1852 LAKE MAIL – LAGO DI GARDA: Folded lettersheet franked Austria 3kr handmade paper Ferchenbauer type Ib bearing octogonal ‘RIVA VAPORE’ to Verona, inside dated Riva 2.2.52, at back Verona arrival marking and at front ‘DISTRIBUZIONE 1’, a bit indistinct postmark, adhesive with white to large white margins, scarce (Image)

1855-57, Four folded lettersheets with oval AGENZIE DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO ANCONA (blue & greenish), SMIRNE (black), SALONICCO (greenish), plus K.u.K. Kriegsmarine 1901 ppc and 1908 10h cover (Image)

1856-1914 +- ADRIATIC SEA: Accumulation of mostly cards, stationery cards, fragments & loose adhesives, noted cancels C.V.DA TRIESTE, FIUME-CATTARO TENGERI POSTA, TRIESTE-ALEXANDRIA, LETTra ARRIVATA PER MARE, PAQUEBOT FIUME, DA VENEZIA COL VAPORE, KOTOR-TRIESTE, VAPORE DALLA DALMATIA ED ISTRIA, etc., very mixed but still several useful specialist items (Image)

1889-1914 AUSTRIAN LLOYD: Collection of over 40 postal stationery cards or picture postcards bearing mostly only different ship cancellations either LLOYD AUSTRIACO with number (incl. several LLOYD AUSTRO-UNGARICO) or. OESTERR.LLOYD with ships name, basically all of them are identifyable, many are very fine to superb, many scarcer or rare ones noted, as a BOB there is also a small section with fragments or loose adhesives with Lloyd cancels, needs to be carefully viewed and serves as a good base for further expansion (Image)

1901-1918 AUSTRIAN NAVY: Selection of 22 items including 4 covers or cards with stamps (pre-war) bearing K.u.K.Kriegsmarine cancels of TAURUS (2) & LEOPARD (2), 7 Navy fieldpostcards of SMS Kaiserin u. Königin M.Theresia (1901, Nagasaki), WWI: S.M.Boot 14 (2), Viribus Unitis, SMS Custoza, SMS Leopard & SMS Blitz, also 8 official Navy letters (including 7 registered incl. 2 with provisional registered markings) of Flottenkommando, Marinetechnisches Komittee, Kriegshafenkommando & Seetransportleitung, very interesting specialist lot (Image)