Lot 80715 – Two letters1. Front of a letter from Thessaloniki

1871-85 Two letters 1. Front of a letter from Thessaloniki (Jan. 25th, 1871) to Patras. Franked at 40 lepta with two 20 lepta of the « cleaned plates » printings. Red postmark “ΠΕΔ” or “ΠΛΙΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ ΕΞΟΤΕΡΙΚΟΝ ΔΗΚΕΩΜΑ” for “Paid to Foreign Destination”. 2. Registered letter from Larissa (Dec. 2/14, 1885) to Constantinople (Dec. 12/23, 1885) via Piraeus (Dec. 7/19, 1885) franked at the UPU rate of 45 lepta for a registered letter up to 15 grams (25 lepta for the domestic rate plus 20 lepta for the recommendation). Postmarks in black: « ΣΥΣΤΗΜΕΝΟΝ » & « Grèce – R » for « Recommendation ». 5 red wax seals on the back. The 40 lepta is from the cream papers with « control numbers » (1875/1880) and the 5 lepta is from the cream papers without « control number » (1880/1886). The two stamps are touched.