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Auction: 163 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1495

Italian Aegean Islands postal history group comprising 35 items, quite comprehensive, with local overprints featuring "Caso" 25c pair and 50c, each used as single franking on two separated registered covers carried at 50c rate to Greece, "Nisiros" complete set philatelically used on registered cover to Constantinople, very rare commercial cover bearing "Cos" overprint on 5c and 25c tied by the scarce Antimakia c.d.s., also usages from Rhodes with an attractive range of frankings including combinations with early Italian airmail values, 1935 "Anno Santo" complete set, destinations with scarce examples such as U.S. (numerous, of which one taxed on receipt with postage due 10c) and Belgium, scarce British M.E.F. overprint on 1s single franking, a rare and appealing assembly, mainly very fine.

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$475