Sale No: 284
Lot No:1120
Symbol:Cat No:4

Austrian Post Offices 1867/74: 10 s. blue used on 1882 cover to Ornavasso, Italy endorsed "via Milano, Novara", tied by SAN GIOVANNI DI MEDUA cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 470). Backstamped at Triest, Arona (Jan 23) and with Ornavasso arrival cds of the following day.rnProvenance: Collection Andrew Cronin AIEP. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1121
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Austrian Post Offices 1878/1914: Covers/cards (12) incl. 1878 incoming cover endorsed "via Durazzo" with Austria 1867/74 10 kr. blue tied by TRIESTE / COL VAPORE to Scutari backstamped at Zara; 1883 10 s. on cover tied VALONA cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 484), 1897 20 pa. stat. cards (2) each with SAN GIOVANNI DI MEDUA cds's (fig. 470), 1910 card with 20 pa. tied SCUTARI in ALBANIEN cds code 'a' (fig 501), and 1914 cover franked 20 pa. with similar datestamp (fig 502), further usages from Durazzo, Scutari and Valona and fine 1912 cover from Valona with 10 pa. (5) and 2 pi. tied ADELSBERG / OSTERR. LLOYD ship cds's. Fair to very fine, a scarce and attractive group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Greek Consular P.O. at IOANNIA: Exhibition page with Large Hermes Heads of which five cancelled '99' of Ioannina and five with Torkia cds's with one usage on 20 L.Postage Due as well as 40 L. on front of cover to Patras. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1125
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Italian Post Offices 1908/15: Covers/cards (6) with 1913 cover with Janina 2 pi. on Italy 50 c. violet single franking tied by single ring JANINA cds; superb 1915 registered cover to Rome franked by Valona 2 pi. on Italy 50 c. violet, ten examples including a strip of six, all tied KANINA (VALONA) cds's; 1908/11 cards ex Scutari etc. A scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1126
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Italian Post Offices 1917/22: Covers (3) and a large piece, all sent registered bearing Italian adhesives, with 1917 part cover to Salonique franked 5 c. green (2), 10 c. rose (2) and 20 c. orange tied by scarce POSTE ITALIANE / HIMARA (ALBANIA) cds's; 1918 cover to Berne with 50 c. violet tied by POSTE ITALIANE / PREMETI cds (March 26) with Reseal Censors at left; 1919 cover to Egypt with 5 c. green (3), 10 c. rose (2) and 20 c. orange tied by bold strikes of HIMARA cds's with Censor strip at left; and 1922 cover to Berne with 40 c. brown (6) tied by VALONA SCALO datestamps (Feb 16) in black. Small imperfections to be expected but a very rare group. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1128
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Italian Military Mail 1916/19: Group of 55 covers/cards showing a range of censors and military markings, incl. two line 'ARGIRO CASTRO / POSTE ITALIANE' h.s. in black as well as 1919 registered envelpe from FPO 50 in Tirana (2.9.19) to New York with arrival mark of Sept. 23 on reverse. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1130
Symbol:Cat No:3+4+(12B)

Austrian Post Office 1869: Turkey Postage Due 1 pi. yellow-brown & red-brown, perf. 5-11, used on 1870 cover to Venice paying the internal rate from Scutari cancelled by superb thimble datestamp (Sept 17) in blue-black, franked by Austrian Levant 1867 5 s. red and 10 s. blue (2) tied by "ANTIVARI" datestamps (Sept 20) in brown (Tchilinghirian fig. 467) for onward transmission. Venice arrival cds (Sept 26) on reverse. The address re-written and slight peripheral aging on Levant adhesives but a scarce anad attractive combination usage. Cert. A. Diena (1974). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1131
Symbol:Cat No:11B+12B

Ottoman Post Offices 1869: 20 pa. green and 1 pi. yellow, perf. 5-11, used on 1871 cover to Venice tied by circular "Scutari" handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 3) with Austrian Post Office "ANTIVARI" cds (Oct 30) of transit in bluebelow. "PD" in black deleted (1½ pi. paid to the border only) and taxed with Italy 1870 Postage Due 10 c. and 60 c. tied by Venezia rectangular datestamps on arrival (Nov 5). Reverse with Triest transit (Nov 4). Illustrated in Coles & Walker, Part I on page 4. A rare and most attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1132
Symbol:Cat No:162

