Austrian Levant, 1853, Schiffsbrief von ALEXANDRIEN über SMYRNA, TRIEST und WINTERTHUR nach NEUTHAL/Schweiz, entwertet mit glasklarem, BLAUEN ALEXANDRIEN 11/12 (Müller 2001e - 60p.) und Firmenstampiglie, Rückseite Transitstempel TRIEST 30/12 und Ankunftsstempel ZÜRICH 5 JAN 54, mehrere handschriftliche Taxvermerke, sehr gute Erhaltung, Pracht! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

Romania Austrian Levant Post Offices, 1857, folded letter from GALATZ to ATENE, with a strike of AGENZIIA
DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/GALATZ in blue and company seal ZARIFI/a
VLASTO/GALATZ, black transit of Piraeus and arrival of Athen in
blue reverse, m/s charge 10 kr in red crayon, very attractive and
rare destination from a Romanian Lloyd P.O, VF-XF! Estimate 1.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 1000

Austria, 1862, 3 Farben Ausgaben-Mischfrankatur, 3 kr. (2) Ausgabe 1858 + 5 kr. (2) + 10 kr. der Ausgabe 1861 (sehr farbintensiv), auf seltenem, portogerechtem Brief von SPALATO nach TURIN, der Brief wurde per Schiff transportiert, entwertet mit Schreibschriftstempel von SPALATO 30 Jun, sowie schwarzem PD und blauer Firmenstampiglie, Rückseite mit Ankunftsstempel TORINO und achteckiger Schiffsstempel des Lloyd sowie kleinem Nummernstempel 22, etwas Patina, lt Ferchenbauer Attest ein wirkungsvolles rel. Prachtstück dieses seltenen Beleges, KW 7500€. Schätzpreis 7.500€. (Image)

Estimate € 7500

Romania Austrian Levant Post Offices, 1863, folded letter with a neatly crispy clear strike of
GIURGEVO/1/3 cds in blue sent via Pest and Trieste with Austrian
Lloyd steamer to Cephalonia, which was at that time still a British
Colony, with blue arrival at upper left and m/s endorsement VIA
TRIESTE, m/s charge first by 15/15 kr and finaly 30/15 kr in blue
ink, a very rare destination from the Romanian/Austrian Levant post
office, a very fresh and rare entire, XF! Estimate 6.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 6000

Austria, 1863, 15 kr., blue, (2), forwarded letter from ALEXANDRIA (Egypt),
posted in TRIESTE on 24 August and sent to the Ambassador of the
Ottoman Empire in ST. PETERSBURG/Russia, tied by two TRIEST 24/8
cds, cancel NACH ABGANG/DER POST., two m/s franco notations at
lower left and blue company cancels from ALEXANDRIA and TRIEST,
aside with blue oval of the forwarding agent GIOVANNI
SCARMANGA/TRIESTE, black Prussian transitional railroad cancel
KANDRZIN-ODERBERG and Russian arrival on reverse, interesting and
desirable letter with great destination, XF! Estimate 4.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 4000

Greece, 1866, 10 lepta/orange, 20 lepta/blue and 80 lepta/red, three
coloured large hermes heads franking on folded letter with a neatly
strike of SYROS/3/APL/66 sent to GALATZ/Romania/Austrian Levant,
vertical crease affecting the 10 lepta, all cut close to wide
margins, rare destination, F-VF! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

Greece Austrian Levant Post Offices, 1866, lettersheet from JANINA to TRIESTE, franked with Austrian
Levante 1864, 5 soldi rose, vertical strip of 3 and vertical pair,
tied with 3 crispy clear strikes of JANINA 15/2 handstamp, with a
vertical fold affecting the central stamp, very desirable and
fresh, most attractive and rare cover of delightful appearance, ex
Cihangir/Corinphila 2000, VF! Estimate 4.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 4000

Austrian Levant, 1869, a desirable pair of printed matters from the same
correspondence, both sent by LLOYD/CONSTANTINOPOLI to
BRAILA/Romania, because of the treaty July 1868 between Austria and
Romania took effect at April 1869 the former rate of 2 sld was
doubled by additional 2 sld for the foreign transport to Romania,
the following two letters are the documentation for the old and new
procedure, the first one is from the 24th Februar 1869, franked
with one 2 sold/yellow/perf 14 with arrival of the Austrian Levante
post office IBRAILA reverse, cert the second one from 10th April
1869 is franked by two 2 sld/yellow one with perf 14 and the other
one with perf 9 was affixed at the post office due to the new
tariff, this is one of two mixed franking of the issues 1863 and
1863/64 and the other one is to Trieste, with blue arrival BRAILA
from the new Romanian post office, minor perf blemishes of V19 are
of no relevance and just mentioned for full accuracy, both are very
late usages of these stamps, illustrated GMACH/Vol. 4/p. 316, cert
Enzo Diena, a magnificent and UNIQUE pair of printed matters for
the high-end postal history collector, XF! Estimate 40.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 40000

