EUR
Estimation
100 EUR
Date de vente
mar. 14 juin 2022 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Turkish P.O. 1897 (March 28) Registered cover (portion of back flaps lacking) with full contents sent to Rome by the Captain Federico Craveri (decorated with the « Medaglia d’Argento al Valor Militare » in Crete on 2.3.97, for his « spirit of commanding and organization » against a bloody revolt of the Turkish Gendarmerie), franked by 1892-99 1pi (defective), tied by bilingual « Hania » cds, with registration marking at left and indistinct transit on back; a rare registered mail from this office, and sent by a prominent member of the Italian contingent.

Catalogue ref: Sassone Yvert 85

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