Europe continued... Austrian Levant continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1756 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Bucharest 1857/61: Two covers from Bucharest to Constantinople, both struck on front by wreathed BUKAREST despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 713) in black, two different types of oval FRANKO and straight-line FRANCO (Gmach figs Buk6.1 & Buk8.1) alongside. The 1861 cover with wreathed CONSTANTINOPLEL arrival cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 385). An appealing duo (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1757 cover Post Offices in Romania, Galatz, 1839: Home-made envelope with full contents sent registered from Galatz via Vienna and Linz to Brakenheim, Württemberg struck with GALACZ and RECOMANDIRT handstamps twice (Tchilinghirian unlisted, Gmach Gal2 & 2.3), the letter being partially prepaid at double rate of 70 kr. (24 kr. for the Levant, 28 kr. for Austria and 6+12 kr. for registration and Advice of Receipt, noted on reverse), the part of the journey beyond Austria had to be paid by the receiver and were noted in red crayon on front with '30' (Kreuzer rheinisch). Disinfected by punch holes at Bojana and showing the Austrian registration 'grid' in red crayon at right. Some cover tear and wear due to its weight, nevertheless a most interesting usage. Rarity: The only registered cover out of the eight ones with this rare handstamp known to the describer. Reference: Depicted and discussed in Gmach, vol. II on page 172. Provenance: Collection Hans Smith; Corinphila sale 182 (September 2013), lot 1621 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1758 cover Lloyd Agencies in Romania, Galatz (1850c): Envelope from Galatz to Constantinople, struck on front by oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Galatz" handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 828) in blue. Note: Directed to Lascar de Cantacuzino (1805-1885), a member of the famous phanariotic Greek family Canatcuzino, claiming to have been in Constantinople from Byzantine times, with branches in the Wallachia, Moldavia, and Russia. His address is given in the Palais of the Prince Stefan Bogoridis of Samos (1775 - 1859), being in office from 1833 to 1850. This last date gives an approximate idea when this cover was despatched (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1759 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Ingoing to Galatz 1852 (Sept 21): Entire letter from Constantinople to Galatz, struck with fine (for this) "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Costantinopoli" handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 442) with oval green "PORTULU SAU CURATIT AA CAPITANIA / GALATI" disinfection cachet (Meyer page 123; Kiriac fig 158) applied on arrival. Rare and very fine cover. Provenance: Collection Hans Smith; Corinphila sale 182 (September 2013), lot 1447 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1760 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Galatz 1853 (June 16): Entire letter to Paris, endorsed "p. Dampfschiff", two-line GALLATZ datestamp in light blue (Tchilinghirian figs 741) and French VALENCIENNES entry cds in red on front, "ALT-ORSOVA", BODENBACH and PESTH transit as well as PARIS arrival (June 25) backstamps. Disinfected in Alt-Orsova, manuscript note "Geräuchert Rastel", a preliminary measure prior to the introduction of the "Gereinigt b. k.k. Rastelamte" datestamp in the same year. Charged with manuscript '16' décimes due upon arrival, an appealing cover full of postal history. Reference: Disinfection note displayed in Meyer - Disinfected Mail on page 45 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1761 cover Post Offices in Romania, Galatz, 1856 (Aug 22): Unpaid Cover from Galatz via the Danube to Trieste, endorsed "col vapore", struck with two-line GALLATZ handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 741, Gmach Gal3), disinfected by punch holes at Orsova and struck on reverse by "Gereinigt b. K.K. Rastelamte ALT-ORSOVA 25/8 1856" quarantine cds, PESTH transit cds and framed TRIESTE arrival (Aug 30) datestamp, all in black or reddish black. A pristine cover sent during the Crimean War (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1762 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Galatz 1862 (July 16): Entire letter sent Insured, from Galatz to Vienna; with weight marked at right '3¼ lot' (approx. 