265500 | Europe ➝ Greece
Opening: 200 €
1858, British Protectorate 1815-1864: Folded envelope from CORFU 18/MAG with hand-stamp town cachet, endorsed ‘via Trieste’ to England, charged ´8´ and large boxed "6¼" (silver-groschen) in blue applied at Trieste (Van Der Linden fig. 3092) alongside, additional ms. taxe marks, on reverse PLYMOUTH A MY/25/58 arrival mark, usual file fold and tiny border crease, scarce and attractive!
426250 | British Commonwealth ➝ British Levant
Opening: 100 €
Pediada: Free of charge soldier's cover (handwritten O.H.M.S.) marked with gray-blue "International Occupation, Governor PEDIADA", to the 5th Fusiliers in Candia, fine.
445800 | British Commonwealth ➝ Ionian Islands (Ionioi NHΣOI, EΠTANHΣOΣ) ➝ Pre-Philately
Opening: 60 €
1817, entire letter from “LIVORNO” via Otranto to Corfu, taxed in transit in Neapel “10” Grana with reverse red “NAP(OLI) 27 MAR.”, slitted and roasted for disinfection, arrival faint circular bluish postmark “ISOLE IONIE” with “18” gazette to pay, fine. An extremely scarce early mail from the British Protectorate period
Opening: 60 €
1818, entire letter endorsed inside “Zante 7 Augusto” to Corfu, faint red circular “IS(OLA) DI (ZANTE)” and framed “FRANCA”, fine, together with a 1819 entire letter from Malta to Corfu, endorsed “P. Osprey” and with faint red circular “ISOLA IONIE” with manuscript "45." gazette to pay, fine, both entires slitted and treated against cholera. A rare and early duo from the British Protectorate period