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  • Lot# : 1861 Austrian Levant

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    1844 (May 28): Entire letter from Constantinople to Chios, Mixany correspondence, struck with fine circular D. D. S. G. / COSTANTINOPOLI / P. P.  in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 441). Exceptional strike of an extraordinarily rare marking.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1862 Austrian Levant

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    1850/56: Covers (2), both addressed to the Sicilian Chargé D'Affaires in Constantinople, one struck with fine oval framed AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / GALLIPOLI in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 963), the other with fair strike of 'sunburst' oval AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / GALLIPOLI handstamp (unrecorded). An extremely rare pair.

    Provenance: Collection Ambassador Luca D. Biolato.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1862A Austrian Levant

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    1853 (April 30): Disinfected entire letter from 'AGENZIA DEL lLOYD AUSTRIACO AGENT OF BEIRUT' to Larnaca/Cyprus, showing oval framed 'AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO' applied on front and back on arrival in Larnaca. Rare, only two entires from Larnaca known to date. Cert. Federation des Associations Philatéliques de Turquie.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1863 Austrian Levant

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    1854 (April 26): Entire letter from Serres to Trieste struck with straight line SERRES handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 614) with superb impression of NETTO DI FUORI ET DI DENTRO in black at left next to Trieste arrival. Slight acid ink fault on face panel but displays well.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1864 Austrian Levant

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    1854 (April 26): Entire letter from Serres to Sarajevo via Semlin disinfection Station and Vienna, struck with superb SERRES / APR.20 datestamp on despatch (Tchilinghirian fig. 616) in black. Endorsed in Serbian on reverse 'Forwarded from Vienna, May 1, 1854 by your good friend Christos Teshov', thence disinfected with superb NETTO DI FUORI ET DI DENTRO in black. Rare and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1865 Austrian Levant

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    1856 (Jan 13): Entire letter from Sulina to Galatz, struck withoval framed AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / SULINA in green, somewhat obscured but unrecorded by Blistyar and Tchilinghirian, with arrival docketing inside of the following day. Despite the blurred appearance, a great rarity, it is believed that only one other cover (not actually seen by this describer) exists with this fore-runner cancellation - the Consular Post Office at Sulina only opened in 1858. A Lloyd Austriaco rarity.

    Provenance: Collections Brandt, Garmiryan and Arsman.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1866 Austrian Levant

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    1866 (March 8): Entire letter from Piraeus to Athens struck with the sole recorded example of oval AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIREO in bright blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 522) and 1901 5 lepta postal stationery card with cachet on reverse AGENZIA PRIMARIA / DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIREO in blue. A marvellous pair.

    Provenance: Collection Henry Houser (June 1992), lot 1041.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1867 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V 17
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    1864: 10 so. blue in a hor. strip of four, fresh colour, tied by black "Sofia 6 / 6" (1868) (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 864) cds's to outer letter sheet with "A. P.D." in red and French entry "Autr. Strasbourg 14 Juin 68" cds in blue alongside, sent to Valence with Vienna transit and Valence arrival cds (15 Juin) on reverse. Signed Alberto Diena and Raybaudi, cert. Enzo Diena (1991).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1868 Austrian Levant

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    1866: Entire letter from Cesme with sender's cachet at lower left, struck with superb three line LETTERE ARRIVATE / COL VAPORE / DAL LEVANTE in black with Triest arrival (Nov 1) on reverse.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1869 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : V20+6/I/a
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    1864: 3 so. light green in mixed franking with 1867 25 so. grey-lilac, coarse whiskers (few short perfs on the right), tied by clear "LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE 27/2" to entire letter with 'P.D.' and framed 'Piroscafi Postali Italiani' alongside, sent to Genova with Brindisi tarnsit cds on reverse (4 Mar.). Cert. Ferchenbauer (1990) Ferchenbauer = EUR 1'000.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1870 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5/I+6/I
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    1867: 15 so. dark-brown and 25 kr. grey-lilac, both with coarse whiskers in a staircase franking, tied by clear black "Constantinopel 17 / 9 (1869) (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 387) cds to entire letter with French entry cds in blue and "A. P.D." in black alongside, sent to Marseilles with Vienna transit and arrival cds (24. Sept.) on reverse. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1986) Ferchenbauer = EUR 1'200+.

    INFO: the stamp grey lilac is a 25 SOLDI and not a 25 kreuzer as described
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1871 Austrian Levant

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    1870: Stampless envelope from Constantinople to Manchester endorsed 'via Varna' at top, struck with straight line VIA VARNA handstamp in black, reverse with 'Varna' thimble cds of transit. Manuscript '5½' on front and struck with "11d." due handstamp in black on arrival (May 13).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1872 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5/I
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    1870 (Sept 11): Entire letter from Vidin to Pest, franked by 1867/74 15 s. pale brown tied by bold strike of WIDDIN datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 896) in blue. Pest arrival cds (13/9) on reverse of a fresh and fine entire. Signed Kessler, Ferchenbauer.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1873 Austrian Levant

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    1871 (May 10): Stampless cover from Constantinople endorsed 'via Varna' struck with framed LETTERE ARRIVATE / PER MARE / VARNA in black, reverse with Vienna trransit cds in black, rated '4¼' in Trieste in blue crayon. Manchester arrival cds (May 16) on front. Envelope slightly grubby but unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1874 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3+4
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    1871/74: Anatolian Black Sea Ports. Entire letters (2) from Trebisonde, with earlier cover to Vienna franked by 1867/74 5 s. red (3) tied by TREBISONDA datestamps in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 983), and 1874 entire to Constantinople bearing single 10 s. blue tied by TREBISONDA cds in blue (fig. 982). One or two minor faults but an attractive pair.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1875 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5/I + Austria 37/Ib
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    1867: 15 so. brown coarse whiskers in a mixed franking with Austria 1867 5 kr. coarse whiskers, both tied by clean black "Berutti 23 / 9 (1872) (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 3 (D)) cds's to entire letter, sent to Netstall Glarus with Trieste and Swiss TPO St. Gallen-Sargans transit and Nettstal arrival cds's (7.X.72) on reverse. An attractive cover with a rare soldi-kreuzer mixed currency franking. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2003) Ferchenbauer = EUR 8'500 + 50%.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1876 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1872/79: Covers (2) to Trieste each franked by 1867/74 10 s. blue, each tied by SPED. POST PRESSO LLOYD / SMIRNE datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. 12) in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1877 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 2/1/a+4/I/a
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    1867: 3 so. green and 10 so. blue (hor. pair), tied by clear "SMIRNE 18/9 74" to entire letter with 'P.D.' alogside, sent via Brindisi to Genova/I. Cert. Eichele (1999) Ferchenbauer = EUR 225.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1878 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4+6
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    1876 (May 5): Cover to Turin franked by 1867/74 10 s. blue and horizontal pair of 25 s. brown-purple tied by GERUSALEMME datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. D) in black. Reverse with 'Alexandrien' thimble datestamp (May 8), faint 'Lloyd Agenzie / Smirne' cds (May 12) and Turin arrival (May 18). Some edge wear to envelope due to initial weight, a splendid and rare cover at 60 soldi rate. Signed Colla.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1879 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4/II,11A
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    1876/86: Group two covers, sent to Constantinople with pen cancellations of 1876 10 so. blue fine whiskers (hor. pair) and 1883 10 so. blue, respectively. Both with adresses in arabic handwriting and Constantinopel Lloyd arrival cds's on reverse.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1880 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4+5
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    1878 (April 5): Cover to Turin franked by 1867/74 10 s. blue pair and single, horizontal pair and horizontal strip of three 15 s. red-brown all tied by eight strikes of the GERUSALEMME datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. D). Reverse with 'Alexandrien' thimble cds (April 9), and Turin arrival cds in black. Some edge wear to envelope due to size but an extraordinarily high franking of 1 florin and 10 soldi.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1881 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5+7
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    1881 (Jan 21): Registered cover to Turin franked by 1867/74 15 s. red-brown in a fine horizontal pair and single 50 s. brown, perf. 10½ tied by two strikes of circular JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. H) in black with RECOM. below. Reverse with 'Alexandrien' thimble cds (Oct 24), Brindisi cds and Turin arrival cds. A marvellous and rare franking. Signed Colla.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1882 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1881 (April13): Registered cover to Turin franked by 1867/74 single, horizontal strip of four, horizontal strip of five all tied by seven strikes of circular JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. H) in black with RECOM. below. Reverse with'Alexandrien' transit (Jan 17), Brindisi cds and Turin arrival (April 24). Some dust under the adhesives and a few minor imperfections to perforations of no significance, but an astonishing high franking. Signed Colla.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1883 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    1881 (Sept 28): Registered cover to Turin, Italy franked by 1867/74 15 soldi red-brown, single and a horizontal strip of five, all tied by four strikes of circular JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. H) in black with two strikes of RECOM. below. Reverse with 'Alexandrien' thimble cds and Brindisi cds of transit and re-addressed on arrival (Oct 8). The single 15 s. with rounded corner perforations and a flap tear on reverse but neither of real significancee, a wonderful 90 soldi registered franking.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1884 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11
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    1881/86: 5 s. red on buff postal stationery card to Vienna cancelled by fine PREVESA datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 517) in black, card with two slits and rough at left, also a fine 1886 cover to Trieste bearring 1883 10 s. blue tied by PREVESA cds.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1885 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11A
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    1886 (Jan 6): Registered cover to Turin franked by 1883 10 s. ultramarine & black, perf. 9½, in a pair and an irregular block of seven, all tied by six strikes of circular JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. H) in black with RECOM. alongside. Reverse with 'Alexandrien' thimble cds of transit (Jan 10), Naples transit cds (Jan 16) and Turin arrival. A splendid and very rare 90 soldi rate cover. Signed Colla.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1886 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 18
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    1888: Registered cover to Turin franked by 1888 2 pi. on 20 kr. grey & black, single and horizontal strip of three, all tied by two strikes of circular JERUSALEM / GERUSALEMME datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig. H) in black with RECOM. alongside. Reverse with Brindisi transit (Dec 26). A few minor envelope faults due to size of letter but a very scarce franking. Signed Colla.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1887 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 23
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    1895c: Cover Cesme to Smyrna with 1892 1 pi. on 10 kr. blue tied by oval framed AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / CESME cachet in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 3). Light but readable strike, unrecorded on cover by Bloomfield or Tchilinghirian. Signed Hochleutner.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1888 Austrian Levant

