Austria, A. Lloyd in the Papal state, with neatly and clear ANCONA/AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO h/s (Tchilinghrian fig. 457) in black, fully paid folded letter transported with the Austrian Lloyd from Ancona to Patras, m/s CON IL VAPORE AUSTRIACO at third row, struck with perfect ANCONA in red at upper central, reverse charged with 30 kr paid by the sender, with Patras arrival and IMP.E/Impostazione handstamp in red, by far the most attractive LLoyd letter from Ancona, SUP! Schätzpreis 2.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 2000

Papal States, 1856, 6 bajocchi/grey and 2 times 7 bajocchi/blue, entire letter from Ancona to Syros, endorsed with m/s COL VAPORE AUSTRIACO, aside with the greenish blue oval AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/ANCONA, on reverse arrival mark of January 5/Julian calendar, tax of 20 Lepta in red crayon, a very rare and magnifcent letter, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 3.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 3000

Austrian Levant, 1860, folded letter with a clear dispatch from the rare EXP. DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/GALATZ (today Romania) in blue sent to Constantinopel via Steamer, a very fresh and attractive entire, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

Austrian Levant, 1856, folded letter from CONSTANTINOPLE to Bruxelles, at Triest blue framed 7¼ tax mark applied for the due amount of 7¼ Silbergroschen, this is an equivalent of 91 centimes, rounded up to 10 Decimes charged in blue ink, including the Belgium postage the recipient had to pay 12 Decimes charged m/s central in black ink, Bruxelles arrival mark on reverse, a magnificent piece of postal history, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

Sweden, 1851, envelope from STOCKHOLM to the British mission at Athens, partly prepaid in cash with 6 skilling banco till Stralsund, with Prussian boxed AUS SCHWEDEN, with transit Trieste and blue Athens arrival ds on reverse, on the way with the Austrian charge of 9/9 kreuzer for the German-Austrian Postal Union rate and Austrian Lloyd from the Prussian rim to the harbour of Athens, in Greece charged with a total of 110 lepta in red crayon, very interesting and desirable letter, XF! Schätzpreis 1.800€. (Image)

Estimate € 1800