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Auction: 26015 - "The Treasure of the Eagles" Collection of Albania - Part I
Lot: 3151

(x) Wartime Transitional Period (1914-1920)
Local Issue of Shkodër (1915)
1915 (April 27). Cover from Obot to Shkodër, sent stampless as the dispatch office (located 15 km from Shkodër) had no stamps available in April, showing the very scarce Obot c.d.s. at left and taxed with "T" marking at right, bearing postage due 25 q. applied on arrival on unfranked printed matter, tied by bilingual "shkodër-shqypëni/scutari-albanie" c.d.s. Vertical crease, clear of the franking. A very scarce non-philatelic cover. Michel 2.

provenance: Markus Gmähle

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

Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£250