Austrian Levant
AUSTRIA & LOMBARDY-VENETIA - The ERIVAN Collection (part II)
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Lot# : 7066 Austrian Levant
Turkey 1869 (July 3): Printed matter entire from Constantinople to Trieste, franked by 1863 2 soldi dark-yellow in a horizontal pair, a fresh and fine multiple with vivid colour, well embossed and centered, tied by crisp "CONSTANTINOPEL 3 / 7" cds of the Austrian consular PO (Tchilinghirian fig. 385), reverse with oval "TRIEST 9 / 7, IV. E." arrival datestamp. A delightful and rare franking paying the printed matter rate to Western Europe, a superb item. Signed Colla; cert. Ferchenbauer (2004) Ferchenbauer = € 2'000.rnProvenance: 42. Corinphila auction (Jan. 1955), lot 3173; Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, 140. Corinphila auction (May 2004), lot 730.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,900 CHFLot# : 7067 Austrian Levant
Greece 1869 (Aug. 9): Lettersheet from Cavalla to Trieste, franked by 1867 10 soldi blue coarse whiskers, a fresh and fine multiple, tied by "CAVALLA / 9 8" cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 633) in blue with unusual date slug showing day and month below the dividing bar, front with '10' kreuzer due on delivery, reverse with oval "TRIEST 19 / 8" arrival datestamp. A fine and fresh item, signed Colla and Ferchenbauer.rnProvenance: Mercury stamp auction (Nov. 1948); Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, 140. Corinphila auction (May 2004), lot 727.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHF
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