1½ ounces) and endorsed 'Anbei ein Säckel Geld - Accompanied by a pouch of money, weight 97 lot'. Prepaid at the enormous charge at top of Postage 30 kr. + 95 kr. Insurance in manuscript and struck with straight line FRANCO and "LAUT ANGABE" in green alongside GALLATZ cds in same ink (Tchilinghirian figs 743, 746 and unlisted). Minor fault on reverse but a very rare cover. Reference: Displayed and discussed in Gmach vol. I on page 224. Provenance: Collection Hans Smith; Corinphila sale 182 (September 2013), lot 1625 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1763 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Galatz 1865c.: Money Letter containing banknotes, mailed from Galatz to Vienna struck with fine "Galatz" cds (June 23) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 744) and straight line "LAUT ANGABE" handstamp in black (for Money Letters), unlisted in Tchilinghirian. Reverse with seven red wax seals, two with "K. K. Postexpedition-Galatz" imprint. A very rare and fine cover. Rarity: The describer knows only two covers from Galatz with this handstamp, the other ex Smith, and also offered in this sale, both showing the strike in black and blue. Provenance: Corinphila sale 141 (June 2009), lot 2709 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1764 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Galatz 1866 (May): Mourning Cover from Galatz to Corfu, Ionian Islands, bearing pair Arms 1864 10 s. blue perf. 9½ tied by pen strokes. Greece Large Hermes 20 lepta blue (lightly affected by vertical crease) applied on arrival for Inland Postage, tied by KERKYRA cds (May 24, julian), identical strike on reverse. Faults but very scarce, signed Lascarides & Vlastos (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire V22] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1765 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Galatz 1867 (Jan 31): Envelope from Galatz via Vienna to Syra, bearing Arms 1863 3 s. green perf. 14 in combibation with 1864 15 s. brown perf. 9½ (2), three overall fresh and fine adhesives, cancelled / tied by GALLATZ cds in black (Tchilinghirian fig 743). WIEN and TRIEST transit as well as SYROS arrival (Feb 7, julian) backstamps. Charged with '20' lepta due for the Greek inland part of the journey, noted in red crayon on reverse, paid with 20 l. blue cancelled by '67' dotted numeral. Light pre-use corner bump of one 15 soldi adhesive, seal cut out, but a rare presentation of the 33 soldi rate via Vienna (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire V15+V23] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 750.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1766 o 1863: Extraordinary shade of the 5 soldi in a bright carmine colour, cancelled by wreathed "GALATI 4/9" Romanian datestamp (Kiriac fig. 394) struck in blue. A scarce cancellation on Levant issue, signed Ferchenbauer. Provenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140 (November 2004), lot 799 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire V16] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1768 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Galatz 1860/68c: Lot eleven covers from the Consular Post Office, the majority sent unpaid and struck with GALLATZ or GALATZ cds's (Tchilinghirian figs 743 & 744), incl. four pre-1866 covers to Vienna taxed with '30' kreuzer, one post-1866 with '20' kreuzer taxation, 1862 registered cover to Vienna, prepaid 1862 cover front to Syra with Greek 40 lepta adhesive, 1861/62 two Franco covers to Constantinople, 1866 cover to Syra with three Arms 10 s. blue and 20 lepta blue, and 1868c cover front to Genova with pair Coarse Whiskers tied by three-ring '1' numeral of Vienna (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (All Images) Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1769 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Giurgevo 1864 (Oct 23): Registered Entire letter from Giurgevo to Galatz bearing pair Arms 1864 15 s. brown perf. 9½, cancelled by bold strike of GIURGEVO Consular P.O. datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 748) in black, with straight line "RECOM:" alongside. Gallatz arrival cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 743) on reverse (Oct 25). File fold away from adhesives, a rare franking and usage, especially so with the registration fee paid by an adhesive on the front of the cover. Provenance: Collection Smith, Corinphila sale 182 (September 2013), lot 1634 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire V23] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1770 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Giurgevo 1865 (June 27): Cover from Giurgevo to to