Worldwide Collections - Mar. 2024 THE DENIS VANDERVELDE AVIS DE RECEPTION COLLECTION
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 246
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GREAT BRITAIN - AR COVERS, FORMS, ETC.: 1886-c1952 (QV-KGVI) collection inc. v. scarce 1886-1950 official P.O. AR envs. (4) to Egypt, Germany, or USA (2); 1898-1938 covers (6) with scarce "AR" in oval marks (3 purple, 3 black);1933-40 scarce "AR" advice PCs (7); 1911/9 trio of scarce overseas "AR" forms (with KEVII/KGV 2½d stamps), and fifty 1903-52 "No. 87" inland "AR" forms (with 2d or 3d frankings). Ideal for further expansion. (79 items) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 247
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EUROPE - ARs TO 1945 - ALBANIA TO SWEDEN: c1856-1945 collection of "AR" covers, a few forerunners, official A.R. ELs, receipts, special stamps/cancels, etc. Great variety with several very scarce items. (64 items) Cross Reference: SAAR, BELGIUM, FINLAND, FRANCE (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 248
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U.S.A. - AR MAIL, ETC. TO 1945: 1869-1945 collection of "AR" covers, receipts, special delivery, etc., inc. 1906 env. to Germany franked 13c tied by fine "REGISTERED" cds endorsed blue ms "AR" with "Receipt Demanded/Reg. No. [ms] 100" and "R/Vom Auslande/uber Bahnp. 15/No 616" label adjacent, and oval "HANNOVER-BOXTEL/BAHNPOST" cds on back; attractive 1917 env. endorsed ms "RUSH/SPECIAL DEL./REGISTERED" with a variety of hs's on front & back inc. "REGISTERED", "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE/OF FIRST ADDRESS", "RETURN RECEIPT DEMANDED"; 1923 env. registered to UK endorsed "Enroute from West Indies-hold letter at British/Post Office for delivery to 7-30-23 if necessary" with boxed "REGISTERED" hs, large "REGISTERED/RETURN/RECEIPT/REQUESTED" LABEL and oval "A.R. hs on front; 1931 env. to Germany franked 10c Special Delivery + 5c Air Mail stamps with boxed "REGISTERED", "Return Receipt Requested./Fee Paid.", "Special Delivery" & red "INT. LUFTPOST BEFORDERT/[plane]/ZWEIGLUFTPOSTAMT/BERLIN/CENTRALFLUGHAFFEN" hs's on front & variety of cds's on back. Great variety with several very scarce items. (58 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 249
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CENTRAL AMERICA - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/GUATEMALA/HAITI/HONDURAS/MEXICO - COVERS & FORMS: 1895-1941 collection on leaves inc. 1895 env. ex Dominic to St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) with large blue "R/REPUBLICA DOMINICA/S.P. DE MACORIS/CIUDAD" hs and fine "R/San Pedro de Macoris/AVIS DE RECEPTION/Repudlique [sic] Dominicaine" label; 1897 env. ex Mexico to UK with purple "A.R./Mexico, L.F." hs & fine "MEXIQUE/District Federal/REPUBLIQUE MEXICAINE/U.P.U./R" and similar US labels; 1914 env. ex Guatemala to Austria with fine "AR" & boxed "R" hs's; 1918 pink Haiti "AVIS de RECEPTION" form franked 3 x 20c stamps; and other related examples. (21 covers, 9 forms/receipts) Cross Reference: DOMINICA, GUATEMALA, HAITI, MEXICO (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 250
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CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA - NICARAGUA/PANAMA/PARAGUAY/PERU/EL SALVADOR/URUGUAY/VENEZUELA: 1897-1948 collection on leaves inc. attractive 1887 wrapper ex Peru to Russia with faint registration etiquette hs & fine boxed "RECOMMANDE/avec Avis de Reception." hs; 1898 env. ex Venezuela to France with diamond "AR" hs & registration etiquette; 1901 5c p.stat. env. ex Nicaragua to Germany with fine "A.R./LEON" & registration etiquette hs's of Corinto & Leon and "R" etiquette of USA; 1904 env (faults) ex Nicaragua to Tasmania with faint "R/CORINTO" & "AR/CORINTO" etiquette hs's and fine purple boxed "REGISTERED/0204/LAUNCESTON" hs; attractive 1924 registration env. ex Panama to Germany franked 8c + 2½c stamps optd. red "A.R."; plus other related examples. (40 items) Cross Reference: NICARAGUA, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY (Image)
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Lot No: 251
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SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA/BRAZIL/BOLIVIA/CHILE: 1893-1942 (mainly 1894-1920) inc. 1893 env. (front & part flap) with fine boxed "R/SANTA CRUZ/BOLIVIA" & "A.R." hs's and faint "R/[?]/CALLAO" (Peru) hs; 1894 env. ex Chile to USA with fine "R/CHILE/ANTOFAGASTA" label & 5c "CORREOS DE CHILE/[head]/COLON/*A*R*" stamp; 1897 env. ex Argentina to Switzerland with fine "R/LA PLATA (BUENOS AIRES)" & small green "A.R." labels; 1899 EL ex Brazil to Holland with fine boxed "R/BRAZIL" & "A.R." hs's and similar on env. to France; 1903 env. (faults) ex Brazil to Hong Kong with poor Brazil markings & USA registration label; and other related examples. (22 items) Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, CHILE (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 252
