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  • Lot# : 1784 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 7/I+V21
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    Austrian Levant Shipmail, Origin Markings for Ship Letters, Mediterranean Sea 1867c: Piece bearing an exceptional combination of 1867 coarse whiskers 50 s. brown (2) and 1864 5 s. rose, a single adhesive and a vertical pair, tied by four strikes of three-line "LETTERE ARRIVATE / COL VAPORE / DAL LEVANTE" handstamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 99). Minor perforation irregularities, a most attractive piece, an appealing colour combination with the blue Shipmail handstamp struck in Trieste.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1788 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Shipmail 1850/1918c: Collections hundreds used stamps, pieces and covers incl. mailing facilities on board of ships such as 'I.R. Piroscafo sul Lago Maggiore' on corner marginal 1850 15 c. red, Lago di Garda shipmail with decorative "Imp: Reg: Vapori" handstamp on 1851 3 kr. - franking to Verona; origin markings such as 'Da Venezia', 'Lettere arrivata per mare', 'col Lloyd da Trieste', 'col vapore dal Levante'; Port markings such as two line 'Spalato, Sebenico, Trieste, Cattaro / col vapore', circular 'MILNA / col vapore', 'V.L.A. ZARA, SEBENICO, TRIEST', also on two covers, oval 'Col Vapore da BERUTTI, SMIRNE, TRIESTE'. Includes also Lloyd steamer cds's in black, red & blue in a large variety, strikes on foreign stamps, oval Lloyd handstamps of the BREGENZ, also foreign datestamps such as Aden Sea Post Office on Austrian stamps, "SCHIFFSAMT" cds's on ten stamps and two covers, Adriatic Sea express line, express line to Alexandria, Hungarian shipmail incl. postcard with the adhesives cancelled by the ship's cachet, PAQUEBOT handstamps, small shipping companies of the Adriatic Sea, and shipmail connection to the Ionian Islands. Three albums ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1797 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : Proof 1/5
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    1867: Proofs five values 2 s. to 15 s. imperforate in black on yellow card paper, printed on both sides.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1798 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s on the Aegean Islands 1862 (July 10): Cover from Tenedos to the Demetrio company in Trieste struck on front with  a fine TENEDOS cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 582) in blue, unrecorded straight line FRANCO handstamp in blue alongside, reverse with TRIEST arrival cds (July 17). A rare prepaid entire, lot includes 1883 definitive 1 pi. on 10 kr. ultramarine with a crisp part TENEDOS 1888 strike, ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1799 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Asia Minor, Smyrna 1841 (June 19): Fully prepaid Entire letter from Smyrna to the Ralli company in Trieste, struck on front by single-line SMIRNA handstamp (Tranmer fig. 1), arrival cds (July 4) in red on reverse. An appealing cover, this entire being an early usage of this handstamp, noted by Tranmer from 1841, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1800 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Asia Minor 1842 (June 30): Entire letter from Smirna to Constantinople struck with oval "D.D.S.G. / P.P / SMYRNE" handstamp in black. D.D.S.G. ships were permitted to carry 'port-to-port' mail, this letter being sent three years prior to the Lloyd Agency take-over of the Mediterranean lines, was carried on the newly introduced (1839) Constantinople-Haifa-Alexandria line. Some minor edge wear but a rare and splendid entire, ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1801 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Asia Minor, Smyrna 1858: Entire letter from Smyrna to the Theologo company in Constantinople, struck on front by superb oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / SMIRNE" handstamp (Tranmer fig. 7) in blue. A most interesting and attractive entire, this being the earliest usage of this handstamp in blue, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1802 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Belgrade 1841/69: Lot four prephilatelic/stampless covers, one franked cover and two adhesives incl. 1841 official entire to Semlin with disinfection handstamp, 1850 registered cover to Temesvar, also disinfected at Semlin, 1856 to Constantinople, also with the two-line datestamp, 1863 stampless with circular BELGRAD, 1869 to Vienna, bearing 1867 5 kr. red tied by BELGRAD cds and two adhesives with this cds. Interesting group, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1803 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 23
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    Austrian P.O. at the Black Sea, Ineboli 1897 (Jan 10): Envelope from Ineboli to Vienna, bearing 1890 1 pi. on 10 kr. ultramarine & black, tied by light "INEBOLI OESTERREICHISCHE POST" (Tchilinghirian fig. 1008) cds, reverse with arrival and distribution (Jan 15) cds's. A rare office, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1804 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Bulgaria 1862 (Sept 28): Fully prepaid Entire letter from Ruschuk to Constantinople, struck by clear RUSTSCHUK cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 876) cds in blue, FRANCO handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 881) in blue alongside, reverse with wreathed CONSTANTINOPEL arrival (Oct 1) cds, also in blue. Ex Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1805 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5/I
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Bulgaria 1873 (June 28): Cover from Burgas to Trieste, bearing 1867 coarse whiskers 15 s. brown, tied by light BURGAS cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 936) in bluish black, reverse with CONSTANTINOPEL and VARNA transit cds's as well as oval TRIEST arrival datestamp. Some scotch traces, address redrawn, nevertheless a fine cover, ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 270 CHF

    Lot# : 1806 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 12A
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Bulgaria 1884 (May 14): Registered envelope from Plovdiv to Sarajevo, bearing 1883 20 s. grey & black perf. 9½, a fine and fresh example, tied by perfect FILIPPOPEL (Tchilinghirian fig. 869) cds, registration handstamp alongside, reverse with CONSTANTINOPEL transit as well as two Bosnian military arrival (May 30) cds's. An interesting cover, sent prior to the unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia, in addition the 20 soldi of the 1883 issue is a rare franking, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1807 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Bulgaria 1863/84c: Interesting collection with cancellations on stamps and usages from Sofia, Burgas, Plovdiv, Ruschuk, Varna and Vidin incl. SOFIA wreathed cds on 1867 25 s. grey-violet, FILIPPOPEL on 1884 stationery postcard 5 s. red, RUSTSCHUK on 1863 15 s. brown, two single adhesives on piece, VARNA thimble cds on 1874 cover to Livorno with 23 s. franking, VARNA 1871 cds and "VIA VARNA" part strike on 1867 50 s. brown, "VARNA LLOYD" cds in bluish black on 1867 3 s. green, "LLOYD AGENZIE" on two 1868 / 1869 covers with 1864 & 1867 franking, framed "LETTERE ARRIVATE PER MARE VARNA" datestamps on two 1872 covers to Lyon and Glarus, WIDDIN thimble cds strikes on three 1867 adhesives, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1808 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Constantinople 1840 (Oct 5): Entire letter from Constantinople to the Ralli company in Trieste, struck on front by fair one-line "CONSTANTINOPEL" handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 383), punched for fumigation, arrival cds (Oct 19) in red on reverse. An appealing cover, this entire being the first usage of this handstamp, noted by Müller from 1844, presumably it made its journey on the 'Arciduca Lodovico', the first vessel opening the regular Constantinople - Trieste service, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1809 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian Lloyd in Constantinople 1843 (May 15): Entire letter from Constantinople to Piraeus, struck on front by fair oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / CONSTANTINOPOLI" handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 442), slitted for fumigation in Piraeus with arrival cds (May 15) on reverse. An appealing cover during the period of the co-existence of DDSG and Lloyd P.O.'s in Constantinople, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1810 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Black Sea 1759/1914c: Collection (228 items) with used stamps, pieces but primarily covers incl. early 1759 forwarded and disinfected to Marseilles, 1787 two line "CONSTAN : TINOPEL" struck on cover to London - the second earliest recorded usage, 1793 via Semlin where disinfected to London, 1845 Lloyd CONSTANTINOPOLI handstamp to Syra, 1848 two-line CONSATANTINOPLE via Semlin where disinfected to Steyr, 1872/75 two 23 s. rate covers to Great Britain; also SMIRNE / SMIRNA with 1797 entire forwarded and disinfected in Semlin, directed to London, 1857 Lloyd cover to Constantinople, 1841 first Austrian P.O. one-line handstamp struck on cover to Trieste, 1850 two-line SMYRNE on cover to Trieste, Smirne express mail & thimble cds cancellations; Dardanelles with two-line DARDANELLES datestamp on 1864 10 s. blue, two covers bearing 1873 fine whiskers 10 s. tied by scarce "IN DEN DARDANELLEN" cds; GALLIPOLI stamps and covers; SAMSUN with pair 1867 5 s. tied by blue cds to piece and pair 15 s. brown cancelled with the same cds in black, KERASSUNDE with thimble cds on stamps, INEBOLI stamps, TREBISONDA / TRAPEZUNT stamps & covers. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1811 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/I