Pest, bearing a horizontal strip of three Arms 10 s. blue perf. 9½, tied by GIURGEVO cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 748) in black, "PEST Früh" arrival (July 1) backstamp. Two horizontal file folds well away from the adhesives, minor toning, nevertheless an appealing franking to pay correctly the pre-1866 rate with 15 soldi for the Levant and 15 soldi for Austria, signed Puschmann. Note: Another cover from this correspondence and with this franking from the collection of Julius Steindler is shown in Tchilinghirian, part 6 on page 432 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire V22] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1771 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Giurgevo 1865 (Sept 29): Entire letter sent Insured, from Giurgevo to Vienna; with weight marked at right '5' lot and endorsement naming the insured content. Prepaid at the high charge at top right of 55 kr. in manuscript and struck with straight line "LAUT ANGABE" in black as well as GIURGEVO cds in same ink (Tchilinghirian fig 748 and unlisted; Gmach Giu2 and unlisted). Wax seals partially lost, nevertheless a scarce and desirable cover, the first insured cover from Giurgevo and the first usage of this handstamp known to the describer and in the literature (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1772 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Giurgevo 1859/66: Group three covers from Giurgevo showing different rates and routes; incl. 1859 FRANCO cover to Constantinople; 1865 entire sent unpaid to Galatz and charged with '15' soldi in the pre-1866 rate, both with GIURGEVO cds (Tchilinghirian fig 748); and 1866 entire to Vienna with manuscript "v. Giurgevo 28/7" and charged with "5 / 15" kreuzer for Austria and Levant, respectively in the short-lived rate between January and October of that year, fine WIEN and "ALSERGRUND IN WIEN" backstamps. An appealing trio (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1773 cover Lloyd Agencies in Romania, Ibraila; 1851 (March 17): Entire letter from Ibraila to Mytilene / Mytilini on the island of Lesbos, struck on front by clear oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Ibraila" handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 827) in blue. A rare destination from the Danubian Principalities (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1774 cover Austrian Military Post Offices in Romania, Ibraila 1855 (Aug 12): Cover mailed during Military P.O. period (Nov. 1854 until April 1857) from Ibraila to Trieste, struck with two line dated IBRAILA handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in green. Rated 9/9 kreuzer in manuscript, disinfected by rastel, reverse with "Gereinigt b. K.K. Rastelamte ALT-ORSOVA 15/8 1855" quarantine cds, PESTH transit cds, both in black and TRIEST arrival (Aug 21) cds in red. Tchillinghirian: ”this cancellation in use for a very short period in 1855 struck in green“ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1775 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Ibraila 1863 (June 13): Pre-paid Entire letter written in Ladino to Constantinople, struck with two line dated IBRAILA handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in black, thimble FRANCA handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 731) alongside. "LLOYD AGENZIE CONSTANTINOPOLI" arrival (June 16) backstamp. Minor edge toning, an appealing Franco cover. Provenance: Heinrich Köhler sale 241 (February 1984), lot 6719 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1776 cover Austrian Post Offices in Romania, Ibraila 1864 (April 3): Pre-paid Entire letter to Vienna, bearing pair Arms 15 s. brown perf. 14, cancelled by two-line IBRAILA datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in black, indistinct WIEN arrival backstamp. Central horizontal file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless an appealing franking to pay correctly 15 soldi for the Levant plus 15 soldi for Austria in the pre-1866 rate. Note: An early Levant usage of adhesives which came first into use in Alexandria from 1 September 1863 and in Constantinople from 1 December 1863. In Romania and the Dobrudja, an introduction is dicussed at dates between February and 1 April 1864, see detailed discussion in Gmach, vol. III on page 358. Provenance: Collection Arthur Linz, Mercury, New York, Nov. 1961, lot 1762 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Austrian Offices in Turkish Empire V18] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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