Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 3

Cyprus 1869 (Jan. 6): Envelope from Larnaca to Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France bearing pair 1864 15 s. brown perf. 9½ in mixed franking with 1867 Coarse whiskers 10 s. blue, three fine examples with overall good perfs, tied by two fair strikes of "LARNACA DI CIPRO 6 / 1" cds (Tranmer fig. 3) in brown. "P.D." in red and "A." handstamps as well as French entry (Jan. 23) cds in red alongside, reverse with TRIEST transit and French Bureau de Passage '1307' as well as "LONS-LE-SAUNIER" arrival (Jan. 24) datestamps. Cover roughly opened and backflap missing, nevertheless a fresh and fine combination franking to pay the 40 soldi rate to France. Cert. E. Diena (1991), Goller (2022). Provenance: Spink, London, Dec. 2008, lot 673.