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    1901 (April 23): Colour postcard sent registered to Leipzig franked by 20 pa. on 10 h. rose and 1 pi. on 25 h. blue sharing CONSTANTINOPEL III / OESTERREICHISCHE POST cds in black, with corresponding yellow registered label at left and arrival cds (26/4) alongside. 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1889 Austrian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 87
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    1904 (Jan 26): Postcard of Gravosa written from Sayada to Corfu, franked by Turkey 10 pa. green, minor aging around perfs., tied by oval framed AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / SAYADA cachet in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 520). A major rarity of the Austrian Lloyd postal history, Tchilinghirian only recorded this cachet on a loose stamp.

    Provenance: Collection Henry Houser (June 1992), lot 1038.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1890 Austrian Levant

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    1914: Post Office receipt showing six strikes of TIBÉRIADE / 1 datestamps between September 24 and October 11, 1914; one entry handstamped by TIBÉRIADE datestamp (24/9) in black. Scarce and most unusual (Coles & Walker figs. 97, 98).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1891 Austrian Levant

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    1916: Postcard sent stampless to Budapest struck with fair strike of NEUM datestamp, serial 'a', (March 2) struck in green ink (Tchilinghirian fig. 652). Censor cachet in violet at left. Whilst technically not a 'used abroad' at this date, the cancellation from this small port remains very elusive.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1892 Austrian Levant

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    1735/1896: Covers/entire letters/cards (21), in a small box, with 1735 entire from Alexandria, Egypt  to Venice with 'QDC' endorsement, 1836 disinfected entire from Syra to Trieste with red wax seal, 1839 entire with str. line SALONICH and disinfected, 1841 cover with str. line SMIRNA in black, 1841 disinfected entire with oval AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Costantinopoli' in black, 1859/60 covers with 'Agenzia Del Lloyd Austriaco / Smirne' handstamps in black or in blue, 1865 cover with Arms 5 s. and 15 s, to Rustchuk, mixed issue franking of 1864 15 s. and 1867 25 s. on cover from Cosp. to Marseille (signed Roumet), further 1867 issue covers ex Cosp (3) and from Beirut, 1893 covers with 8 pa. multiple frankings etc. Viewing is essential.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1894 Austrian Levant

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    1865/88: Balance of the Barone Gaudenzio Claretta correspondence to Turin, with 1867/74 issue frankings from Jerusalem showing 10, 20, 60 and 80 soldi rates, the latter with 10 s. blue (8) and two of the single 10 s. frankings disinfected with chisel slits (October 1882); 1883 issue covers with 10 s. frankings (4), 1885 1 pi. and 2 pi. single frankings; cover from Vienna underpaid with 1867/74 10 kr. taxed with Italian Postage Due 50 c., North German Confederation 1869 cover with 1 gr. red and 5 gr. bistre, four covers from Switzerland etc. Condition obviously variable but some rare (27 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF
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