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  • Lot# : 1823 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace, on the Aegean Island, in Greece proper, Crete, Albania & Ancona 1863/1914c: Interesting collection of used adhesives and covers incl. Epirus with PREVESA to Patras cover with an Austran - Greek combination franking, JANINA 1876 cover to Trieste & 1867 50 s. brown cancellation; Macedonia with CAVALLA fully prepaid 1860 cover to Trieste, SALONICH 1835 via Semlin to Steyr, SALONICCO 1845 Lloyd cover, SALONICH 1845 cover with superb two-line datestamp, SERRES two-line datestamp in blue on piece; Thrace with VOLO, DEDEAGATSCH, PORT-LAGOS, RODOSTO, ADRIANOPEL; Aegean Islands with RODI, VATHY, METELINE with two Austrian-Greek combination cover to Syros, one with cash payment for the Austrian part, Chios / CESME with provisional handstamp in violet (6), combination cover; Greece with SIRA and PIREO cachet cancellations; Crete with CANEA and CANDIA combination covers; Albania with SCUTARI, DURAZZO, SANTI QUARANTO cachet and two cancellations on 1867 50 so. brown, ANTIVARI on unpaid 1864 cover to Vienna, scarce DULIGNO strike on 1867 10 s. blue, "SAN GIOVANNI DI MEDUA", VALONA on large-sized envelope to Constantinople bearing 1883 10 s. blue in strip of six; and ANCONA with three covers 1841/58 struck by the oval Lloyd handstamp. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF