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Ionian Islands 1859 (14 June) entire letter from Zante to Trieste, showing sender´s cachet and bearing 1859 (1d.) blue with good to
large margins, cancelled and tied by Zante double-ring datestamp in bluish green, "franca" handstamp in the same ink at centre, the reverse with manuscript "15" (Kreuzer) for Austrian Lloyd fee for journey to Trieste, and arrival c.d.s. (22.6); the
(1d.) crossed by filing crease though of fine appearance. A very rare early usage of the (1d.) value used less than one month after the date of issue, and surely one of the very earliest usages of the 1859 issue. Signed Sorani. Photo Estimate £
3,000-3,500 (Image1)
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