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    Crete, Austrian Lloyd Agency in Candia 1872c (Sept 2): Cover from Rethymno to Piraeus, Greece bearing 1867 coarse whiskers 10 s. blue, neatly tied by RETTIMO datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 549) in black. Charged on arrival with Large Hermes 20 lepta blue tied by indistinct arrival cds. Vertical file fold well away from the adhesives, still a beautiful cover. Cert. Holcombe (1981). Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1812 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/II
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Crete 1878 (Aug 26): Envelope from Rethymno to Constantinople, bearing 1874 fine whiskers 10 s. blue, tied by RETTIMO cds (Tchlinghirian fig. 550), reverse with "CONSTANTINOPOLI LLOYD" arrival (Aug. 30) cds.  Fine cover from a small office, lot includes pair 1864 5 s. rose cancelled by Tchilinghirian fig. 549, signed Grobe. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1813 Austrian Levant

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1814 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 2/I+3/I
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    Austrian P.O. in Cyprus 1871 (June 6): Cover from Larnacca to Livorno, bearing 1867 coarse whiskers 3 s. green and 5 s. red (single & strip of three), tied by clear "LARANACA DI CIPRO" cds in brownish black (Tranmer fig. 3), reverse with "SMIRNE LLOYD" and BRINDISI transit as well as "LIVORNO CENTRALE" arrival (June 15) cds's. Sideflaps missing and addressee's name erased as usual for this correspondence, nevertheless a most interesting franking from this small office. Signed Colla & Ferchenbauer, ex collection Keith Tranmer. rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, 140. Corinphila Auction (May 2004), lot 872.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1815 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O. in Cyprus 1863/74: Collection 21 stamps and one cover with Larnaca cancellations incl. the very rare two-line type 1 on 1864 3 s. green, the rare "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LARNACA" in blue on 1867 coarse whiskers 15 s. brown presumably a cancellation applied on arrival, and several adhesives with type 3 circular datestamp incl. 1863 3 s. green perf. 14 and 1867 coarse whiskers 5 s. red in a block of four; and an 1868 unpaid cover to Triest, a rare usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1816 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : Austria 18
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    Austrian P.O. in Egypt 1861 issue 2 kreuzer yellow, a fine and fresh example with good perforation, well embossed, tied by crisp "ALEXANDRIEN 6 / 3" cds (Tranmer fig. 5) in blue to piece. An exceptionally rare usage of this kreuzer adhesive in the Levant, at least three years following issue, the first seen by the describer, unknown to Müller, not mentioned in Ferchenbauer and interestingly also not in Tranmer, ex collection Keith Tranmer, cert. Goller (2022). 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1817 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Egypt 1864 (May): Entire letter written in Arabic, sent from Trieste to Alexandria with perfect oval "COL VAPORE DA TRIESTE" handstamp in black on arrival, with ALEXANDRIEN datestamp in same ink (May 25) on reverse. Charged '15' kreuzer due upon arrival. The 'Trieste' slug in the handstamp was removeable and 'Berutti' or 'Smirne' could be added as desired. Some acid ink, nevertheless a fine and attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1818 Austrian Levant

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1819 Austrian Levant

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1820 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Egypt 1862/86c: Collection used stamps and covers incl. pair 1867 2 s. yellow on piece, also 1862 porto cover to Trieste, 1865 ALEXANDRIEN on fully prepaid & punched cover to Vienna bearing pair Arms 15 s. brown, 1864c registered envelope bearing two 1864 10 s. blue tied by "ALEXANDRIEN RECOM." cds, 1876 thimble ALEXANDRIEN to Constantinople, 1879 same cds on 5 soldi stationery postcard; PORT SAID thimble cds in black or in blue on two 1867 adhesives; further on foreign postmarks such as Retta or "PLEIN MER". The lot includes a selection of forgeries of Alexandria datestamps, also a few from Beirut and Adrianople. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1821 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V14
