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  • Lot# : 3854 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Post offices in Constantinople 1837 (17. Jan.): Forwarder Weeles & Greene, Le Havre - Entire lettersheet from Constantinople to New York, sent by Overland mail, disinfected and stamped in Semlin, with AT (Austrian Transit) and TURQUIE black, via Vienna and 'Autriche par Huninge' to Forwarder Weeles and Greene in Le Havre, showing "Le Havre Bureau Maritime 16 Feb.37", taxed 30 c. on front, together with a similar usage of 1838 (24. Jan.) large part of lettersheet, taxed by 20 c. and showing 'per Baltimore' in manuscript of front with Weeles & Greene handstamp on reverse.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3855 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 6/I
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    Austrian Levant to Italy 1872 (Oct 6): Entire letter from Constantinople to Florence, endorsed "Voie de Varna", franked with 1867 25 s. lilac, deep shade and good perforation, tied in transit by "LETTERE ARRIVATE / PER MARE / VARNA 6 / 10  / 72" datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 115) with "P.D." in black alongside. Reverse with indistinct Firenze arrival and distribution datestamps. Part of address scored out, nevertheless an interesting cover with a rare franking. Ferchenbauer = € 1'800.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3856 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : Bulg. 31E+33E
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    Incoming Shipmail Constantinople: Bulgaria Small Lion 5 st. green in a horizontal pair and 15 st. orange, all perf. 12¾, tied by light framed "LETTERE ARRIVATE PER MARE" handstamp in black. Usage of this Austrian handstamp on incoming mail from Bulgaria.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3857 Austrian Levant

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    1904: Postcard from France franked by Blanc 5 c. green, mailed to the Constantinople Poste Restante. Correctly rated but taxed for Poste Restante fee with framed TAXE and "Constantinopel / Oesterreichische Post / I" cds (13/5) in black and amount due (½ piastre) below in blue crayon.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3858 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    Austrian Post offices in Crete 1867: 10 s. blue, used example just off the edge of 1878 cover to Constantinople, tied by three line dated RETTIMO datestamp (Dec 18) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 550). Reverse with fine 'Costantinopoli / Lloyd' cds (Dec 20) in black.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3859 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/I
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    1873 (Sept 8): Entire letter from Canea to Volo, written on August 26, 1873 and bearing Austria 1867 10 s. blue tied by two line Canea despatch datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 533) in brown. No further postmarks, however the receiver's docketing confirms the full journey, an interesting cover to a rarely seen destination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3860 Austrian Levant

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    1906: Crete 10 c.+10 c. on 10 h. rose on buff postal stationery reply card used from Üsküb (Skopje) to Vienna and back again to Üsküb, cancelled initially by fine strike of rare SALONICH Ü / a / ÖSTERR. POST cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 622) in black. Vienna cds oin violet at left (16/1) and attached reply half used back with SALONICH Ü cds applied again on re-arrival (Jan 21). Scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 3861 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Post offices in the Danubian Principalities 1857 (June 20). Entire letter from Galatz to Constantinople struck with fair "AGENZIE DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Galatz" in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 828). Opinion Todd (2015).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3862 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22
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    Austrian Post offices in the Lebanon 1864: Arms 10 s. blue, perf. 9½, a horizontal strip of three used on 1866 cover to Glarus, Switzerland tied by BUKAREST datestamps (8/8) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 713). Reverse with Vienna transit (12/8) and Zurich and Glarus (14/8) cds's. Minor bend but a most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 3863 Austrian Levant

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    Romania; Hungarian postal administration in the Principalities 1868 (Jan 11): Unpaid entire letter from Focșani to Paris, struck with "FOKSCHAN 11 / 1" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 738) in black, light French entry cds in blue and "A." postal treaty handstamp in black. Reverse with JASSY (Jan 16) and WIEN (Jan 20) transit cds. A most interesting item from this elusive office.rnNote: Between May 1867 and March 1869, six post offices, among them Focșani were administered by the Hungarian ministry of trade. From 1867 the first Hungarian stamp issue came into use in these offices. In Focșani, however prepaid covers are not existing at all, only a few pieces with adhesives are known to exist. Also unpaid entires like the present one are of great rarity due to small amount of mail from this office.rnReference: An entire letter from this Rothschild correspondence is displayed and described in Nagy - The Hungarian Post in the Danube Principalities 1867 - 1869 on page 112.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3865 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V23
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    1864: Arms 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, three single examples used on 1866 cover to Glarus, Switzerland tied by BERUTTI datestamps (10/1) in brown (Tchilinghirian fig. 3). Reverse with Vienna transit (24/1) and Zurich and Glarus (27/1) cds's. An unusual and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3866 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Post offices in Macedonia 1858: Prepaid cover to Triest with fair CAVALLA circular datestamp (Aug 5) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 633) with scarce FRANCO straight line in black at right. Crossed to denote prepayment with Triest arrival in red (12/8) on reverse.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3867 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    Austrian Post offices in Thrace 1870 (April 16): Stationery envelope 1867 5 kr. red with additional combination franking 1867 15 s. brown, both with coarse whiskers, tied by wreathed ADRIANOPEL cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 947), directed to Vienna with two arrival cds's on reverse. The receiver had left for Constantinople and the cover was therefore forwarded to Neunkirchen as indicated with two line arrival "Neunkirchen 16. März 1870" datestamp (error in date slug) on obverse. Slight tear at right of indicium, otherwise a fine condition for this combination cover. Opinion Todd (2014).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3868 Austrian Levant

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    1864/67c: Lot 50+ used adhesives and six covers of the Austrian Levant and the DDSG used primarily in Bulgaria and Romania incl. Levant BURGAS 1867 five examples from 2 s. to 15 s., SOFIA 1867 10 s., single adhesive and on cover, VARNA 1867 10 s. blue, 25 s. (5) in diff. shades, two with thimble cds, WIDDIN (4) with thimble cds in black & blue also on stationery postcard, several Levant adhesives from RUSTSCHUK, "LETTERE ARRIVATE PER MARE VARNA" on three adhesives and piece, LLOYD AGENZIE KUSTENDJE on 1864 10 s. blue and 1867 15 s. brown. DDSG 17 kr. red with circular "D.D.S.G. ODESSA" and Steamship datestamp SILISTRA on piece, opinion Todd, 10 kr. lilac on piece from OREAVA and CZERNAVODA, 10 kr. green type I (3) from Galatz, Widin & Sistov, also on cover from Rustschuk to Galatz as well as unfranked cover from Sistov to Galatz. Also French Levant VARNA Napolèon imperf with Petits Chiffres '4018' and Siège 40 c. orange with Gros Chiffres '5013', also as double rate cover from Varna to Constantinople.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3869 Austrian Levant

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    1853/64: Collection on Exhibit leaves with covers/entire letters (14) mainly to or from Constantinople with 1853 prepaid cover from Vienna with italic "Franco" in red, 1857 taxed cover from Vienna via Triest with '8.30' rate in manuscript, 1857 prepaid cover from Cosp. to Steyr rated 2½ pi. in manuscript, 1858 cover from Smyrna to Gera, struck with fine three line "LETTERE ARRIVATE / COL VAPORE / DAL LEVANTE" in black and framed "7¼" rate mark in blue applied at Trieste, 1858 cover frorm Cosp. to Cöln with framed "7¼" rate mark in blue, 1864 entire via Kustendje to London with '7' deleted and '7½' applied in black. Condition generally very fine with good to fine strikes throughout.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3870 Austrian Levant

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    1867/1914: Collection of forty entires from different periods from most areas of the Austrian POs including "CANDIA", "JERUSALEM", "SAMSUN", "TRAPEZUNT", "VATHY", BEIRUT" and "CONSTATINOPLE", with registered and one with destination "STOCKHOLM". Further there are fifteen entires covering diverse areas such as Austrian Fieldpost, Yugoslavia, Serbia and others.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3871 Austrian Levant

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    1900/20: Lot 430 covers out of a textile company's archive, inbetween mail from Austrian Post Offices in Adrianopel, Janina and Saloniki, mainly daily mail showing frankings with small values and those partly in heavy duplication, nevertheless an interesting lot in mixed condition which has been kept under the roof for over a century, in addition a group of Lloyd timetables regarding ship traffic from and to Trieste and six items from the classic period 1854/66, housed in a small box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF
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