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| 1197 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1830/55: Entire letters (2) with 1829 entire from Zante to Corfu with superb strike of framed "FRANCA" in black and hooded datestamp below; and 1834 entire letter from Corfu to Zante with fine
strike of Corfu framed "FRANCA" in black rated "5" (pence) prepaid in red manuscript. (Image 1)
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| 1198 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1831 (April 1): Incoming entire letter from Ancona to Corfu struck on arrival by two strikes of scarce Small Coat of Arms "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE / CORFU" cachet in black with rate "6"
(pence) inserted in red manuscript. Reverse with hooded CORFU datestamp (April 20) in black; matched with 1829 entire from Ancona to Corfu with fine strike of the large "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE / CORFU" Coat of Arms cachet in black but slight
damp to fold. Scarce pair. Note: The Small Coat of Arms cachet was only in use between 1829 and 1833, concurrent with the Large Coat of Arms cachet (known between 1825 and 1841). (Image 1)
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| 1199 |
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 British Protectorate (1815-1864) 1831 (Aug 17): Entire letter from Corfu to Ancona endorsed "Col Vapore Ionio, Sir Frederick Adam", struck with superb large CORFU Arms cachet in black, prepaid "6" (pence) in red manuscript,
with a further "1/-¼" (1 s. and a farthing) to pay upon receipt. Hooded Corful datestamp on reverse disinfected with italic "Sanita in Ancona / Netto fuori e dentro" and Ancona arrival (Aug 20) in black. Superb. (Image 1)
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| 1200 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1835 (May 17/29): Prepaid entire letter from Paxos to the President of the Tribunal in Corfu struck with hooded Paxo datestamp (May 29) in black with fine strike of framed "FRANCA" handstamp in
black alongside. Rated "1" (penny) in red manuscript at top, with hooded Corfu arrival (May 30) in black. Scarce. (Image 1)
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| 1201 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1836 (March 17): Entire letter from Paxos to Corfu with circular "POSTA DELL. ISOLA DI PAXO" in black and hooded PAXO alongside with manuscript "1" penny paid. Hooded Corfu arrival in black at
right (March 19). A charming entire. (Image 1)
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| 1202 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1839 (May 18/30): Entire letter from Corfu to Venice, endorsed "Grecia" at top and struck with fair "Lett.re arr.ta. per mare" italic handstamp in black, disinfected with slits and struck with
framed "NETTO DI FUORI / ET NETTO DI DENTRO" in red and two large circular "ESPURGO LETTERE SANITA MARITIMA IN VENEZIA" Arms cachets on reverse in black used as reseals. Manuscript notation of charged "14" (kreuzer) and "1" kreuzer for disinfection =
15 kr. to pay. An interesting and rare cover, also described in "Disinfected Mail" by Meyer on page 269. Provenance: Collection Dr. K.F. Meyer (Image
1)
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| 1203 |
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 British Protectorate (1815-1864) 1841 (Aug 7): Cover from Constantinople to Zante struck with fair only "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Costantinopoli" in black, with fine strikes of hooded CORFU datestamp (Aug 31) and hooded
ZANTE arrival (Sept 2) both in blue-green; slitted for disinfection and rated "3+1 = 4" (pence) to pay in red ink. Scarce. (Image 1)
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| 1204 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1841: Cover, second sheet of entire letter from Corfu to Vice Admiral Sir Adam Drummond in Brussels, struck with large Coat of Arms "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE / CORFU" in black and rated "3"
(pence) in manuscript for local fee. Hooded "CORFU" in black on reverse and the cover sent unpaid on British ship with London transit (May 11) and charged "3/10d." due to pay, with faint "Seebrief" entry marking and Brussels arrival (May 13) in blue
and charged "59" décimes due on receipt. Believed to be the sole cover to or from Belgium and the Ionian Islands in this period. Provenance: Collection De Clercq. (Image 1)
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| 1205 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1847 (Oct 5/17): Entire letter from Zante to Patras with hooded "ZANTE" despatch datestamp (Oct 17) in blue with "3" pence rate alongside in red ink, and superb strike of "♚ / PAID AT ZANTE" in
blue at left with manuscript "5" pence prepaid in red ink. Charged "15" lepta due in manuscript on arrival with Patras cds on reverse (Oct 7j) in black. A rare and fine entire Gi = £ 1400. Provenance: Collection "Odyssey", Harmers, London, 6
March 1990, lot 110. (Image 1)
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| 1206 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1849 (May 10): Entire letter from Corfu to Patras, Greece, endorsed "Col. Vap. Inglese", prepaid at local rate with "3" (pence) in red manuscript, with small "CORFU" datestamp (May 10) and "♚ /
PAID AT CORFU" in pale greenish-black ink with manuscript "5" (pence) British rate also prepaid alongside. Charged "10" lepta due in red on arrival. A fine and scarce entire Gi = £ 650+. (Image 1)
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| 1207 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1849 (Oct 17): Entire double rate letter from Zante to Athens, prepaid at local rate with "6" (pence) local rate in manuscript, with hooded "ZANTE" datestamp (Oct 17) and "♚ / PAID AT ZANTE" in
blue-green with manuscript "10" (pence) British rate also prepaid alongside. Small acid ink fault at lower right but a rare usage with superb strikes Gi = £ 1'400. (Image 1)
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| 1208 |
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 British Protectorate (1815-1864) 1851 (Dec 5): Prepaid cover to Boulogne, France endorsed "By the English Steamer" and "Via Marseilles", struck with poor hooded CEFALONIA despatch with manuscript "3" (pence) above, and superb
"♚ / PAID AT CEPHALONIA" in black with "5" (pence) rate alongside. Reverse with MALTA transit cds and Boulogne arrival (Dec 17). A superb strike of this rare marking Gi = £ 1'800. (Image 1)
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| 1209 |
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 British Protectorate (1815-1864) 1851 (Dec 6): Prepaid entire letter from Corfu to Patras with "CORFU cds in black with manuscript "3" local rate (3d.) and fine strike of "♚ / PAID AT CORFU" handstamp in black with "5d."
