U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 11-12, 2009

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Lot #1211
ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia
1866 FL franked with 10s blue and 10x15s yellow brown (including two vertical pairs), paying the appropriate 160s rate from Galatz (Levant) to Montpelier, France, all tied by "1" numeral cancels of Vienna, with Vienna and Marseilles transits as well as Montpelier arrival on reverse, upper left stamp repaired and filing folds affecting some others, still a fine and rare Austrian Levant "Forerunner", with Lombardy franking (Levant postage was not issued until 1867), with 2008 Ferchenbauer cert.
Envelope
Catalog #23-24
Price Realized
$6,500.00

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