Ottoman Post Offices 1909: Turkey 1 pi. ultramarine used on 1912 printed cover from Fier to Trieste tied by bilingual "FIR" cds (Oct 19) in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 59). A good strike of this very scarce cancellation and an attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1133
Symbol:Cat No:87

Ottoman Post Offices 1901: Turkey 10 pa. green in a horizontal pair used on postcard tied by superb strike of bilingual SARANDOS cds with information strike alongside (Coles & Walker fig. 36). Rare. Signed Y. Nakri AIEP. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Ottoman Cancellations 1870/1903 ca: Accumulation of 50 stamps and nine covers/postcards showing interesting cancellations of Ottoman P.O.'s in Albania, incl. 1911 cover franked on reverse with Turkey 1909 10pa. green pair and Provisional 1910 2 pa. on 5 pa. brown ochre two blocks of four tied by SCUTARI D'ALBANIA cds's. to Romania, 1902 postcard from GUEURIDJE to Chios, 1913official registered cover from SKRAPAR to Vlone with Ottoman negative seal ISKRAPAR as well as many interesting cancellations on loose stamps or pieces. Fine and scarce assembly. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1135
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Ottoman Post Offices 1849/1911: Covers/cards (6) with prestamp cover showing superb strike of Scutari negative seal handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 1), 1901 1 pi. stat. envelopes (2) with negative seal cancels in violet (one from LABOVAI-ZIR) with ERGUIRI datestamps (C&W fig. 16) in black, 1906 1 pi. stat. envelope with Peshkepi negative seal handstamp and 1911 20 pa. stationery card to London with ELBASSANE cds (C&W fig. 45). Some imperfections but a scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1136
Symbol:Cat No:2A

1913 (June 1): Provisional circular "Postat e Qeverriës sÄ• Përkohëshme / të Shqipëniës" in black imperforate on brown paper, an unused example. Rare. Signed Dr. Peters AIEP Mi = € 350. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1137
Symbol:Cat No:2B

1913 (Oct): Provisional circular "Postat e Qeverriës sÄ• Përkohëshme / të Shqipëniës" in black, second printing, on serrated white wove paper, an unused example. Rare. Signed Dr. Peters AIEP Mi = € 650. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1138
Symbol:Cat No:2 var.

1913: Cover from Durres to Trieste franked by imperforate two imprinted circular "Postat e Qeverriës sÄ• Përkohëshme / të Shqipëniës" Control handstamps in red with black Double headed Eagle and value "20 para" typewritten in violet tied by "Zyra e Postês - Durrës * SHQIPNIA E MESME / 12-X-1913" in blue (Durres Post Office / Central Albania) handstamps in red. Reverse with Trieste (Dec 6) arrival cds in black. Scarce and most appealing. Signed A. Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1913 (June 16): Turkey 5 pa. ochre, an unused well centred example surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in violet, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp. Signed Dr. Peters AIEP Mi = € 500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1140
Symbol:Cat No:6x

1913 (June 16): Turkey 20 pa. dull rose on ordinary wove paper, an unused well centred example surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in black, fine, large part og. A scarce stamp. Signed Köhler, Dr. Peters AIEP Mi = € 350. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1913 (June 16): Turkey 20 pa. dull rose on ordinary wove paper, an unused horizontal pair surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in carmine in tête-bêche format, cancelled to order with black cds, part og. remaining. An extremely scarce pair. Signed Richter, Stolow Mi = € 700+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1142
Symbol:Cat No:6x

1913 (June 16): Turkey 20 pa. bright rose on ordinary wove paper, a used example surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in black, tied to small piece by VLONE cds (Aug 23, 1913) in violet. Scarce. Signed Champion, Dr. Peters AIEP Mi = € 200. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1143
Symbol:Cat No:6x var.

1913: Turkey 20 pa. rose on ordinary paper, a horizontal pair surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in red - in tête-bêche format with right hand stamp showing surcharge inverted, used on cover to 'Monsieur Kennedy, Ameriken en Valona', tied by ELBASAN cds (Aug 7) in black. Repeated strike at left and reverse with PEQIN cds (same day) in violet. Slight aging on one or two perfs. but rare. Signed Prêndushi, Sorani. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1144
Symbol:Cat No:7

1913 (June 16): Turkey 1 pi. blue, a used example surcharged with "Double headed Eagle" in black, tied to small piece by VLONE cds in violet, some slight gum residue on perfs., scarce. Signed Dr. Peters AIEP Mi = € 250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)