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"CANADIA” violetter L1 mit handschriftlichem Datum vom 8.7.04 auf Ganzsachenkarte Curacao 5 Cents mit Federkreuz-Entwertung und rückseitiger Datierung "Le Havre, den 1. August 1904” und Text und kleiner Tusche-Zeichnung nach Hamburg mit Ankunftsstempel. Vorderseitig mit Stempel "AUS WESTINDIEN P. HAMBURG. DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN” und rückseitigen Bahnpoststempel "CÖLN-VERVIERS”. Die Karte mit kleinen Randspuren bzw. Eckbügen

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1877, postcard "12 ½ cent" on 15 cents grey, legitimately used with clear c.d.s. "PARAMARIBO 4/5 1877" to Cologne, Germany with manuscript receiving note. Little thins on reverse, otherwise very fine. In used condition an exceedingly rare card and the earliest recorded (4th day after issue). Certificate v.d.Vlist (2009)

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 338

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1930/2000, collection miniature sheets including Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Turkey and Albania in 5 stockbooks

1818/50 (ca.), 34 letters to Western Europe, mostly to Wohlen, Switzerland. Many different transit marks as "AUS RUSSLAND (FRANCO)”  in types, ex. Delbeke

"PHILIPOPLE 12/VI 84", blue c.d.s. on large-size official cover (reduced at top and left), addressed to the Grand Vizier at Constantinople, with arrival mark. Opinion Todd AIEP (2015)

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1842, folded letter from Plovdiv to Pest, with choice strike of disinfection marking "Netto Di Fuora E Di Dentro”, affixed with wax seals of Aleksinats and Semlin alongside and largely intact, very fine; ex Hitzler.

1847, folded letter from Plovdiv to Pest, struck on reverse with circular "Netto Di Fuora E Di Dentro” disinfection marking, with red wax seals of Aleksinats and Semlin alongside, light horizontal fold, else fine; ex Hitzler.

1860 (June 22), folded letter from Plovdiv to Marseille, struck with Filipopoli despatch c.d.s., handstamped FRANCO in black and P.D. in red, French entry c.d.s. on front, reverse with Wien (28 Jun) and Paris (1 Jul) c.d.s., black Semlin disinfection handstamp, some minor staining in places, else fine; ex Hitzler.

1879 (December 9), stampless cover, from Plovdiv to Worms, via Constantinople, handstamped "FRANCO” in blue, with blue c.d.s. transit marks (Dec. 23) on front and back, some toning, yet a rare cover, one of only a small number of such examples recorded following the closure of the last Russian field post offices and transfer of civil mail responsibility to Eastern Rumelia, but before adhesive stamps had arrive from Constantinople in late 1880.

1880 (January), group of nine postal stationery cards, showing examples printed on thin light paper without "FRANCO” handstamp, thick grey paper without "FRANCO” handstamp, thin light paper with 30mm "FRANCO” handstamp, thick grey paper with 30mm "FRANCO” handstamp, thick grey paper with short-form (29.5mm) "FRANCO” handstamp, thick grey paper with long-form (31mm) "FRANCO” handstamp, "FRANCO” overprint doubled, and examples on both thick and light paper showing "FRANCO” in light blue and "Ostrumelische Post” in dark blue, usual corner creases and edge wear, a chiefly fine and ideal group for the specialist.

1880 (January 16), prepaid stampless cover to Constantinople, struck with blue Plovdiv c.d.s., straight-line FRANCO in blue below, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (Jan 31), opening tear to back flap and some light creasing, else fine.

Note: responsibility for civil mails passed to Eastern Rumelian authorities in mid-1879, though adhesive stamps were not available until late 1880.  

1880 (March 11), registered cover from Tatar Pazardjik to Adrianopel, likely paid 1-1/2pi letter rate plus 1-1/2pi registration fee, struck FRANCO in black due to unavailability of postage stamps for prepayment, neatly-struck Plovdiv transit on front (March 11), reverse with faint c.d.s. arrival backstamp, some toning, cover reduced at right, yet a scarce example of registered mail from this short-lived period.

1880 (June 25), stampless cover to London, prepaid and struck with blue FRANCO straight-line, alongside fine Plovdiv despatch c.d.s. and Constantinople transit (Jul 9), reverse with second transit c.d.s. and London c.d.s. receiver (Jul 14), portion torn from back, clear of postmarks, cover opened on three sides for display, but a scarce usage to a foreign destination, with clearer strikes than often seen.

1886, three postal stationery covers to Freiherrn Adolph von Gissa in Plovdiv, with a 7k stationery cover from Libau (June 4),  a 10pf uprated Bavarian stationery cover from Bamberg, and 10pf Crown & Eagle stationery of Germany uprated from Dresden, the first two with Constantinople transit and c.d.s. arrival backstamps, the last transiting via  Orsova and Sofia, the Bavarian cover opened on three sides for display, a pleasing group to an important figure in the early study of the postal history of the period.

1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green horizontal pair, overprint "R.O.” inverted, centrally-struck with circular grid cancel in blue, nicely-centered and fresh colour, light central wrinkles not detracting from the pleasing appearance of this scarce variety.

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1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted "R.O.” in blue, vertical pair, cancelled with multiple strikes of circular grid cancel in blue, some small perf flaws as commonly found, else a fine and scarce pair; with 1996 Holcombe certificate.

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