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Lot# 6052 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6052 Austrian Navy and Shipmail

    Austrian Levant Shipmail, Origin Markings for Ship letters, Mediterranean Sea 1855/1922: Group three covers / entires primarily from Alexandria, struck by different types of Alessandria origin markings incl. 1855 unpaid entire to Triest, taxed with '9' kreuzer, 1855 partly prepaid envelope to Fiume, first erroneously taxed with '9' kreuzer, corrected to '3' kreuzer for the journey from Trieste to Fiume, and 1877 cover from Beirut bearing 10 so. blue tied by two-line "COL VAP. DA / ALESS.". In addition 1922 envelope bearing in total six examples of Egypt Sphinx 5 mi. rose, cancelled by Italian two-line "VAPORE / D'ALESSANDRIA" with Egyptian ALEXANDRIA despatch cds on front, directed to Zdar in Czechoslovakia.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF