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  • Lot# : 4851 Austria

    1802 (July 24): Entire letter from Constantinople to Paris with mention of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's sister's in the text, mailed via Vienna and resealed with disinfection seal of Mehadia (Romania) with SANITATIS and Arms of the City in red on reverse (unrecorded). The Mails may have been diverted from the usual Semlin routing due to a local insurrection. Reverse with manuscript "arrivée en cet état à la Diréction Générale" and signed (and  most probably opened by the Censor on the Austrian frontier). Struck on obverse with 'd'autriche' transit in black at Augsburg. Extremely rare and most interesting entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4852 Austria

    1819 (April 10): Entire letter from Constantinople to Trieste opened for disinfection, scorched and vinegar splashed, resealed with SIGIL SANITATIS ROTHEN TURM red wax seal and fair strike of circular NETTO DI FUORA E SPORCO DI DENTRO in black. Trieste arrival alongside (May 10). Entire opens well for Exhibit display.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 4853 Austria

    1821 (July 14): Entire letter from Smyrna to Trieste without postal markings but opened and resealed for disinfection at Schuppanek with fine red wax seal 'K. K. SCHUPP. CONTUMAZ' (Imperial Royal Schupp. Quarantine Office), the Office being just north of Alt-Orsova on the Hungarian border. Rare and we would welcome further information on this Office which may have been open for lees than a year.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4854 Austria

    1827 (Oct 3): Entire letter from Constantinople to Trieste, disinfected at Rothenturn and reasealed with SANITATIS ROTHENTURN red wax seal, with manuscript '10' batch number, disinfected again on arrival in Trieste with small part of San Carlo Quarantine red wax seal. In 1827 the Balkans were in a revolutionary ferment and the border was closed at Belgrade (Semlin), mail was instead re-routed via Bucharest and Rothenturn.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 4855 Austria

    1831: Military wrapper without origin, mailed to Verona, disinfected by scorching and struck of front with superb "Netto di fuori e / Netto di dentro" in red (Clean outside and inside) applied in Peklin (Meyer page 101). Reverse with Verona two line dated arrival (Nov 2) and split but complete red wax seal with Coat of Arms and lettered 'FI' (Ferdinandus Imperator).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4856 Austria

    1831c.: Front and part back of Military cover probably from Bosnia to Vicenza, disinfected in transit at Knin with framed 'Netto du fuora e netto di dentro" in red with framed ZARA handstamp above in red. Marked as 'L4' in manusctipr (4 Lot) but carried free as Official mail. Meyer describes a similar usage on page 90. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4857 Austria

    1831 (Feb 25): Entire letter from Eperies to Steyr endorsed 'p. Wien', disinfected in transit at Bruck an der Leithe with punch holes and large part oval 'K. K. SANITAETSANSTALT BRUCK / a/L netto di fuora e di dentro' in black with red wax seal adjacent (Royal Imperial Health Office Bruck) and rated '14' kreuzer to pay on arrivaL A fine example of this scarce marking (Meyer page 82).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 4858 Austria

    1831 (June 20): Entire letter from Brody (Galicia) to Müchelsdorf endorsed 'par Linz', struck with oval BRODY / IN GALITZ despatch in black, disinfected with fine punch holes and flap showing rare circular "K. K. mil. Sanitäts Cordons Brody" handstamp (Royal Imperial Military Health Cordons, Brody) in black (Meyer page 79). Charged 28 kreuzer due in red manuscript on arrival (June 29). A scarce marking.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 4859 Austria

    1831 (July 13): Entire letter from Taganrog, Russia to Nice, Savoy disinfected in transit at Kenty (Poland) with oval framed "Netto di fuora / e di dentro" (Cleaned outside and inside) applied in black on reverse (Meyer page 81, who records a similar letter from this correspondence). Faint black Taganrog despatch cds below and part red wax reseal. 'Russie' origin marking in black and straight line NOVARA in black on front of a scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4860 Austria

    1831 (July 13): Entire letter from Odessa, Russia to Trieste disinfected in transit at Kenty (Poland) with oval framed "Netto di fuora / e di dentro" (Cleaned outside and inside) applied in black on reverse (Meyer page 81) and Post Office large red wax seal applied for reseal. Odessa despatch cds in black also on reverse and obverse with 'Russie' origin marking in black. Triest arrival (Aug 10) where charged '28' kreuzer due in red crayon. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 4861 Austria

    1831 (Aug 13): Entire letter from Eisenstadt to Vienna via Groshöflein disinfected with large punch holes with large red wax seal K. K. SANITAETS - ANSTALT ZU WAMPERSDORF NETTO DI FUORA E DI DENTRO (Royal Imperial Health - Office Wampersdorf Clean Outside and Inside), with Vienna arrival (Aug 15) alongside in black. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 4862 Austria

    1831 (Sept 15): Entire letter from Vienna to Merrzuschlag with interesting contents regarding the Cholera epidemic, rastel puched with punch holes and struck with fine WIEN despatch handstamp in red. The Vienna rastel was only used in 1831 during the first epidemic, no handstamps were used. Signed Puschmann.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 4863 Austria

    1831 (Sept 26): Entire letter from Oedenburg to Neuberg with oval OEDEN / BURG despatch handstamp in black, disinfected with large punch holes with large oval K. K. SANITAETS - ANSTALT ZU WAMPERSDORF NETTO DI FUORA E DI DENTRO (Royal Imperial Health - Office Wampersdorf Clean Outside and Inside) handstamp in black and part red wax seal on reverse. Re-rated to 4 kr. due on arrival from 6 kr. Opens well for display, a scarce and very fine entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4864 Austria

    1831 (Sept 28): Military cover from Bruck to Gratz, disinfected on despatch at Bruck an der Leithe with punch holes and large part oval 'K. K. SANITAETSANSTALT BRUCK / a/L netto di fuora e di dentro' in black with small red wax seal adjacent (Royal Imperial Health Office Bruck). A fine example of this scarce marking (Meyer page 82).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4865 Austria

    1831 (Oct 8): Entire letter from Pinkafeld to Gratz with fine oval GÜNS transit in black, opened and disinfected at Fürstenfeld in transit with two line NETTO DI FUORA / E DI DENTRO struck in black (Clean outside and inside). Reverse with most part red wax seal of Fürstenfeld Quarantine. A fine entire that opens well for display.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 4866 Austria

    1831 (Oct 30): Entire letter from Vienna to Innsbruck, Tyrol without punch holes, struck on reverse with fine oval NETTO / DI / FUORA (Clean Outside) across flap struck in black. Rare and fine, unrecorded by Meyer, probably struck at Habach-Litzelfeld.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4867 Austria

    1831 (Dec): Entire letter from Vienna to Botzen / Bolzano struck with WIEN despatch handstamp in red, disinfected by fine punch rastel holes and struck on flap with oval framed "Netto di fuora / e di dentro" (Clean outside and inside) in black (Meyer page 84). Bozano arrival (Jan 3, 1832). It is unclear where the Quarantine was based, this cachet attributed to Kitzbuhel by Meyer but it may have been located at Habach.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4868 Austria

    1831 (Dec 21): Official partly pre-printed wrapper from Laibach to Venice and marked 'Cholera' internally, rated '3 Lot' in manuscript, scorched for disinfection and struck with framed "Netto di fuora e / Netto di dentro" in red (Clean outside and inside), applied in Peklin. Reverse with wafer seal and part red wax seals (4). Scarce and fine.rnrnNote: This type of cachet was also used at Muggia, Storie and Trieste.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4869 Austria

    1832 (Jan 4): Entire letter from Steyr to Paris struck with faint STEYR despatch handstamp in black, prepaid to the border, disinfected and struck on flap with oval framed "Netto di fuora / e di dentro" (Clean outside and inside) in black (Meyer page 84). Oval 'Autriche / P. Huningue' in red on front and reverse with Paris arrival (Jan 17) in blue where charged '15' décimes. It is unclear where the Quarantine was based, this cachet attributed to Kitzbuhel by Meyer but it may have been located at Habach.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Meyer. Illustrated on page 85 of 'Disinfected Mail'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 4870 Austria

    1832 (Feb 23): Entire letter from Vienna to Bolzano (Botzen) with WIEN despatch in red, punch holes, struck on reverse with fine oval NETTO / DI DENTR / E DI FUORA (Clean Outside and Inside) struck on reverse in black. Rare and fine entire that displays well, unrecorded by Meyer, probably struck at Habach-Litzelfeld Quarantine.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 4871 Austria

    1832 (March 5): Entire letter from Smyrna to Verviers, Belgium, disinfected in transit at Semlin and struck on reverse with unique two line "Geräuchert viom Contumaz-Amte / zu SEMLIN am ...1832" in (Fumigated by the Quarantine Office). Wax reseals missing and obverse with 'Turquie' origin marking in black. Verviers arrival docketed internally (April 4). Rare and unrecorded handstamp - the sole known usage with this 'typeface'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4872 Austria

    1832 (March 20): Entire letter from Constantinople to Amsterdam via Verviers, disinfected at Semlin with two line "Geräuchert vom Contumaz-Amte / zu SEMLIN 5 April 1832" in black (Disinfected at the Semlin Quarantine Office), with obverse showing 'Turquie' origin handstamp (Van der Linden fig. 2870B) in black. Disinfected for a second time in Verviers where it was opened and resealed with pink label (missing due to opening the letter) but with the signature of the Inspector, Dr. Friapoul, intact. Rare.rnrnNote: A photocopy of an intact pink disinfection label with the full wording and a further cover from this correspondence (courtesy Carmichael & Todd) are enclosed with the lot.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4873 Austria

