CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 6

Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1863 (Jan 5): Partially prepaid cover from Candia to Syra, the Austrian part of the journey pre-paid in cash and noted on reverse with '10' soldi, the cover struck by CANDIA despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 542) in bluish black. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in red crayon. Consecutive Athens printing 1862/67 20 l. blue applied and tied by '67' numeral of Syros, matching arrival cds (Dec 25, 1862) on reverse. The adhesive lightly touched at top, nevertheless an interesting and appealing cover with partial prepayment in cash from the period, when Greek adhesives were already in use while the Austrian Levant offices did not yet use adhesives. Hellas 19a.