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Epirus 1864c. (Nov 6): Piece bearing two single adhesives and a vert. strip of three 1863 2 s. yellow perf. 14 (one def.), tied by four strikes of "JANINA 6 / 11" cds in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 509). An exceptional franking and a scarce cancellation, ex collection Keith Tranmer Ferchenbauer = € 2'250. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1822 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 32
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Epirus 1900c: Piece with 1900 10 pa. on 5 h. green-blue, tied by oval framed "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / SAYADA" cachet in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 520). Sayada, some 55 miles north of Prevesa, had a population of between 1'000 and 2'000 mainly illiterate people in this period. A major rarity of the Austrian Lloyd, Tchilinghirian recorded no covers at all, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1823 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace, on the Aegean Island, in Greece proper, Crete, Albania & Ancona 1863/1914c: Interesting collection of used adhesives and covers incl. Epirus with PREVESA to Patras cover with an Austran - Greek combination franking, JANINA 1876 cover to Trieste & 1867 50 s. brown cancellation; Macedonia with CAVALLA fully prepaid 1860 cover to Trieste, SALONICH 1835 via Semlin to Steyr, SALONICCO 1845 Lloyd cover, SALONICH 1845 cover with superb two-line datestamp, SERRES two-line datestamp in blue on piece; Thrace with VOLO, DEDEAGATSCH, PORT-LAGOS, RODOSTO, ADRIANOPEL; Aegean Islands with RODI, VATHY, METELINE with two Austrian-Greek combination cover to Syros, one with cash payment for the Austrian part, Chios / CESME with provisional handstamp in violet (6), combination cover; Greece with SIRA and PIREO cachet cancellations; Crete with CANEA and CANDIA combination covers; Albania with SCUTARI, DURAZZO, SANTI QUARANTO cachet and two cancellations on 1867 50 so. brown, ANTIVARI on unpaid 1864 cover to Vienna, scarce DULIGNO strike on 1867 10 s. blue, "SAN GIOVANNI DI MEDUA", VALONA on large-sized envelope to Constantinople bearing 1883 10 s. blue in strip of six; and ANCONA with three covers 1841/58 struck by the oval Lloyd handstamp. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1824 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3/II
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Macedonia 1876 (Nov 10): Cover from Volos to Genova, bearing 1874 fine whiskers 5 s. red, tied by crisp ornamental VOLO cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 631) in black, reverse with BRINDISI transit and GENOVA arrival (Nov 16) cds's. A fine entire, ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1825 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1849 (April 23): Entire letter from Braila to Constantinople, struck by clear two-line "AGENZIE DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Ibraila" (Tchilinghirian fig. 927) handstamp in blue. Light horizontal file fold, a fresh and fine entire from the Zafiropulo & Zarifi correspondence, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1826 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1854 (April 11): Unpaid Entire letter from Bucharest to Vienna, struck by clear two-line "BUKAREST / 11. APR." (Tchilinghirian fig. 709) datestamp, reverse with WIEN arrival (April 18) cds in red, entire punched for disinfection. Due calculated with '6' kreuzer for the Levant and '9' kreuzer for Austria, total due of '15' kreuzer noted on obverse with red crayon. A rare datestamp, issued in 1854 and replaced in November 1854 by the Fieldpost datestamp. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1827 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1855 (June 3): Unpaid Entire letter from Galatz to Constantinople, struck by clear two-line "GALLATZ / 3. JUN." (Tchilinghirian fig. 741) datestamp in bluish black, reverse with BUKAREST transit cds. A rare datestamp that late, which was in principle already replaced in 1854 by the Fieldpost cds, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1828 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1867 (April 19): Entire letter from Galatz to Trieste, bearing 1864 10 s. blue perf. 9½, tied by GALATZ cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 744) in black, reverse with WIEN transit cds and oval TRIEST arrival cds (April 24). A fine entire, ex collection Keith Tranmer.rnProvenance: Collection Dubus; Corinphila sale 155 (Oct. 2008), lot 2414.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1829 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V22+V23
