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  • Lot# : 1810 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Black Sea 1759/1914c: Collection (228 items) with used stamps, pieces but primarily covers incl. early 1759 forwarded and disinfected to Marseilles, 1787 two line "CONSTAN : TINOPEL" struck on cover to London - the second earliest recorded usage, 1793 via Semlin where disinfected to London, 1845 Lloyd CONSTANTINOPOLI handstamp to Syra, 1848 two-line CONSATANTINOPLE via Semlin where disinfected to Steyr, 1872/75 two 23 s. rate covers to Great Britain; also SMIRNE / SMIRNA with 1797 entire forwarded and disinfected in Semlin, directed to London, 1857 Lloyd cover to Constantinople, 1841 first Austrian P.O. one-line handstamp struck on cover to Trieste, 1850 two-line SMYRNE on cover to Trieste, Smirne express mail & thimble cds cancellations; Dardanelles with two-line DARDANELLES datestamp on 1864 10 s. blue, two covers bearing 1873 fine whiskers 10 s. tied by scarce "IN DEN DARDANELLEN" cds; GALLIPOLI stamps and covers; SAMSUN with pair 1867 5 s. tied by blue cds to piece and pair 15 s. brown cancelled with the same cds in black, KERASSUNDE with thimble cds on stamps, INEBOLI stamps, TREBISONDA / TRAPEZUNT stamps & covers. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF