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Lot# : 2092 French India
Chandernagor 1817 (Jan 27): Entire letter from Chandernagor to Harrah endorsed "via Kishnagore" (now Krishnagiri), rated on reverse in manuscript at "2 annas" for the internal rate above 50 miles with docketing of receipt on Jan 29th. A scarce and early entire that opens well for display.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2093 French India
Chandernagor 1833 (Aug 14): Entire letter from Chandernagor to Paris endorsed "Brougham p. Bourbon", forwarded in manuscript on reverse "Reçue et achéminée par H. Bechelé, Bourbon 17 8bre 1832", thence via the Cape to Nantes with framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and entry cds (Feb 16, 1833) in black and rated '8' décimes due to pay in manuscript. A journey time of 188 days, a fine entire.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 2094 French India
Chandernagor 1898: India 1 a. on 1½ a. blue postal stationery card, a used example addressed to to Cayenne, Guyane Française, cancelled by "Chandernagor" cds (Nov 26) in black. "Sea Post Office / C" cds of transit and carried on the to Suez. London transt (Dec 10), thence via New York (Dec 17) to Cayenne with arrival (Jan 17, 1899). An extraordinary destination.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2095 French India
Chandernagor 1899/1911: Small group of covers/cards (8) on exhibit leaves with 1899 Inde 10 c. card to Germany cancelled "Chandernagor / Inde" cds, 1902 inc-coming cover from Great Britain to Chandernagor franked 1 d. red wrongly taxed on arrival in India, 1903 ¼ a brown card to Mahé, 1905 French 15 c. envelope used to Lyon and a rare registered / AR usage at 40 c. to Paris and 1911 cover underpaid with India ½ a. to Colombo re-addressed to Saigon where taxed. A fine group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 2096 French India
Karikal 1898 (April 6): Cover sent unpaid from Karikal with triangular "T" marking and "Inde / Karikal" despatch cds on obverse, carried by the "Indus" to Saigon, re-directed from Saigon (April 19) to Phnom-Penh and taxed on arrival with imperforate Postage Due 10 c. and 20 c. black pair tied by "Phnom-Penh / Cambodge" arrival cds's (April 21). Some creasing but unusual.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2097 French India
Karikal 1931: Cover to Paris franked by 1914 Inde 25 c. black & blue tied by "INDE / KARIKAL" cds (March 31), struck with two line "ACCIDENT EN MER / CORRESPONDANCE INONDÈE" in black on arrival in Marseille due to an accident at sea en route from Alexandria to Marseille where water penentrated the No. 2 hatch on board the P&O Steamer "S.S. Kelyan". Reverse with eventual Paris arrival cds (April 30). Rare.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 2098 French India
Karikal 1859/1948: The collection on leaves and loose, with covers / cards / postal stationery and a few stamps and pieces used from Karikal, with 1859 single and double rate covers with India ½ a. blue cancelled "C/111" obliterators, 1877 cover with ½ a. blue cancelled by "6-M-21" obliterator, 1889 and 1890 Official postal stationery card in green and ¼ a. blue card used, 1892 registration receipt from French PO, later registered usages, advertising covers, Sub-Post Office usages, WWII censored mail (2), 1945 stationery cut-out used on cover, Value Payable cover with pink label. Condition varies but an unusual accumulation (80 items).Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 2099 French India
Lot# : 2100 French India
Mahé 1895: India 2 a. 6 p. postal stationery envelope addressed to a Missiionary in Victoria, Cameroons, West Africa endorsed "via Brindisi & Liverpool", cancelled by MAHE cds (July 8) in black. Reverse with "Sea Post Office / A" cds (July 12) and carried from Bombay to Suez on P&O "Caledonia". London cds (July 26) of transit in red on reverse. One small worm hole. Probably written from the Basel Mission in Chombala, an extraordinary destination.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 120 CHFLot# : 2101 French India
Mahé 1909: India ½ a. green postal stationery envelope to the Basel German Mission at Chombala, Mahé, mailed from a passenger on the Austrian Lloyd Steamer at Trieste and cancelled by bold "KOERBER / OE. LLOYD" datestamp (Oct 11) in black. Underpaid on arrival and taxed with "Overland Postage / Due / 1 a." charge (double the internal deficiency). reverse with Suez, Calicut, Mahe and Chombala (Nov 2) cds's. Small closed tear to envelope at right but a remarkable usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2102 French India
Mahé 1879/1909: The selection of covers/cards from or to Mahe, with fine section addressed to or from the 'Basel German Missionary Society' in Chombala incl. 1879 ¼ a. brown card cancelled by "MAHE / 9-M-14" duplex, ¼ a. brown card with MAHE cds, 1889 1½ a. blue card from Chombala via Mahé to Germany, local incoming mail to the Mission, 1899 'On Postal Service' green cards (2), 1904 ¼ a. blue OHMS card to Chombala, 1909 French India 10 c. stationery envelope to Paris etc. Condition variable but many fine (23 items).Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 2103 French India
Yanaoun 1862 (Sept 15): Entire letter from YANAOUN, French India, a small French settlement without a Post Office, mailed to Bordeaux, passed to the British Post Office at "INGERAM" with double arc cds in black (Sept 18) on reverse and curved INDIA UNPAID applied. Accountancy marking "GB / 1F 62 4/10" in blue (Salles fig. 3049) and framed INDIA UNPAID struck in Bombay, thence by P&O steamer "Malta" to Suez and "Talazac" from Alexandria to Marseille (Oct 19) and charged by handstruck '9' décimes due. Somewhat aged but a rare entire.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 2104 Djibuti
1900: 25c. rose and blue on cover from 'Djibouti' addressed to Emperor Menelik II personally in 'Addis Abbeba'. On the reverse are two transit marks HARAR (7-8-19) and ENTOTTO (20-8-19). According to 'Payne' (Cockerill Series Booklet 17), the year slug '00' for 1900 was not available, hence '19' was used (as the next best thing). The stamp on this very fresh letter is stuck down over the edge. Nonetheless a most desirable letter of the period to a prominent recipient.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 2105 Syria
1919/80: Well organised stock in 3 albums. The French period in a first stock book, mostly mounted, the lesser quantities used, some no gum and some unmounted, condition generally a bit mixed. From the independence on, organised in the 2nd and 3d stock book, in the first early years,ounted and unmounted, later issues apparently completely unmounted. According to owner Michel ca. €20'000.rnStarting bid : 800 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 2106 French Colonies
1888/1960 approx.: Collection covering all areas with many better stamps and values including some blocks of four in a stockbook and on pages. The collection contains a number of high values, mostly without expert opinion and contains good and bad, eg. a 1894 5f with overprint China is expertised Brun. There are numerous varieties and erorrs, which should be viewed with some caution. Sold as is.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2107 French Colonies
1860/1960: varied lot of covers and cards all from French Colonies, 4 letters 1860/65 Martinique with general issue, all different frankings to France; nice envelope 35 C overprint from Réunion to Paris, registered envelope 1894 from Tahiti, picture postcards French Africa, airpost covers New Caledonia, including censored and registered ones, up to modern mail, 100+ items.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 2108 French Indo China Local Issues
1900-60ca.: Varied collection of 189 mostly black and white picture photo-postcards Indochina, circulated and uncirculated in Album. Representing professions, etnographic pictures, landscapes, temples etc. The focus is on the years between 1900 and 1920, but there are some quite uncurrent cards from the period after the WW2 up to 1959, in addition 85 loose cards same kind, so in total 274 cards.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 2109 Georgia
Lot# : 2110 Greece
1858 French Cérès Essay: Progressive Die Proof in Black on thin paper, imperforate with the top inscription 'ESSAI 1858' and the value tablet '00', no Control Figures on reverse. Insignificant paper clear spots in the four corners, nevertheless a desirable rarity of which are only two examples are known.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 2111 Greece
1858 French Cérès Essay: Imperforate right marginal Plate Proof in blue on bluish, with the top inscription 'ESSAI 1858' and the value tablet '00', Control Figure '10' on reverse similar to those used for the Paris print 10 lepta, a fine and fresh example.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2112 Greece
Lot# : 2113 Greece
1858 French Cérès Essay: Plate Proofs (3) in green, bistre and blue, all in Imperforate lower left corner marginal blocks of four with the top inscription 'ESSAI 1858' and the value tablet '00', no Control Figures on reverse, a fresh, fine and rare ensemble.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2114 Greece
1861 French Cérès Essay without inscription: Imperforate Plate Proofs in red and blue without inscriptions in the top and bottom tablets; no control figures on reverse, fresh and fine. Note: Printed in 1861 in an attempt to improve the printing method initially developed during 1858/1859 by Désiré-Albert Barre in Paris and exhibited at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2115 Greece
1860/61: Final Die Proof in black on China paper, complete except for the value tablets, mounted on cardboard, some toning at top right and minor surface rubbing, marginal paper damage at lower right, otherwise fine and rare with just ten examples recorded. Cert, Brun (2016) Constantinidis (1933) ES. IV.a.rnNote: These 'empty square' Die Proofs were printed by Albert Barre.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2116 Greece
Lot# : 2117 Greece
1861: Barre Plate Proof for the 5 l. green on pale greenish paper, the shade more vivid than that of the finally issued stamps, in a vertical pair, fresh and very fine with large even margins all round. An attractive multiple Hellas P 3A / Constantinidis (1933) 3 ES. IV.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2118 Greece
Lot# : 2119 Greece
Lot# : 2120 Greece
Lot# : 2121 Greece
Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.Lot# : 2122 Greece
Paris Printing 1861: 10 l. orange on blue showing variety: 'thin circle around the pearls at right' from pos. 143 of the sheet of 150 subjects, good to large margins, cancelled by '86' numeral of Philiatra, leaving the variety well visible. A rare variety, opinion Simmermacher (2007) Hellas 4b var.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2123 Greece
Lot# : 2124 Greece
Lot# : 2125 Greece
Athens Printing 1861: 40 l. dull mauve on blue, an unused example of the fine printing, showing variety: '0' of control number partially doubled', fresh colour, good to large margins all round, without gum. Hellas 14/IIb NoI listed but unpriced.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 2126 Greece
Consecutive Athens Printing 1862/67: 10 l. yellow-orange showing the rare variety: 'control numbers exchanged resulting in '01' instead of '10' from pos. 80 of the sheet of 150 subjects (Coundouros 30.4), unused with good to large margins all round. A light thin just mentioned for accuracy, an appealing example with this sought after rarity Hellas 18aNd = € 4'500 for an unused example without gum.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 2127 Greece
1862/67: Consecutive Athens Printings 20 lepta 'cobalt'-blue shade on bluish paper, coarse printing, a fine unused example with full to large margins all round, of rich delicate colour, gum not original. A scarce stamp unused. Opinion Holcombe (1991) Hellas 19a / Mi = € 1'200.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2128 Greece
Cleaned Plates Printing 1868/69: 40 l. mauve on blue in a block of four from pos. 113-114/123-124 of the sheet of 150 subjects with pos. 123 showing the rare variety: 'control number '0' inverted' (Coundouros 39.3), unused with even large margins all round. A light thin in pos. 114 just mentioned for accuracy, an attractive multiple with this desirable variety Hellas 28b+28bNb = € 1'600 for the variety / € 1'500 for a block of four.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2129 Greece
Greek Offices abroad, 1870: 40 l. salmon on blue paper, horizontal pair with generous, even margins. The pair is cancelled by a clear strike 'ALEXANDRIA', minor corner crease in bottom right corner of the right stamp. Nontheless a very desirable pair. Rare in this quality.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2130 Greece
Lot# : 2131 Greece
Inland covers; First Athens Printing 1861/62: 40 l. mauve on blue in fine impression, fresh colour and fair to huge margins, used on 1862 cover to Gythion tied by '67' numeral of Syros with a matching despatch cds (April 22) in black alongside, reverse with ATHENS transit and GYFEION arrival (April 26) cds's. A fine double rate usage in the inland rate. Hellas 14/IIa = € 1'000.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2132 Greece
Inland covers; Consecutive Athens Printing 1862/67: 10 l. red-orange on blue in a horizontal pair, fresh colour and fair to huge margins, touched minimally at left top, used on 1866 cover to Athens tied by '21' numeral of Andritsaena with a crisp matching despatch cds (April 7) of this rare office in black alongside, reverse with PATRAS arrival (April 9) cds. A fine multiple usage to prepay the single inland rate, in addition with exceptional cancellations. Hellas 18e.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2133 Greece
1862/67: Entire double rate letter from Patras to Pyrgos, insufficiently paid by one example of Consecutive Athens printing 20 l. blue, tied by '9' numeral of Patras with matching despatch cds (April 2, 1864) alongside. The entire was struck with a framed "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp and upon arrival another 20 l. blue was added to pay the due, struck by '13' numeral of Pyrgos. Two fair to large margined examples used as definitive and due, respectively, an interesting cover Hellas 19a+19d.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2134 Greece
Incoming from Austria 1862: Unpaid cover from Trieste to Calamata, endorsed "Col Vapore", struck by TRIEST despatch (July 19) cds, on arrival charged '75' lepta in red crayon and franked with 1861 Paris Printing 5 l. yellow-green and 40 l. mauve on blue in combination with 1861/62 First Athens printing 10 l. orange and 20 l. blue, a fine four-colour franking with fresh colour and good to large margins, all tied by '31' numeral of Kalmata, reverse with ATHENS transit cds. The Austrian debited the Greek postal administration "3 / 15" soldi in manuscript, for the local Trieste rate and the Lloyd' shipmail, respectively, the resulting 55 lepta plus the 20 lepta inland rate were charged to the receiver. The 10 lepta adhesive with vertical file fold and partially detached, nevertheless an appealing and interesting item. Hellas 3a+6a+12/Ia+13/Ia.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2135 Greece
Incoming from Austria 1863: Unpaid cover from Vienna to Patras, struck by WIEN despatch (May 28) cds, on arrival charged '110' lepta in red crayon and franked with 1861/62 First Athens printing 10 l. orange and 1862/67 Consecutive Athens printing 20 l. blue and 80 l. rose-carmine, three single examples with fresh colour and good to large margins, all tied by PATRAS cds (May 25), reverse with TRIESTE and ATHENS transit datestamps. The Austrian debited the Greek postal administration "15 / 15" soldi in manuscript, for the Austrian part of the journey and the Lloyd' shipmail, respectively, the resulting 90 lepta plus the 20 lepta inland rate were charged to the receiver. An appealing cover Hellas 12/IIa+19a+21b.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2136 Greece
Incoming from Austria 1870: Underpaid cover from Vienna to Zante, bearing Austria 1867 5 kr. red tied by WIEN cds, "AFF. INSUFF." handstamp alongside, on arrival charged '70' lepta in blue crayon and franked with 1862/67 Consecutive Athens printing 40 l. grey-mauve on blue and 1868/69 Cleaned plates printing 10 l. red-orange and 20 l. blue, three singles with fresh colour and overall good to large margins but 10 l. value damaged at base, all tied by ZAKYNTHOS cds (March 7). Unfranked letter at 85 lepta minus 5 kreuzer = 15 lepta, charged 70 lepta to pay. Sadly some biro markings on front panel but in spite of these imperfections a most unusual and rare mixed country four colour franking Hellas 20/Ib+26a+27a.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 2137 Greece
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1863 (Jan 5): Partially prepaid cover from Candia to Syra, the Austrian part of the journey pre-paid in cash and noted on reverse with '10' soldi, the cover struck by CANDIA despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 542) in bluish black. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in red crayon. Consecutive Athens printing 1862/67 20 l. blue applied and tied by '67' numeral of Syros, matching arrival cds (Dec 25, 1862) on reverse. The adhesive lightly touched at top, nevertheless an interesting and appealing cover with partial prepayment in cash from the period, when Greek adhesives were already in use while the Austrian Levant offices did not yet use adhesives. Hellas 19a.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2138 Greece
1865 (Aug. 24): Unfranked letter from 'Messina' to 'Athens' taxed 90l and franked in Athens with 80l rose-carmine on rose paper and 10l orange on blue paper, two very well margined examples on a very fresh and attractive letter.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2139 Greece
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1867 (Dec 4): Partially prepaid cover from Candia to Syra, bearing Austrian Levant 1864 Arms 10 s. blue, tied by CANDIA despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 542) in brownish black. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in blue crayon. Consecutive Athens printing 1862/67 10 l. orange in a pair shaved at right applied and tied by SYROS arrival cds (Dec 7, 67). The cover with light vertical file fold touching on Greek adhesive, nevertheless an interesting and appealing combination cover. Signed Calves Hellas 18b.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 2140 Greece
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1868 (Nov 9): Partially prepaid cover from Chios to Syra, bearing Austrian Levant 1867 coarse whiskers 10 s. blue, tied by "SCIO-CESME" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 560) in blue. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in blue crayon. Cleaned plates printing 1868/69 20 l. blue applied and tied by SYROS arrival cds (Nov 10, 68). The cover with light vertical file fold well away from the stamps, nevertheless an interesting and appealing combination cover. Signed Calves Hellas 27a.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2141 Greece
Incoming from Austrian Levant Offices 1873 (Sept 8): Partially prepaid cover from Chios to Syra, bearing Austrian Levant 1867 coarse whiskers pair 5 s. red, tied by "SCIO-CESME" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 560) in brownish black. Upon arrival charged with '20' lepta in blue crayon. 1871/72 prinring 20 l. blue applied and tied by '67' numeral of Syros, matching SYRA arrival cds (Sept 9, 73) on reverse. The cover with light vertical file folds well away from the stamps, nevertheless an interesting and appealing combination cover. Signed Calves Hellas 35b.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2142 Greece
Incoming from France 1863 (Aug 28): Unpaid entire letter from Lyon to Athens, struck by LYON despatch cds, charged with '132' lepta in red crayon, bearing a four-colour combination of 1862/67 Consecutive Athens printing 2 l. yellow-bistre, 10 l. yellow-orange, 40 l. mauve on blue and 80 l. rose-carmine, vivid colours with fair to large margins, tied by ATHENS arrival cds (Aug 22), reverse with MARSEILLE transit and French ambulant cds's. File fold well away from the franking, an interesting and appealing cover, the franking paying correctly 20 lepta inland rate plus 112 lepta (= 1 franc) rate for a transport with a vessel of the Messageries Imperiales, this cover making its journey on the 'Indus'. Hellas 16a+18a+20/Ia+22a.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2143 Greece
Incoming from Great Britain via Italy 1869 (Aug 31): Unpaid entire letter from London to Patras, endorsed "Via Brindisi & Corfu", struck by LONDON despatch datestamp, charged upon arrival with '90' lepta in blue crayon, bearing Consecutive Athens printing 10 l. red-orange on blue and 80 l. dull carmine, fresh with overall good margins, cancelled by PATRAI arrival cds (Aug 27), reverse with BRINDISI and KERKYRA transit cds's. File fold below the franking, an interesting cover with the '20' centesimi debit to Italy noted on front, the route via the Mont-Cenis and Brindisi is the less common of the different postal routes between Greece and Great Britain. Hellas 18e+22d.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 2144 Greece
Incoming from Great Britain via France 1870 (June 2): Unpaid entire letter from Manchester to Patras, endorsed "Via Marseille & Pirée", struck by partially obscured MANCHESTER despatch cds, charged with '115' lepta in red crayon, bearing a four-colour combination from three different Athens printings with 1862/67 Consecutive 80 l. rose-carmine, 1868/69 Cleaned Plates 5 l. yellow-green and 10 l. orange plus 1870 Special 20 l. deep greyish-blue, vivid colours with overall good margins, but three stamps lightly touched, cancelled by two perfect strikes of PATRAI arrival cds (May 30), reverse with LONDON and ATHENS transit cds's. File fold and edge wear well away from the franking, an interesting and appealing cover. Hellas 22a+25a+26a+31a.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2145 Greece
Incoming from Italian Post offices in Tunesia 1872 (June 12): Unpaid entire letter from Tunis to Athens, with the despatch date (Tounis, 31 Maios 1872, julian) given in the letter's text, obverse struck by CAGLIARI transit cds (June 13, 72), "Da Tunisi" and "coi Postali Italiani" handstamps alongside, transit cds's of PALERMO and MESSINA (June 16, 72) on reverse. Charged upon arrival with '90' lepta in red crayon, bearing 1862/67 Consecutive Athens printing 10 l. yellow-orange and 80 l. rose-carmine, vivid colours with overall fair to large margins, tied by ATHENS arrival cds (June 8) cds. File fold through the 10 lepta adhesive, also lightly touched at right, nevertheless an interesting cover from an extremely rare provenance for Greece, presumably unique. Cert. Sorani (2007) Hellas 18a+22a.rnNote: With Italian vessels from Tunis to Cagliari and further to Palermo and Messina. There the cover was transfered to a French vessel to Athens. For a further journey with an Italian or Austrian vessel the cover would have had to be transfered to Brindisi or Corfu.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 2146 Greece
Outgoing to Austria 1863: Fully paid cover from Chalkis to Trieste, bearing 1861 Paris printing 5 l. green and 1861/62 First Athens printing 1868/69 10 l. orange (3), fine & coarse impression and 40 l. mauve on blue, five singles examples with fresh colour and overall good to large margins, tied by '56' numeral of Chalkis with matching cds (April 26) and PED (Paid to Foreign Destination) handstamp in red alongside. The three-colour 75 lepta franking paying correctly 20 lepta inland Greek postage, 15 soldi = 45 lepta postage for the Austrian Lloyd plus 3 soldi = 10 lepta for the local rate within Trieste, the weiterfranko credit "3 / 15" noted in red crayon on reverse. An interesting and attractive cover Hellas 3a+12/Ia+12/IIa+14/IIa.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2147 Greece
Outgoing to France 1871 (April 9): Prepaid cover from Syros to Marseille, endorsement "via Brintisi" crossed out, bearing a three-colour combination of 1868/69 Cleaned Plates printing 10 l. red-orange, 20 l. blue and 40 l. grey-mauve on blue, all three in vivid colours with large even margins, tied by '67' numeral of Syros with matching SYROS despatch cds in black, French framed PD and entry "GREECE 29 AVRIL 71 MARSEILLE" cds, both in red alongside. File fold below the 10 lepta, a most attractive cover and franking paying correctly the 70 lepta single rate for a transport with a vessel of the Messageries Imperiales according to the 1866 postal convention between Greece and France. Hellas 26a+27a+28a.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2148 Greece
Outgoing to France 1874 (Feb 10): Prepaid cover from Piraeus to Grenoble, bearing 1871/76 Meshed Paper printing 5 l. sage-green, three horizontal pairs and single 40 l. greyish magenta, fresh colours and fair to huge margins, tied by PEIRAEUS despatch cds in black, French framed PD in black and entry "GREECE 27 FEVR 74 St MICHEL AMB" cds in red alongside, GRENOBLE arrival (Feb 28) cds on reverse. File fold below one pair, this with tear at the corner's edge, nevertheless a most unusual way to pay correctly the 70 lepta single rate for a transport with a vessel of the Messageries Imperiales according to the 1866 postal convention between Greece and France. Hellas 39a+42/IIb.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 2149 Greece
Outgoing to Great Britain via Trieste 1866 (Nov 6): Prepaid entire letter from Syros to Manchester, bearing Consecutive Athens printing 5 l. green, 10 l. red-orange, two horizontal pairs and 80 l. rose-carmine, fresh with overall good margins, but both pairs lightly touched at top, tied by '67' numeral with matching SYROS cds, PD and PED as well as LONDON transit cds (Nov 27), all in red alongside, reverse with TRIEST transit and MANCHESTER arrival cds (Nov 27) datestamps. File fold aside the franking, an interesting cover with a particular franking paying 20 lepta inland rate plus "10 / 10 / 15" soldi (35 s. = 105 l.) noted in red crayon on reverse with 10 s. for the Lloyd and Austria each and 15 s. for the United Kingdom, this credit noted on front with prominent "WF 14" handstamp in red. Hellas 17a+18a+22a.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2150 Greece
