"AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRO-UNGARICO SYMI", clear strike in blue on 1867, 10 so. blue, fine printing, on entire letter 1878 to Trieste. On reverse transit mark of Smyrne and arrival mark. Very fine. The only recorded franked entire with this handstamp in blue. Certificate Dr. Ferchenbauer (2004)

Provenance: Dr. W. Shalcross (1956), Dr. Anton und Elisabeth Jerger (Corinphila, 2004)

"AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO SCIO", fine strike of bluish black oval handstamp on entire letter to Athens, rated "10" lepta for inland postage, rare and  fine

"AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO Metelino", oval handstamp in black, fine strike on letter sheet 1859 to Constantinople, fine and rare

1896/2012, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including souvenir sheets, stamp booklets etc.

1861/1991 (ca.), unused and used collection in 2 albums, many better sets and individual stamps, attractive selection of early imperforated Hermes, also postage dues, souvenir sheets, local issues, etc., some duplicates; condition mostly fine to very fine

1861/2014, unused and used collection, starting with good section Large and Small Hermes heads, then a.o. Olympic Games 1896 and 1906, then a.o. Mi.-Nos. 239-48, 256-69, 304-317 unused, then mostly complete unused, also Athos as well as Epirus complete unused, also good parts Samos, Crete and Heraklion, good condition

1875/1990 (approx.), mint never hinged and used group in stockbooks.

1896/1900, unused and used collection, partly multiple collected, with a.o. Mi.-Nos. 96-107, 108-12 A+B, 118-22, 123-24 A+B etc.

1911/80 (ca), voluminous collection of unused and used stamps in more than thirty (30) albums, including a large number of multiples, some booklets and souvenir sheets, many complete sets in blocks of four unused such as Mi. 327-344, 1933 Mi. 355-361, 1951 Mi. 578-581, etc.; 1943 For the Child set in complete sheets, etc., also over a hundred Cyprus 1976/97 Specimen overprints; overall condition fine to very fine, an impressive holding  

1912/41, unused and used group with better issues and 5 covers (1 Reco)