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Lot PAP-160 · Postal history · 1917

Greece 1917, censored cover from the Salonika front to Athens

Soldier's letter with Greek military censor mark and transit cancels.

  • Condition R & F
  • Rarity R
  • Estimate €35–55
Price€601 watching

€65.40 total to pay: €60 item, €2.90 buyer protection, €2.50 insured shipping to Greece.

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About this lot

Source · Seller

Soldier's letter with Greek military censor mark and transit cancels.

  1. Grade: R & FSeller

Details

Room
Paper · Postal history
Country / area
Greece
Year
1917
Format
Cover
Use
Used
Cancel type
Censor
Route
Field post, Florina sector → Salonica → Athens
Condition
R & F
Rarity
R
Lot number
PAP-160

Route

3 marks · ≈ 603 km

Field post, Florina sector → Salonica → Athens

Lines join the marks in order. Rail legs follow the railway as it runs today, which may differ from the line of the time. Other legs are simple curves; their way is not recorded. Base map and railways: Natural Earth.
  1. 1
    Posted · Field post, Florina sector · today Florina

    Greek field post cancel, on the front

  2. 2
    Censored · Salonica · today Thessaloniki

    Greek military censor cachet, on the front

    overland
  3. 3
    Arrived · Athens

    Athens arrival cds, on the back

    by rail

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