    1832 (March 21): Entire from Vienna to Innischen, Tyrol with WIEN despatch in red and charged '14' kreuzer in red crayon, punched for disinfection and struck on flap with circular "K. K. CONTUMAZ ZU NOERSACH IN TIROL / Rein von innen und aussen" in blue (Clean inside and outside), together with December 1831 entire from Leoben to Welsberg, Tyrol sent registered with poorer strike of the same cachet. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4874 Austria

    1832 (April 22): Cover from Villach to Venice, disinfected and struck with unrecorded oval NETTO DENTRO E FUORI in black (Clean outside and inside) probably applied in Pordenone. However, the cover is accompanied by a 1980 cutting from the Postal History Journal with an article by L. Marson attributing this handstamp to Pontebba.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4875 Austria

    1832 (Aug 18): Entire letter from Smyrna to Verviers, Belgium, disinfected in transit at Semlin and struck on reverse with fine two line "Geräuchert viom Contumaz-Amte / zu SEMLIN am 5.7 ber 1832" in (Fumigated by the Quarantine Office). Complete red wax reseal  at right and obverse with 'Turquie' origin marking in black. Verviers arrival in red (Sept 18). Exceptional and rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 4876 Austria

    1832 (Dec 27): Entire letter from Constantinople to Vienna, disinfected at Semlin in transit and struck on reverse with two line "Geräuchert vom Contumaz-Amte / zu SEMLIN am 10 Januar 1833" in black (Fumigated by the Quarantine Office). Vienna arrival (Jan 15, 1833) alongside. Superb and very scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4877 Austria

    1833 (June 5): Entire letter from Constantinople to Vienna, disinfected at Semlin in transit (and presumably held) and struck on reverse with italic two line "Geräuchert vom Contumaz-Amte / zu SEMLIN am 17 July 1833" in black (Fumigated by the Quarantine Office) with part red wax reseal below. Vienna arrival (July 12) alongside. Superb and very scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4878 Austria

    1833 (Aug 8): Official entire letter from Semlin to Pancsova, crossed to denote prepayment (with ledger charge 2 kr.), struck on front with circular "Sigillum Sanitatis / Semlin' eagle departmental cachet in black (unrecorded) and struck with oval SEMLIN handstamp in red.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4879 Austria

    1836 (July 20): Entire letter from Syra, Greece to Trieste without postal markings and rated at top '1½ x 4½' in manuscript (three times the 1½ kr. disinfection charge), disinfected on arrival in Trieste with complete red wax seal  S DEL LAZZARETTO DI S. TER DI TRIESTE (Seal of the Lazaret of Santa Theresa in Trieste). Fresh and very fine.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4880 Austria

    1836 (Aug 22): Entire letter from Triest to Livorno struck with part 'V. Trieste' in blue at upper right and fine oval MAGISTRATO CENTRALE DI SANITA / DI TRIESTE in black, opened for disinfection at the San Rocco, Leghorn Quarantine station and heavily scorched for disinfection. Reverse with LAZZARETTO SAN / ROCCO DI LIVORNO in black and large red wax seal of the Lazaret (Meyer pages 188-189). Charged '6' crazie due upon arrival. A fine and interesting entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4881 Austria

    1838 (Nov 12): Entire letter from Marianopol, Russia to Genova, struck on reverse with two line dated despatch in black. Disinfected in transit at Brody (Galicia) with rastel punch holes and rare manuscript "Netto di fuora / c. a. Brody 24/11" in ink.Oval red 'LT' on front and Genova arrival (Dec 7) in red.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 4882 Austria

    1839/42: Entire letters (2) from Constantinople to Leipzig, Saxony or Trieste; with February 1839 entire to Leipzig written in english disinfected at Semlin with circular cachet in black, the 1842 entire with a wonderful impression of circular 'Neto di Fuora di Dentro' Semlin disinfection cachet in black, part red wax seals and two strikes of 'Turquie' origin handstamp.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 4883 Austria

    1840 (Jan 22): Entire letter from the Austrian Consul in Alexandria, Egypt to the Quarantine authorities in Venice with large red Consular seal on reverse (the letter reports the outbreak of Plague in Egypt in January 14 and 'as from that date all Pratique is issued foul'. Punched for disinfection at Muggia and struck with framed "Netto di fuora e / Netto di dentro" framed cachet in red (Meyer page 101) and struck with further red wax seal probably applied at St. Therea Quarantine, Trieste. A fine and rare entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4884 Austria