prepaid alongside in red for the British rate. Charged '10' lepta due upon arrival in Patras. A fine and scarce entire Gi = £ 650. (Image 1)
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| 1210 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1854 (April 30): Cover from Corfu, Ionian Islands to Amsterdam, Netherlands with manuscript "3" (pence) local rate in pencil, reverse with framed "DOESSE RIST & Co. / TRIESTE" Forwarding
Agents cachet in blue and obverse showing Trieste cds (May 3) in black and reverse with Amsterdam arrival cds in red and charged "30" cents to pay. Believed to be the sole cover of this period to or from the Ionian Islands and the Netherlands in this
period. (Image 1)
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| 1211 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1854 (Sept 25): Soldier's concessionary rate entire letter from "Citadel Barracks, Corfu" to Glasgow, endorsed "From Corporal Wm. Anderson 1st. Battalion, 71st Highlanders", correctly
countersigned at lower left by Commanding Officer, struck with superb "♚ / PAID AT CORFU" in black with London Paid transit cds (Nov 23) above in red. Glasgow arrival on reverse of the same day. Minor restoration on internal flaps but a wonderful and
truly outstanding entire Gi = £ 650++. (Image 1)
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| 1212 |
cover |
 Incoming Mail 1856: Covers (2) from same correspondence, each franked by Great Britain 1856 6 d. lilac, used from Dawlish to a member of the 2nd. Battalion of the 9th Regiment and cancelled "239" obliterators, Nov 1859 example
charged "1d." due in manuscript for local delivery and the other cover found to be double rate, mailed via Aachen and endorsed "via Triest" struck with "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED" in red and charged "15" kreuzer in blue manuscript. Small faults to
envelopes but a scarce pair. (Image 1)
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| 1213 |
cover |
 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1858/60: Incoming covers (2) from Venice to Santa Maura, each struck with framed "DA VENEZIA / COL VAPORE" in black, each cancelled upon arrival with fine strikes of hooded "STA. MAURA"
datestamps in blue; 1859 cover rated "6/9" kreuzer, the 1860 cover rated "10715" kreuzer in blue manuscript. A fine and scarce pair. (Image 1)
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| 1214 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (½ d.) orange, a single example with large margins on three sides, roughly separated at top and just touched, used on reverse of 13 July 1859 cover from Cefalonia to Corfu tied by fair
strike of framed "FRANCA" handstamp in blue with oval "PD" below denoting the '1' to pay and reverse with small Corfu cds in black (July 4g). An exceptionally rare issue on letter - just three covers are recorded with a single ½ d. adhesive - this
being one of the rarest "Number One's" of the World on letter. Cert. Stanley Gibbons (November 1963). Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 166. (Image 1)
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| 1215 |
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 1859: (½ d.) orange with clear to large margins all round and (1 d.) blue wih ample to large margins all round, used on 1859 cover from Cefalonia to Corfu, each stamp cancelled by manuscript pen cross and the 1 d. additionally
cancelled by hooded "Cefalonia" datestamp in blue with Corfu arrival cds in black (July 3) on reverse. File folds well away from the adhesives, an extremely rare and most attractive cover. Signed A. Diena, Friedl. Cert. Simmermacher (2024).
Provenance: Mercury Stamp Co., New York, 23-25 May 1951; Harmers, London, 24-25 Nov 1952, lot 334. (Image 1)
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| 1216 |
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 British Protectorate 1815-1864 1859: (1 d.) deep blue, a used example in a deep shade with four large margins all round, used on 1862 cover from Kythera to Corfu cancelled by three pen strokes, with "Kythera" despatch cds
April 11) in blue adjacent. Pressed file folds well away from the superb adhesive, a charming and extremely rare cover: the sole known stamped cover bearing the first issue used from this island. Cert. Simmermacher (2024). (Image 1)
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