Outgoing to Greek foreign post offices; 1862/67: Unpaid cover from Piraeus to Constantinople, struck by PIRAEUS despatch cds (March 31, 1864), charged upon arrival with 145 lepta in red crayon and franked with Consecutive Athens printing 5 l. green, 20 l. blue, 40 l. mauve and 80 l. rose-carmine, tied by "KONSTANTIN TORKIA" arrival (April 3) cds. The adhesives in fresh colours and with overall fair to large margins, filing folds well away from the appealing four-colour franking, an unusual combination to pay the Greek double rate of 40 lepta plus the shipmail rate fro a cover between 25-30 gram when traverlling with a French vessel. Hellas 17a+19a+20/Ia+22a.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2151 Greece
Outgoing to Russia 1861 (Nov 7): Partially prepaid entire letter from Patras to Taganrog, bearing 1861 Paris print 10 l. orange on blue and 40 l. mauve on blue, this with 'Open Cross' variety, fresh colours and large to huge margins, tied by '9' numeral of Patras with matching PATRAI despatch cds in black and Greek PED (Paid to Foreign Destination) in red alongside, ATHENS transit cds on reverse. Two file folds, one through the 40 lepta adhesive, nevertheless a very early franked entire in the second month of the Greek adhesives, obverse shows '30' (kopeks) due upon receipt for the part of the journey from Constantinople. Cert. Holcombe (1991) Hellas 4a+6a.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 2152 Greece
Lot# : 2153 Greece
Lot# : 2154 Greece
Lot# : 2155 Greece
1906: 1l. brown to 5dr. slate blue, intermediate Olympics, complete series in blocks of four with full og. 3dr. one missing perf, 3l. slightly oxydised, otherwise very fresh, also 1896 Olympics part set to 2dr. with values to 1dr. also in blocks of four. Very rare.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2156 Greece
1861/1947: Collection with 87 large Hermes Heads and about 80 small Hermes Heads, first Olympic set 1896 at least one complete set used plus various duplication also unused, including overprints. Second Olympic issue 1906 unused (some without gum) and used, later issues quite rich and varied with e.g. a picture postcard from VATHY (Samos) 1914 to Zürich, Centenary of the Liberation 1930 used and unused, Zeppelins 1933 unused etc. All housed in one album.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 2157 Greece
Greek Naval Occupation of Dedeagatch 1913 (July 18/31g): The first provisional issue: album page with complete composite imperforate sheet of the italic issue showing one 5 l., four 10 l. and three 25 l. values printed in black, with red circular anchor Control markings, a used vertical strip of 25 l. value perf. 11½, with value altered to '20' lepta in pencil on each (dated July 23) and a cover with perf. 10 l. value on reverse mailed to Salonika (June 25) tied by Dedeagatch straight line handstamp in red. Rare.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 2158 Greece
Incoming from France 1867/1869: Lot three unpaid letters from the same correspondence, originating from Lyon to Athens, charged upon arrival either with 132 or 90 lepta franked, taxed with two-colour or four-colour Large Hermes Heads frankings, tied by ATHENS arrival cds's. The adhesive's margins are mostly touched but nevertheless most interesting frankings. Unusual ensemble.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2159 Hungary
Lot# : 2160 Iceland
1933: Visit of Italian Transatlantic Flight Squadron Balbo, compl. set three values from 1 kr. to 10 kr., ovpt. 'Hopflug Italia / 1933' in red, vivid colours and good perf., unmounted og. with signature on reverse. Mi = EUR 4'500 / Facit nos. 165-167 = SEK 41'500.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2161 Iceland
1933 (9. Jul.) 1kr/10kr "Hopflug", (complete series) with additional franking totalling 30A on registered letter to the Netherlands via Chicago. The stamps are cancelled "REYKJAVIK", letter bears the necessary cachets from Chicago and New York which prove it has been transported by "BALBO'S" squadron. A very rare set on flown cover. Certificate Colla (2022).Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 2162 Ireland
1844: Cover from Buenos Aires to London endorsed "pr. Unicorn" at left, with fine strike of "CORK / SHIP LETTER" in black (Robertson S3) and reverse with double arc CORK cds (Oct 14). Rated "8d." in manuscript for an inbound Ship Letter, with Dublin transit (Oct 15) and London arrival in red (Oct 17) also on reverse. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 2163 Italy
1456: Miniature letter from Milan with 'cito' mark and fine paper covered by clear seal depicting 'Il Biscione' on revese. The 'Biscione' is a heraldic symbol showing an azure serpent in the act of eating or giving birth to a human. This heraldic symbol stands also for the house of the Visconti family as well as of the City of Milan.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 2164 Italy
Lot# : 2165 Italy
1597: Pope Clement VIII (1536 – 1605), official parchment (320 x 240 mm) dated Ferrara 1597, in the fifth year of his pontificate, with attached lead seal showing: ".CLE/MENS/VIII" and "S.S.P.P' (Holy Peter and Paul) on reverse. After death of Duke of Ferrara Alfonso II d'Este (1533–1597) the possesions returned to the Holy See. Early parchement with some minor worm holes.rnPope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini 1536-1605, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1592 to his death 5 March 1605.rnStarting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 2166 Italy
Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo (1662–1732) 112th Doge of Venice from 1722 to 1732, official parchment (440 x 350 mm) dated October 23, 1726 concerning notifications of a court ruling, with attached small lead seal with (D)VX reading downwards between St. Mark standing right presenting banner to Doge kneeling left and with 'DEI GRA DVX / VENETIAR / ET C' on reverse.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 2167 Italy
Lot# : 2168 Italy
1634 (Sept. 21): Early entire letter with full content from Sebenico, Dalmatia to the Superintendents in Venice, writing that 'Mr. Socovich, an Infantryman of the health office is in the lazaret out the Gate of Terraferma, with some rooms intended for the quarantine. On reverse with arriva mark of 20. Oct. 1634. Fine and early letter sealed by 'Saint Mark's Lion 'in moleca' (as a 'crab' with legs around the body).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 2169 Italy
Quarantaine Hospital in San Pancrazio, Verona 1739 (Oct.29): Envelope with full content sent from Visegrad (Hungary) via Horvath (Croatia) to Verona, showing 'En Lazaret' on lower right, meaning the addressee was in that quarantine hospital, further 1765 (Aug. 31) lettersheet from Roveredo to Verona, taxed by 5 soldi, fumigated on arrival.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2170 Italy
Corfu 1810 (23. Nov.): Entire letter 'Service Militaire' addressed to the Minister of War in Milan bearing 'CORFU SETTINSULARE' handstmap in blue, horizontal slit for disinfection of the Quarantine hospital in Otranto. boxed '3:a Tassa' in red and '2 Gennaro 1811' inside the letter confirming the receipt.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2171 Italy
Zara 1820 (March 30): Entire letter from Dobrota (near Cattaro) to Venice disinfected at CASTELNOVO in black and disinfected again on arrival by "Sanita Maritima Espurgo Lettere in Venezia' (Maritime Health Office) with ink tax mark of 1 L. 40 c., changed into 1 L. 45 c. in red crayon.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 2172 Italy
1820 ca.: Envelope (opened for display) endorsed "Racomm.ta al Sign. Capt. Tierra per consegnata al suo arrivo in Venezia' addressed to the Director of the Arsenale (dockyard) in Venice, bearing framed 'NETTO DI FUORI / E NETTO DI DENTRO' handstamp in red , taxed by '50'(carantani) with handwritten note at lower left: 'Con un sasso' meaning a parcel attached to the letter, bearing two superb strikes of "Espurgo Lettere Sanita Maritima di Venezia" sanitary handstamp on reverse. Fine and scarce usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2173 Italy
Lot# : 2174 Italy
Corfu 1826/27: 'Otranto' oval handstamp used on two letters sent by overland mail to Venice, incl. 1826 entire letter sent via Naples (Sep 5) together with 1827 letter from Zante via Corfu (July 20) and Naples, both fumigated on arrival in Venice with "Espurgo Lettere Sanita Marittima" cachets in black of Maritime Health Office in Venice. Fine.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 2175 Italy
Lot# : 2176 Italy
1832: Two entire letters to the Palermo Health Magistrate (Kingdom of Two Sicilies, one sent Oct. 16 'dal Magistrato di Sanità Marittima in Venice', disinfected on arrival as well as official letter from 'Marseille Health Authority' dated Nov. 14 sent via 'NIZZA DI MARE' and 'NAP(OLI) 1832 / 26. Nov.', disinfected at Lazzaretto of Nisida's island, arriving Palermo Dec. 5th.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2177 Italy
Corfu 1826/36: Group of four disinfected covers including 1826 (Aug.21) letter sent via Naples to Palermo, 1826 (May 25) letter from Rimini (Papal State) disinfected in Otranto to Corfu, 1836 letter (Sept. 21) from Corfu to Florence 'Soprintend Generale di Sanita in Firenze' in black as well as boxed 'Netto di fuora e / Netto di dentro' cachet in red on 1836 letter from Corfu to Trieste showing fine 'Sanitatis Tergesti' wax seal of Health Office of Trieste on reverse.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2178 Italy
Corfu 1831/48: "Ferrara Netta di Fuori sporca di dentro" (Ferrara cleaned outside uncleaned inside) Health Office disinfection handstamp used on three letters applied in transit, incl. 1831 letter from Venice to Palermo, 1832 (26. Jan.) letter to Naples as well as on official letter of "I.R. DIREZIONE DELLE POSTE PER LE PROVINCIE VENETIE" to Bologna.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2179 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Carta a mano 5 c. giallo from the first print run 'prima tiratura', some machine offset on reverse, a fresh example with close to large margins, tied by part strike of light RACCOMANDATA handstamp in red (Sassone 13 punti = € 3'000 / Müller 404a = 150 points). Adhesive touched left top, some wrinkles, nevertheless an appealing stamp with this rare cancellation. Signed Matl; cert Ferchenbauer (2021).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2180 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Cover from Polsella to Padova, bearing Carta a mano 5 c. giallo from the first print run 'prima tiratura' in combination with 10 c. nero, two fine examples with fresh colour and good to large margins all round, each tied by "POLESELLA 24 MAR." (1851) two-line datestamp. The 10 centesimi lightly touched by file fold, nevertheless an appealing patriotic franking, opinion Ferchenbauer (2000); cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 5'500.