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.
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Lot #1886 - österreich. levante
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.
Lot #1887 - österreich. levante
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.
Lot #1888 - österreich. levante
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.
Lot #1889 - österreich. levante
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.
Lot #1890 - österreich. levante
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).
Lot #1891 - österreich. levante
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.
Lot #1892 - österreich. levante
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'...
Lot #1894 - österreich. levante
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.,...
Lot #2212 - österreich. levante
1863/64: Arms 2 s. yellow, 3 s. green and 10 s. blue, all rare perf. 14, used on 1864 entire letter from Alexandria to Trieste, neatly tied by two strikes of ALEXANDRIEN datestamp (July 14) in black. Reverse with Triest arrival (July 19). A delightful and extremely rare three colour franking with the first perforation and a charming entire. Signed E. Diena and Raybaudi. Cert. E. Diena (1991).
Provenance: Collection Rivolta.
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