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lot # 356 - Greece - Large Hermes Head entire letters and covers bearing large hermes heads
Prepaid cover from "MANCHESTER*15.MY.65" fr. with 6d+4d QV British stamps to Alexandria. Handwritten "Via Trieste", canc. "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN/FFRANCO*17/5" and circular "PD". On reverse "LONDON" and "TRIEST" transit cds. Instead of being forwarded directly to Alexandria the cover sent through Corfu (canc. on reverse "ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ*10.ΜΑΙΟΣ.65"). For this extraordinary route the Greek P.O. charged the cover with the transportation (Hellas 1b+5a+7a).
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