Lot 20021 - 1864 Mourning Cover – Larnaca to Salonique via Smyrna Scarce mourning envelope sent from Larnaca to Salonique via Smyrna, franked with Lombardy–Venetia 15 soldi brown, tied by a clear LARNACA DI CIPRO / 27.5 circular da

1864 Mourning Cover – Larnaca to Salonique via Smyrna

Scarce mourning envelope sent from Larnaca to Salonique via Smyrna, franked with Lombardy–Venetia 15 soldi brown, tied by a clear LARNACA DI CIPRO / 27.5 circular datestamp. The reverse bears a black LLOYD AGENZIE / SMIRNE transit cachet and a blue LLOYD AGENZIE / SALONICH arrival cachet, documenting its carriage through the Austrian Lloyd postal network. Cover flap with minor faults, otherwise a very fine and attractive example of Austrian Levant postal history, with scarce routing and excellent postal markings.