Austrian Levant, 1877, 75 sld. in (15) x 5 sld., carmine, on letter from the US
Consulate in BEIRUT to INDIAN RIVER/Maine/USA via TRIESTE and NEW
YORK, cancelled with BERUTTI 22/10 and red boxed FRANCO, red NEW
YORK PAID ALL, and multiple m/s marks, reverse with transitional
oval TRIEST 1/11 and scarce TRIESTE (Klein 5295j - 90p.), red
official USA seal, multiple stamps with faults, the envelope has a
cut out window on reverse, stains, nevertheless an impressive
multiple franking, very scarce and still desirable, F! Estimate
800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

Austrian Levant, 1873, 3 sld., green + 10 sld. blue (pair), on envelope from SMIRNE
to CATANIA/Sicily via BRINDISI, cancelled with three small cds
SMIRNE 2/8 73 and black boxed PD as well as rare ship agency cancel
COMPAGNIA DI NAVIGAZIONE TRINACRIA, reverse with BRINDISI 6 AGO and
arrival cancel CATANIA 9 AGO 73, letter was folded at top, a fresh
and desirable ship letter in excellent condition, VF-XF! Estimate
900€. (Image)

Estimate € 900

Austria, 1909, 5 h + 10 h (2), auf Brief vom österreichischen LLOYD Schiff BOHEMIA nach CAIRO/Ägypten, entwertet mit BOHEMIA 22.12.09 OE. LLOYD, Ankunftsstempel des berühmten SHEPHEARD's HOTEL CAIRO 23.12.09, frischer Prachtbeleg, XF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

Austrian Levant, 1826, disinfected forwarded landmail letter from CONSTANTINOPLE to
ST. BOSWELLS/Scotland, letter was paid by recipient, letter was
posted by forwarder Simoni in CONSTANTINOPLE on 25/10/1826 via
SEMLIN (disinfected cancel on reverse), VIENNA, France, LONDON
(27/11/1826) to ST BOSWELLS arrival at 2.12.1826, tax was according
to postal order - London to Turkey through Fr. 1/11 single, 2 /10 -
2 Shilling 10 Pence for the recipient 1/11 for single letter to
LONDON, 11 Pence for LONDON to ST. BOSWELLS (230-300 Miles),
additional blue cancel ADD 1/2 for Scottish wheel tax added to
total amount, beautiful letter with interesting destination, in
perfect condition, XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

Austrian Levant, 1840, consular mail, double rate letter from GALATZ/Romania via
JASSY to VIENNA, letter was written in GALATZ on the 6th of August
and was privately transported to JASSY, cancelled with JASSY
(Müller 2013b - 80p.), with disinfection in BOJAN with punch holes
and transported to VIENNA, arrival cancel on reverse WIEN 19. AUG,
charged m/s in ink 28+18/46 kr, signed Puschmann, exceptionally
rare single line cancel of JASSY, interesting and desirable letter
in very good condition, ex Puschmann, XF! Estimate 5.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 5000

Austrian Levant, 1840, consular mail, folded letter with a neatly strike SERRES
(Müller 2056a - 170p) prepaid to Semlin, 2 Piaster of the Ottoman
charge m/s in black ink reverse, desinfected with punch holes and
further opened and sealed including the seal cancellation Siglium
Sanitatis also reverse, charged on front with 14 kr to Triest and
arrival in red TRIEST/8. JUL./1840, a magnifcent entire of great
rarity, ex Baurecht and cert. Heschl, SUP! Estimate 4.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 4000

Austria, 1852, consular post office Bukarest/Romania, folded letter with
disinfection punch holes, with a neatly strike of BUKAREST/21.AUG.,
m/s ink charge of 6/9/15 kr and again in red crayon 15 kr,
desirable fresh and attractive letter, SUP! Estimate 600€. (Image)

Estimate € 600

Austrian Levant, 1855, complete unfranked letter from Austrian Levant post office in
CONSTANTINOPLE to AASGAARDSTRAND/Norway via SEMLIN, VIENNA,
ODERBERG, HAMBURG, SVINESUND and TÖNSBERG, because of the winter
overland up to SEMLIN, where it was disinfected and cancelled, from
VIENNA to ODERBERG the letter travelled via train, the letter bears
multiple transit cancels and blue arrival cancel SVINESUND as well
as multiple manuscript tax remarks like 7 1/4 Silbergroschen in
blue ink, signed and certificate Heschl with detailed description
of the route and taxation, Mr. Heschl states - letters to Norway
are generally rare, from the Levante they are among the greatest
rarities in European transit mail, the letter is of excellent
quality regarding the clear cancels and seamlessly reproducible
transit paths, exceptional rarity in excellent condition, for the
specialist, XF! Estimate 8.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 8000