Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 5

Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1865: Partially prepaid cover from Chios to Syros, bearing Austrian Italy 1864 Arms 10 s. blue perf. 9½ tied by "SCIO-CESME 5 / 1" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 560) in black. Charged upon arrival with '20' lepta in blue crayon, franked by Consecutive Athens printing 1862/67 10 l. orange in a horizontal pair with vibrant colour and fair to large margins, tied by Syros arrival cds (Jan 1). All stamps fresh and fine, cover with file fold away from the adhesives, an appealing and interesting item. Signed Calves Hellas 18b.