Austria, 1919 Parliament Building, 4k Carmine & Black, Inverted Center, o.g., never hinged, rich vibrant colors, bright and Post Office fresh, Very Fine; with 1969 Dr. Wallner attest. Scott No. 222a  $2,400. A CHOICE NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1919 4K PARLIAMENT BUILDING ISSUE WITH CENTER INVERTED. $0 (Image)

Austria, Newspaper Stamp, 1851 (30kr) Rose Mercury, bold "Zeitungs-Exped, Wien" date stamp cancel, margins large to touching at sides, soft pastel color, F.-V.F.; signed J. Bernichon, with 1977 A. Matl certificate. Michel No. 8. Scott No. P3  $13,000. AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 1851 30KR MERCURY NEWSPAPER ISSUE. $0 (Image)

Austrian Offices in Romania, 1864 Bucharest, Romania to Paris, France, cover franked with Lombardy-Venetia 1864, 10s blue (23), two singles + 15s yellow brown (24), pair and two singles tied by "Bucarest 16/12" cds's, reverse with Wien (12.21) transit and Paris (12.23) receiving postmarks, red Strasbourg (Dec. 23) transit on front, Extremely Fine and choice. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. A SPECTACULAR AND SCARCE USAGE OF THE LOMBARDY-VENETIA ISSUES USED AT THE AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN ROMANIA. $0 (Image)

Austrian Offices in Romania, 1866 Ibraila (Romania) to Marseille, France., cover franked with Lombardy-Venetia, 1864-65, 5s Rose (22) single + 15s Yellow Brown (24) horizontal strip of four and single, tied by three wonderful strikes of "Jbraila 8/6" circular datestamps on folded cover to Marseille, Vienna (12/6) and Marseille (Jun. 16) backstamps, stamps with some oily spots from cancel ink and 5s with trivial corner crease, Extremely Fine. Estimate  $3,000 - 4,000. A STUNNING COVER WITH THIS HANDSOME MULTIPLE FRANKING. $0 (Image)