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Auction: 6016 - Stamps & Covers of the World/The D J Norris Collection of Ceylon
Lot: 1000

Ionian Islands 1859 (12 Oct.) large part entire from Corfu City to Zante, bearing 1859 (15 June) imperf. (1/2d.) orange and (1d.) blue, both with clear or good to large margins, twice cancelled with overlapping strikes of the oval-framed "franco" in blue and showing Corfu c.d.s. in the same ink towards lower left corner; the entire letter with some staining on face and other faults though a rare franking. Photo Estimate £ 700-800

Sold for
£700