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Auction: 26015 - "The Treasure of the Eagles" Collection of Albania - Part I
Lot: 3019

(x) French Albania (1806-1814)
1809 (March 27). Incoming letter from Venice to Dobrota during the first period of French occupation of both territories, prior to their later incorporation into the Austrian Empire (as agreed at the Congress of Vienna). Handstamped with the red italic “Venezia” postmark issued by the French postal administration. Incorrectly charged “18” cents, the internal rate for a letter of less than ¼ ounce in weight sent within the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy up to a distance of 3 radiuses during the third tariff period (1.2.1807-30.4.1809).

note: In fact, Dobrota did not belong to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy but to the Province of Albania in the French Empire (the so-called French Albania); it therefore had to be treated as a foreign destination. The correct postage should consequently have been 16 cents, the rate applicable to letters of the same weight sent from the Kingdom of Italy to neighbouring foreign territories.

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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£80