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1867 (Aug 24): Cover from Bucharest to Vienna, bearing 1864 10 s. blue and 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, tied by BUCAREST cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 714) in black, reverse with WIEN arrival cds. A fine entire, signed Ferchenbauer, ex collection Keith Tranmer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, 140. Corinphila Auction (May 2004), lot 698.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1830 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1863/74: Lot 60 stamps / pieces with cancellations from Moldavia, Vallachia & Dobrudja including BUCHAREST on 1863 10 s. blue, ornamental JASSY on 1867 50 s. brown, GALLATZ on five examples of 1864 15 s. brown on piece to the UK, "KUSTENDJE LLOYD" and "KUSTENDJE TURQUIE", two DBSR local stamps 20 pa. green, tied by KUSTENDJE cds, IBRAILA on 1863 3 s. green, PLOESCHTI Fieldpost cds on pair 1864 10 s. blue, further PLOESTI cancellation in black and red, SULINA consular cds on four adhesives, and TULTSCHA strikes on pair 1864 15 s. brown as well as 1867 15 s. and 25 s. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1831 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Romania 1837/67: Lot 14 covers / entire letters from Moldavia, Vallachia & Dobrudja incl. 1837 one-line BUKUREST via Semlin to Vienna, 1855 BUKAREST during the Crimean War to Paris, 1861 BUKAREST to Vienna; JASSY 1856 to Paris, 1868 to Paris; GALATZ Lloyd Agenzie oval handstamp 1860 to Constantinople, GALLATZ 1860 consular PO to Vienna, two-line GALLATZ 1856 to Great Britain, circular GALLATZ to France, circular IBRAILA and two-line IBRAILA on two entires to France, 1861 two-line BOTTUSCHAN in blue to Vienna, 1867 GIURGEVO in black during the Hungarian administration to France, and 1867 TULTSCHA registered to Constantinople with the registration stamp on reverse missing. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1832 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/II
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    Austrian P.O.'s in Syria 1878 (Sept): Cover from Alexandretta to Venezia, bearing 1874 fine whiskers 10 so. blue, damaged at top left, tied by clear "AGENZIE DEL LLOYD / AUSTRO - UNGARICO / ALESSANDRETTA" agent's cachet (Tranmer fig. 2) in bluish black, reverse with "SPED POST PRESSO LLOYD SMIRNE" and BRINDISI transit as well as VENEZIA arrival cds's. Extremely rare, possibly unique cover, one backflap missing, the fault to the stamp being unoffensive to the eye. Signed Edwin Müller, Ferchenbauer & Colla, ex collection Keith Tranmer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, 140. Corinphila Auction (May 2004), lot 636.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1833 Austrian Levant

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    Syria - Incoming Mail 1856 (Sept 14): Entire letter from Elberfeld, Germany to Aleppo, with sender's cachet at top left and oval Forwarding Agent's cachet "D.P. DUTILH & COMP. / TRIESTE" in blue at lower left. From Trieste (Sept 26), carried by Lloyd Steamer and oval sunburst handstamp "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / ALEPPO" applied on arrival in blue (Tchilinghirian & Tranmer fig. 2), rated at '12' kreuzer in manuscript. A rare and most unusual entire. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1834 Austrian Levant

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    Austrian P.O.'s in Holyland & Syria 1864/1912c: Collection used stamps and covers incl. JERUSALEM 1867 issue adhesives with GERUSALEMME cds, JAFFA with 1864 15 s. brown (2), CAIFA with 1864 5 s. rose and 15 s. brown, 1880 cover to Trieste, Nazareth private handstamp cancellations. Also BEYRUT on 1864 10 s. blue, BERUTTI on pair 5 s. rose, BEIRUT 1865 cover to Constantinople, 1878 very fresh cover to Firenze with Italian vessel from Brindisi; TRIPOLIS (SYRIEN) on receipt for a registered item; ALEXANDRETTE on stamps and two postcards, one with the provisional mark, and MERSINA on 2 pi. adhesive and two covers, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1835 Austrian Levant

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    1864/1914: Collection of stamps only with mixed range of Levant usages with much duplication and some postmark interest, incl. fine 1867 50 s. brown used in Constantinople, 1888 1 pi. on 10 kr. blue, perf. 10½ unused (2), some unused multiples and DDSG reprints in blocks, Postage Dues etc., somewhat haphazardly arranged (many hundreds).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1836 Austrian Levant

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    1867/1914: Collection hundreds stamps used /unused incl. 1882 fine whiskers 2 s. yellow in a part sheet of 30 adhesives, 1886 10 pa. on 3 s. Constantinople overprint used/unused, Postage due 1908 on both papers and so called Vorzugsstücke, seven taxed covers/cards, Austrian offices in Crete, also used adhesives with cancellation interest, private Beirut stationery envelopes to Haifa, and stationery postcards 4 s. and 5 s. used/unused, ex collection Keith Tranmer. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1837 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 : 1,500 CHF
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