Letter from Lyon 8.2.1872 franked with 50cts instead of 60cts "Affranchissement Insuffisant" unpaid letter costs 90l. french tax figure 40 with ship "Tanais U4" to Athens 4.2.1872. Rate unpaid 90l.-50=40l. (earliest use of 40l. Meshed paper). Fine and rare.
Entire letter fr. with 10sld Austrian Levant stamp canc. "CANDIA*16/3" to Syros. Handwritten "20", taxed on arrival with 5l. deep green in strip of 4 to pay the Greek internal rate, tied by "67" Syros cds, canc. "ΣΥΡΑ*8.ΜΑΡΤ.74". Very fine and rare. (Hellas 39e).
Letter from Vienna 23.6.1866 underpaid with 15 Kreuzer instead of 30Kr because of the Convention between the Austrian Lloyd and Greece regarding the former Ionian Islands the missing amount noted with 15 (Kr) and taxed in Corfu with 65l. Rate 15x3=45+20 local = 65 lepta. Very fine and very rare impressive item. Certificate Guy de Vachat.
Unpaid entire letter from Messina, via Brindisi to Corfou. Handwritten "65", taxed on arrival with 5l. yellow-green (stamp creased), 20l. steel blue and 40l. deep bright purple on blue (Groseille) (stamp very fine), all tied by "106" cds and canc. "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ*?.ΜΑΡΤ.74". 40 lepta Groseille stamp very rare on cover. (Hellas 39b+41g+42IId).
Letter from Prevesa 9.6.1866 with the famous 9 Soldi franking to Kerkyra 29.5 (normal Levant-rate 10 Sdi but 1 Sdo discount for the use of the ferry to Kerkyra) taxed with the local 20l. for Greece. Very fine and very rare.
