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  • Lot# : 6233 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1867/74: Austrian Levant 15 s. brown used on 1871 cover to Trieste tied by SMIRNE thimble datestamp (20/5) struck in black. Superb strike of rare four line "BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / STEAMSHIP Co. / SMYRNA AGENCY" handstamp in blue at right. Rare and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6234 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1867/74: Austrian Levant 10 s. blue used on 1877 entire letter from SYMI to Trieste tied in transit by three line SMIRNE circular datestamp (8/6) in black alongside three line "THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP CIE / SYMI AGENCY" handstamp in blue. Reverse with Triest arrival (14/6) in black. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection 'Monte Napoleon', Corinphila sale 78, Sept 1988, lot 852.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6236 Austrian Levant

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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1872: Fascinating form, written in purple ink and headed Bell's Asia Minor Agency of Syra, being a receipt written out in English "for freight of one Turkish passenger to Cos" at a charge of One Megidie and a half, signed and dated April 17/29 1872 with blurred "SYRA / BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / S S Co / AGENCY" cachet in blue; together with a small piece bearing a Turkish Fiscal tied by circular BELL'S ASIA MINOR STEAMSHIP COMPANY / ALEXANDRETTA AGENCY cachet in violet.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 6237 Austrian Levant

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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1867/74: Austrian Levant 10 s. blue used on 1881 entire letter from Symi to Trieste, the adhesive well tied by SMIRNE cds in transit; the reverse with rare oval "SYMI / BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / S S Co / AGENCY" cachet in blue-green and Triest arrival cds (10/3) in black. Small flap tear upon opening but extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF
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