Lot 85246 – Unpaid letter from Trieste (May 9th/21st, 1862) to Athens (May 16th/28th, 1862). Taxed at the arrival at 75 lepta.

1862 Unpaid letter from Trieste (May 9th/21st, 1862) to Athens (May 16th/28th, 1862). Taxed at the arrival at 75 lepta, rate corresponding to the sum of 10 lepta (3 kreuzer) for the transit through Trieste, 45 lepta (15 kreuzer) for the transportation by Austrian mail boats, written on red & blue pencil on the front, plus 20 lepta for the Greek domestic rate for a letter up to 15 grams according to the 1850 conventions between Greece & Austria and Greece & Austrian Lloyd. The four stamps (5, 10, 20 & 40 lepta) are from the first Athens printings (1861-1862). A wonderful 4-colour franking with first Athens printings LHH.