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2181 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Entire letter internally dated "Milano 8 Aprile 1856", forwarded and despatched in Trieste to a local address, bearing Carta a mano 10 c. 'nero intenso' type Ib, a fine example with fresh colour and good to huge margins all round, tied by black ink cross. File folds well away from the franking, edges of the entire partially broken, nevertheless a most interesting usage of a stamp of Lombardo - Veneto in Austria on a forwarder entire, delivered locally in Trieste. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2021) Ferchenbauer = € 5'000 for the ink cross cancellation alone.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2182 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Entire letter internally dated "Thiene 8 agosto 1854" and sent locally and registered, bearing Carta a mano 10 c. 'nero' type Ib on front and 15 c. red type II on reverse (damaged during opening the entire), two fresh examples with good to large margins all round, tied by "Tiene 9. AGO" two line datestamp, framed RACCOMANDATA handstamp struck on front. In spite of the imperfections an appealing local registered item. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2022) Sassone = € 2'750 for the franking / Ferchenbauer = € 4'075.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2183 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Carta a mano 15 c. red in a deep shade, type I, plate 2 with extremely large top right corner margins (10 : 13 mm), showing part of the watermark in the right margin, cancelled by clear two-line "Tiene / 9 AGO." datestamp. A superb item Ferchenbauer = € 675+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 2184 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Carta a mano 15 c. rosso carminio type I plate I from the first print run 'prima tiratura', a fresh and fine example with close to large margins, tied by superb strike of "Salo / 15 LUG." (1850) two line datestamp in blue (Sassone 12 punti = € 1'750 / Müller 213a). A most attractive stamp with this rare cancellation. Cert Ferchenbauer (2022).Starting bid : 75 CHFHammer price : 75 CHFLot# : 2185 Lombardy-Venetia
1850: Carta a mano 30 c. bruno type I from the first print run 'prima tiratura', a fresh and fine example with good to large margins, tied by superb inverted strike of "Salo / 30 OTT" (1850) two line datestamp in blackish blue (Sassone 8 punti / Müller 213a). A most attractive stamp with this rare cancellation. Signed A. Diena; Opinion Ferchenbauer (2022) Ferchenbauer = € 900.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 2186 Lombardy-Venetia
1851: Entire letter from Venezia to Brescia, bearing Carta a coste verticali 15 c. 'rosso vermiglio chiaro' in a horizontal strip of three with mixed types I + I + II, a fine and fresh multiple with good to large margins all round, tied by three strikes of "VENEZIA / 2. AGO" two line datestamp, reverse with BRESCIA arrival datestamp and distribution cachet. Part of address crossed out, minor staining, otherwise a most interesting usage of this mixed type multiple. Certs. E. Diena (1989), Ferchenbauer (1994) Sassone = € 14'000 / Ferchenbauer = € 5'800.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2187 Lombardy-Venetia
1852: Carta a vergata verticalemente / senkrecht gestreiftes Papier 15 c. rosso type III, a fresh example with good to large margins all round (minute marginal thin at top left, small nick at right), tied by clear "VERONA 23 / 12" cds. A most appealing example of this sought after adhesive. Certs. Colla (2019), Ferchenbauer (2022) Sassone = € 27'500 / Ferchenbauer = € 12'500.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2188 Lombardy-Venetia
1856(ca.): Carta a macchina 45 c. blue type III, a single example with good to large margins, neatly tied by "VERONA 31 / 10" wreathed cds on envelope from a well-known military correspondence to Ancona, reverse with "I R POSTA MILIT. in I No2" Fieldpost arrival cds (Nov 2). A rare and appealing cover.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 2189 Lombardy-Venetia
1856: Receipt for an 1858 registered letter from Feltre to Vienna, bearing Carta a macchina 45 c. azzuro type III, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins all round, tied upon despatch by "FELTRE / 4. FEB." two line datestamp, upon receipt with framed "WIEN 9 / 2, 3.E." datestamp. The receipt was attached to the registered letter using a large part St. Andrew's Cross in blue, which was damaged when the receipt was detached from the letter. A most interesting receipt in the third rayon, cert. Ferchenbauer (2022) Ferchenbauer = RR / LP.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2190 Lombardy-Venetia
1857: Falso di Milano, 30 c. brown type II, good to large margins all round and fresh colour (light horizontal bend), cancelled by "MILANO 12 / 1" (1858) cds. Attractive item, signed Puschmann; cert. Ferchenbauer (1996) Sassone = € 3'250 / Ferchenbauer = € 2'300.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 2191 Lombardy-Venetia
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