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6028

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Bulgaria: 1877 10 kr. green, the extremely rare and late Type II in the characteristic light green shade, a used example from pos. 21 on July 1878 cover from Ruschuk to Galatz, tied by light "RUSTZUK .. / XI" cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 916). Reverse with "GALATI .. NOV 78" arrival cds (Kiriac fig. 683) in black. An interesting and attractive entire despatched in Bulgaria, still belonging to the Ottoman Empire and directed to independent Romania, where the receiver was charged in blue crayon for the journey from the port. In addition an extremely rare usage of the late Type II printing which came into use in the last three years of DDSG adhesives, a stamp which is lacking on cover in most collections of this field. Signed E. Müller; cert. A. Diena (1972) Mi = € 2'800+.rnProvenance: Collection J. P. Steindler, RL, Basel, March 1972, lot 303. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6029

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Bulgaria: 1870 10 kr. red, a fine and fresh used example on April 1871 entire letter from Sistov to Orsova, tied by "SISTOV 4 / IV" cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 929). An appealing entire with this rare late adhesive. Signed A. Diena Mi = € 2'200. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6030

Danube Steam Navigation Company in Valachia 1853 (May 14): Entire letter from Braila to Ruschuk struck with circular "D.D.S.G. / IBRAILA / P.P." in bluish black (Tchilinghirian fig. 802). An exceptional strike of this very scarce handstamp on cover, the entire with heavy file folds and edge wear stabilised from the inner side, still a desirable item with this elusive handstamp. Signed Pfenninger.rnrnNote: Tchilinghirian & Stephens mention that this handstamp was probably manufactured in Constantinople for fully prepaid covers with markings existing only for the offices in Constantinople, Galatz, Ibraila and Varna, starting in August 1844. The Lloyd Agency and Consular Office only opened in September 1845 and took over the the deep water services from the DDSG which restricted its services to the Danube and the route to Odessa. In the present case, this postmark was used on a DDSG service on the lower Danube, a usage which can be seen up to 1865, even as an obliterator on DDSG adhesives. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6031

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania: 1866 17 kr. scarlet, perf. 12-12½, a used example on April 1867 entire letter from Braila to Nikopol, tied by clear oval "BRAILA 3 / 4" cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 807). Strong horizontal horizontal file fold well away fom the adhesive, nevertheless an interesting item with a rare routing. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6032

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania: 1867 10 kr. lilac, a used example on May 1868 cover from Galatz to Ibraila, tied by "GALAZ 22 / V" datestamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 813). File fold away from stamp and postmark does not distract from this attractive usage of this rare adhesive. Signed Renato Mondolfo Mi = € 950. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF950.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6033

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania: 1867 10 kr. lilac, a used example on July 1868 cover from Piquet to Ibraila, tied by "AGENTIE D.D.G.S. PIQUET" datestamp with the usual exchange of 'S' and 'G' (Tchilinghirian fig. 784) in black. Part of address redrawn, otherwise an attractive usage. Mi = € 950. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6034

Danube Steam Navigation Co: 1866 10 kr. lilac, a fine and fresh used example on entire letter internally dated "9/20 August 1866" from Braila to Galatz tied by oval framed Ship Sailing Number handstamp "ZRINYI / 149" in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 306). The adhesive was detached from the cover and re-glued with modified perforation, cover slightly filthy and filing fold away from the franking, a fine strike of this very scarce marking. Sold tel quel.rnrnNote: The date of issuance and the first usage of the rare 10 kr. lilac is in some way enigmatic. In a letter of the DDSG to the Austrian Ministry of Commerce from March 1868 it was stated, that the single rate was already lowered from 17 to 10 kreuzer. Hurt & Kelly (1950) as well as Tchilinghirian & Stephen (1963) assumed, that the rate reduction and the simultaneous issue of the 10 kr. lilac would have happened in November 1867. However, Ringström & Tester (1981) list a group of nine covers with the 10 kr. lilac used already between July and December 1866. The present cover fits in this census as being sent on a pretty early date in August 1866, despatched by the merchant Purcowalash in Braila to the Theologo brothers in Galatz with another cover from this correspondence already being part of the census. One could argue that the first dates for the 10 kr. rate in the literature are simply wrong and that this has to be assumed in July 1866 not in November 1867. What makes the situation enigmatic is the fact that the previous issue, the 17 kr. scarlet perf. 9½ is not known from earlier dates than March 1867, i. e, after the rate should have been reduced already to 10 kreuzer.rnInterestingly, strikes of this Ship Sailing Number handstamp 'ZRINYI' are nearly exclusively found on the rare 10 kr. lilac while nearly no material exists on the 10 kr. green suggesting that this vessel navigated the lower Danube primarily in the years 1866-1868.rnProvenance: Collection J. Steindler, RL, Basel (March 1972) lot 136; collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Dorotheum, Vienna, (Nov. 2003), lot 57. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF6,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6035

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania: 1867 10 kr. green, Type I, a fresh used example on December 1873 cover from Tulcea to Galati, tied by two strikes of oval "AGENTIE D.D.S.G. 2 / XII TULCIA" datestamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 857), attractive cyrillic merchant's cachet in blue alongside. Front struck by perfect strike of GALATZI arrival cds (Dec 3) in blue (Kiriac fig. 633). Two file folds well away from the franking, nevertheless an interesting and appealing item despatched in the Dobrudja under Ottoman rule and directed to independent Romania, where the receiver was charged '10' bani in red crayon for the journey from the port. In addition a late usage of the 10 kr. green in type I. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6036

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania: 1867 10 kr. green, Type I, a fresh used example with exceptionally fine peforation on entire letter from Ibraila to Nikopol, tied by framed "PORT PAYÉ" handstamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 804). An appealing and exceptional usage of this handstamp as obliterator which was thought to be struck on covers prepaid in cash, cert. A. Diena (1972).rnProvenance: Collection J. P. Steindler, RL, Basel, March 1972, lot 195. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6037

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania: 1867 10 kr. green, Type I, a fine used example with the usual irregular peforation on envelope from Czernavoda to Braila, tied by oval "D.D.S.G. / AGENTIE / CZERNAVODA" handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 853). An appealing cancellation of utmost rarity, presumably unique on cover, cert. A. Diena (1972).rnReference: Displayed and discussed in Tchilinghirian & Stephens on page 484.rnProvenance: Collection J. P. Steindler, RL, Basel, March 1972, lot 189. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6038

Danube Steam Navigation Co: 1870 10 kr. red, an already glued example, used again on entire letter internally dated "2. April 1871" from Galatz to Ruschuk tied by clear framed two-line Ship Sailing handstamp "EILDAMPFER / ORIENT" in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 318). Cover with wear and tear, the adhesive with strong gum staining at right and perforation irregularities, nevertheless a most interesting item with a fine strike of this elusive marking. Cert. Goller (2022) Mi = € 2'200.rnNote: This handstamp type of the express vessel 'ORIENT' is only known from few journeys at the beginning of the 1870s. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF6,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6039

Danube Steam Navigation Company 1866: Group two Shipmail Waybills directed to Vienna, both with oval "DONAU DAMPFSCHIFF / SPEDITION / WIEN" arrival company cachet and accompanying thimble dater with day and month, both in blue, one of these two waybills sent from Linz with oval framed Ship Sailing Number handstamp "BROOD / 6" in blue, similar to those used in the Levant. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6040

Danube Steam Navigation Co in Romania and Bulgaria 1868/70: Group four entire letters, all bearing 1867 10 kr. green, type I, incl. 1868 Piquet to Galatz, 1868 Widin to Braila, 1869 cover from Sistov to Ruschuk with thimble datestamp without year and place, and 1870 Galatz to Braila. Cover with some imperfections, but an interesting ensemble. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF900.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