    1840 (Sept 16): Entire letter from Alexandria, Egypt to Steyr, Austria, sent via Trieste where disinfected with red wax seal on reverse of San Marco Quarantine, manusccript Forwarding Agent 'Jacob Brenner in Triest 6/10/40' and sent on to Steyr with two line dated arrival in black on reverse (Oct 12).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 4885 Austria

    1844 (Feb 23): Entire letter from Constainople to Trieste endorsed 'col vapore' at top, struck on despatch by scarce Austrian P.O. CONSTANTINOPEL straight line handstamp (only used on mail sent to Trieste by sea). Triest arrival cds (March 11) on reverse. The entire was disinfected in Trieste at the Lazaretto of St. Theresa with bladed slits and by sulphur fumes having been placed in a drum filled with steam. This method was discontinued but was to be brought back into use in 1860.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4886 Austria

    1853: Entire letter from Galatz to Genova struck with two line GALLATZ / 27. JUN despatch datestamp in blue, mailed via Alt-Orsova with datestamp (1/7) in black and disinfected there with manuscript on reverse "Gereiniget Rastel" (Cleaned Quarantine) with punch holes. Charged 1 lire 10 centesemi due on receipt (July 9). A rare cover, as far as we are aware the sole example recorded with this endorsement.rnrnNote: Whilst Cholera had, by 1851 been recognised as a water-borne infection and many Austrian Quarantines had abandoned the punch or scorch procedures, the Austrian Lloyd's decision to sail fast passenger services up the Danube from the Black Sea caused near panic and Alt-Orsova hurriedly re-installed disinfection procedures.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 4887 Austria

    1856: Entire letter from Galatz to Marseilles endorsed 'voie de Vienna vapeur' struck with two line GALLATZ / 14. JUN despatch datestamp in black, mailed via Alt-Orsova and disinfected there with circular dated "Gereiniget b. k. k. Rastelamte ALT-ORSOVA 17/6" (Disinfected at the Royal Imperial Rastel Office) with punch holes (Mayer page 44). Charged 16 décimes due on receipt (June 28). A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4888 Austria

    1856: Entire letter from Ibraila to Marseilles struck with two line IBRAILA / 24. GIU despatch datestamp in black, mailed via Alt-Orsova and disinfected there with circular dated "Gereiniget b. k. k. Rastelamte ALT-ORSOVA 27/6" (Disinfected at the Royal Imperial Rastel Office) with punch holes (Mayer page 44). Transits of Pesth, Paris and French TPO's and charged 10 décimes due on receipt (July 4). A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 4889 Austria

    1859: Entire letter from Galatz to Vienna struck with circular GALLATZ despatch datestamp (15/7) in blue, mailed via Alt-Orsova and disinfected there with oval dated "ALT-ORSOVAER RASTELAMT / Durchgelassen / Personen / 16/7" (Alt-Orsova Quarantine Office / Passed / Persons) with punch holes. Charged 30 kreuzer double Levant rate due upon receipt (July 21). This was probably a handstamp for Passports as opposed to the Mail and a very rare unrecorded usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4890 Austria

    1860: Entire letter from Belgrade to Gratz struck on despatch with Austrian P.O. BELGRAD / 23 AUG despatch in black and disinfected at Semlin (23/8) with punch holes and oval NETTO DI FUORA E DI DENTRO with Eagle Arms cachet in centre (Meyer page 68). Reverse with Gratz arrival (Aug 26). Rated originally as internal mail (10 kr.) and altered to correct 15 kreuzer due in manuscript. Rare and late usage of this cachet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4891 Austria

    1879: Stampless Money Letter from Szczakowa (April 15) mailed to Vienna charged '33 kr.' in manuscript, disinfected with two large red wax seals "K. K. Grenz Post-Amt in Szczakowa Am Bahnhof' (Royal Imperial Border Post Office, Railway Station Szczakowa) and perforated yellow label appled "Verwahrungs - Siegel / Wegen Desinfection / K. K. Postamt Szczakowa" (Safet Seal on account of disinfection. Royal Imperial Postal Office) with thimble datestamp below. Tiny opening tear on front but a very scarce and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4892 Austria

    1808/1917: Collection (19 items) with 1808 entire to Treviso with SANITA / TAGLIAMENTO in brown (Meyer page 268), 1831 entire from Venice disinfected at Hocheben, 1839 entires from Constantinople with Semlin disinfection cachets, 1832 entire with oval 'SANITÀ DI PONTEBBA / Netto di fuori e di dentro' in black, 1840 Bill of Exchange with Semlin circular disinfection cachet, 1850c. envelope to Heidelberg, Baden from Constantinople and 1851 entire from Salonika each with Semlin disinfection, 1917 Military cover and card with DESINFIZIERT cachets in red and 1917 Military de-lousing and Venereal Disease certificate issued by the Military in Scutari, Albania.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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