Worldwide Stamps and Covers Egyptian Post Offices Abroad Consular Offices » Salonica (Greece)
Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 10228
Symbol: EUR
Cat No: Collection
Consular Offices » Salonica (Greece). 1867 Second Issue & Third Issue: A fine array of five adhesives all showing SALONICCHI cancels, including 1867 5pi brown, plus unused Interpostal seal in red, odd small fault, a very rare group (6 items) (Image)
Opening EUR 700.00
Sold...EUR 450.00
Closed..Jun-13-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 10229
Symbol: EUR
1871 (28.12) Folded disinfected cover from Salonica to Patras, manuscript ‘via de Siri’ at right and ‘From Thessalonike’ in blue crayon at left, franked 2nd Issue 1 piastre red (corner fault) tied by V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / SALONICCHI / 28 DIC 1871 circular datestamp in black with repeated strike at left, also Greek Large Hermes 20 lepta blue applied for internal postage cancelled by Patras circular datestamp, backstamped with Athens and Syra circular datestamp, disinfection slits and some slight cover wrinkles, a very rare item and an important showpiece
Provenance: E. E. Yates, Charles Fox and Peter Smith (Image)