6041

Danube Steam Navigation Co 1867/95: Balance of the DDSG section incl. local 1867 Vienna printed matter entire of a carrier bearing 1863 Arms 2 kr. yellow perf 9½, tied by "WIEN SEILERSTÄTTE" cds in blue, 1867 10 kr. blue in a strip of three and 5 kr. red, tied by "PER DAMPFSCHIFF" handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 329) to piece, 1874 Hungarian stationery postcard 2 kr. yellow from the DDSG office in MOHACS to Trieste, and 1895 cover with Bosnia & Herzegovina 2 kr. yellow, tied by Fieldpost LVIII cds and sent to the DDSG office in Budapest. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

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1611

1862: Cover from Copenhagen addressed to Ballarat, Australia care of Tuxen & Co., struck with circular "KJOBENHAVN" despatch cds (Oct 20), via Hamburg with oval datestamp (Oct 21). Circular "LONDON / PAID" cds in red (Oct 23) reverse with Melbourne cds in red (Jan 13, 1863) and "Ballarat / Victoria" datestamp of receipt in black (Jan 14). Minor staining and one side flap missing but a very rare and important cover - the second earliest cover recorded from Denmark to Australia. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-07, 11:59 PM

1612

1855: 2 sk. blue and 1857 16 sk. grey-lilac dotted background with additional franking 1858 4 sk. brown wavy background from the 5th printing, all with full to wide margins in a fresh shade, on envelope from Copenhagen to Giessen, Thurn & Taxis postal area. The franking tied by bold numeral '1' of Copenhagen, despatch "KIOBENHAVN 21 / 6 2-3" cds in black alongside, reverse with "KDOPA HAMBURG 22.6." and "HAMBURG TH&/ 22.6." transit cds's and indistinct arrival cds. Light patina, nevertheless an appealing and interesting cover, the franking paying correctly the 1854 postal rate of 22 skilling from the second Danish to the third GAPU rayon with 9 skilling for Denmark and 13 skilling / 3 silbergroschen for the Postverein, the weiterfranko noted at lower left. Cert. Moeller (2022) Facit 3+6+7i = Skr. 7'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-07, 11:59 PM

1613

1871: Bicoloured 3 öre in a horizontal pair, used on 1871 entire letter to Sweden tied by circular "1" numerals and by corresponding Copenhagen oval despatch datestamp (June 8) in black. Further Copenhagen cds at left and Swedish Railway datestamp on reverse. Slight bends not affecting the appearance of a fine cover. Signed E. Diena, R. Mondolfo. Cert. Paaskesen (1998). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-07, 11:59 PM

1614

1914: 5Kr brownish red, watermark cown, horizontal strip of three (pos 6,7,8) in exquisite condition on address for three, not further defined 'sacks' from COPENHAGEN to FREDERICA. The left stamp from position 6 shows the plateflaw 'vertical line in N missing'. The envelope bears three consecutive parcel labels 467 through 469 and is, given that it was accompanying freight, in perfect condition. An eye-catcher for the large Denmark collection. rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-07, 11:59 PM

1615

1915: 5Kr brownish red, watermark crosses, horizontal block of fifteen (pos 36 to 50) cancelled by 10 strikes of the FREDERICIA-VAMDRUP railway cachet. The stamp from position 44 shows the plateflaw 'KJOBFNHAGEN' and is clearly visible. The block is in excellent condition, minor short perforations at the bottom do not detract. A very important unit of exhibition quality. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF650.00
Closing..Jun-07, 11:59 PM

1616

1915: 5Kr brownish red, watermark crosses, block of twenty-four (4x6), cancelled by 12 strikes KJOBENHAVN -8.6.20 3-5. The block was folded in the perforation and the bottom right hand stamp has a miniscule tear. Otherwise the block is in excellent condition. A very important unit of exhibition quality. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF950.00
Closing..Jun-07, 11:59 PM