157 | French Levant

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Yvert 28B, 32. 1868. French stamps: 10 cts bistre, two stamps, and 80 cts rose. THESSALONIQUE to CADIZ. Postmark: LARGE NUMBERS RHOMBUS No. 5095, from the French Postal Agency in Thessaloniki and PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANEE, in red on the 10 cts stamps; on the front, date stamp "pointille" SALONIQUE / TURQUIE, mark PP, in black, and postage "4 Rs", in blue, applied upon arrival in Spain; on the back, various transits and oval mark LISTA applied in Cadiz. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE ORIGIN-DESTINATION, THE ONLY KNOWN ONE ADDRESSED TO SPAIN FROM GREECE.