Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 2

1867: Cover from Constantinople to Paris, bearing Napoléon laureated 10 c. bistre, type I, in a strip of four, a fine multiple with fresh colour, good perforation and centering, tied by light Anchor lozenge in blue. Octagonal "CONSTANTINOPLE P. FR. U No1 2 MARS 70" despatch cds and framed PD, both in blue as well as framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE alongside. Reverse with Marseille transit and arrival cds's (March 10). An attractive item full of character, the multiple paying the 1866 40 centimes single rate from the Levant to France.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries