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Auction: 26015 - "The Treasure of the Eagles" Collection of Albania - Part I
Lot: 3032

(x) Austrian Levant (1820-1914)
Durazzo
1865 (Oct. 2). Cover from Durres (Durazzo) to Trieste, correctly paying the single postage with two examples of 1863 5s. rose, each harmoniously applied on the two upper corners, tied by second-type c.d.s. on dispatch, and exceptionally by pen stroke in the lower part, backstamped on arrival. The 1863 issue is exceedingly rare used in Albania. Michel 16.

provenance: "Albania" collection sold by F. Zanetti (1998)

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£1,000 to £2,000

Starting price
£900