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SOUTH AMERICA - COLOMBIA/COSTA RICA/CUBA/CURACAO - COVERS, FORMS, ETC.: 1891-1951 collection inc. 1894 env. ex Costa Rica to USA with fine large blue "A R/COSTA RICA" hs; attractive 1899 redirected p.stat. PC ex Colombia to Germany with fine "R/COLOMBIA/10 CENTAVOS" & "R/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/NEW YORK, N.Y./EXCHANGE" labels and "REPUBLIC DE COLOMBIA/AR/5/CENTAVOS" stamp; 1904 env. (trimmed left) ex Cuba to Sweden with large blue ornate boxed registration, large blue oval "A.R.", and poor large "R" hs's; 1936 env. ex Curacao to Cuba with red crayon "A.R.", 2,R." hs, and fine "R/CURACAO/Willemstad." label; plus other related examples, forms (4) and stamps/pieces. (20 items, 5 stamps/piece) Cross Reference: COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 253
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MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON/SYRIA/IRAN/IRAQ/TURKEY: 1902-8 group of covers & stamps inc. 1913 env. ex Turkey to France "R/CONSTANTINOPLE" etiquette & boxed "A.R." hs; 1917 env. ex Turkey to Greece with fine boxed "[Arabic script]/A.R." hs; 1931 env. ex Iraq to UK with "BAGHDAD/R" etiquette & fine large purple "AR" hs; 1932 "Avis de Reception" form for mail to Hungary franked 2 x 10ch stamps; and other related examples, plus Austrian Levant stamps optd. "AR". (19 covers/forms, 10 stamps) Cross Reference: TURKEY, IRAN/PERSIA, IRAQ, SYRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 254
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AFRICA - (WEST, SOUTH, EAST & NORTH) - PRE WWII COVERS (+ AZORES & INDIAN OCEAN): 1896-1940 group of covers & forms inc. 1896 p.stat. env. Egypt to inland address (Arabic script) with boxed "R" & "AR" hs's; 1919 env. French Guinea to inland address with fine "R" etiquette & boxed "AR" hs adjacent; 1921 5½d Registered Letter env. uprated 7d to Germany endorsed 'A.R.' with fine purple "R" etiquette style hs & "AVIS DE RECEPTION" hs; 1923 "AVIS DE RECEPTION" receipt ex French bureau in Egypt to UK; 1927 3d Registered Letter env. uprated 1½d ex Sierra Leone to UK with fine "R" etiquette style hs & oval "AR" hs; 1931 45c Registered Letter env. uprated 65c ex Uganda to UK with fine "R" etiquette & circular "AR" hs; 1931 env. ex Azores to UK with "R/HORTA" etiquette & boxed "A.R." hs; 1937 Registered Letter env. ex Ceylon to Travancore with fine boxed "A.R." hs; plus other related covers & forms. (20 cards/covers, 5 forms - 2 unused) Cross Reference: EGYPT, SIERRA LEONE, PORTUGUESE COLONIES, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 255
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INDIA/STATES (COCHIN & JAIPUR) & INDIA USED IN ZANZIBAR: 1893-1945 group of cards & covers inc. 1893 p.stat. env. ex Zanzibar to Mozambique with fine circular "R" and fine purple circular "AR" hs's; 1900 2a Registered Letter env. to UK with boxed "R/ELGIN-MILLS" & fine purple circular "AR" hs's; 1924 PC Cochin local address with acknowledgement receipt attached; 1939 PC Jaipur local address with acknowledgement receipt attached; plus other related items. (20 items) Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 256
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CHINA - EARLY 20th CENTURY AIR MAIL - COVERS & RECEIPTS: 1902-27 internal & overseas range inc. c.1905 red band cover franked 4c + 10c with two fine "R" hs's (equating to AR service); 1911 large red band cover (opened out) franked 5c + 2x 10c with boxed "AR" etiquette style hs; 1922 env. to Germany franked 10 x 3c on back with boxed "R" etiquette style hs & unboxed "AR" hs; 1925 env. ex Harbin to Manchouli with boxed "R" etiquette style hs & "AR" hs. plus other related examples. (11 cards/covers) Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 257
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CHINA - MID 20th CENTURY: c.1932-49 (+ one 1969) cards/covers/receipts. Good selection with a few c.1948/9 inflation period covers and a few to overseas inc. 1932 env. to USA endorsed "RETURN REGISTER" with "R/SHANGHAI" etiquette & large "A.R." hs; 1930s env. to UK endorsed "AR" in type & ms with fine "AR" hs adjacent & "R/Tsingtao" etiquette; plus other related examples. (25 items) Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 258
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AUSTRALIA - MAIL, FORMS & O.H.M.S. COVERS: Rare pair of 1900/6 OHMS AR envs. (to Colombia/Germany), fine "A.R." registered env., and rare 1916/7 pair of stamped A.R. forms (one with O.H.M.S. return env. - form ex Mexico!). (6 items)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 259
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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: 1901-49 group inc. Australia 1924-49 stamped A.R. post office cards (8); 1931 "AR" cover redirected & returned; 199 A.R. PC ex Germany; and some unused AR forms & PC. New Zealand 1901-43(3) 1901 O.H.M.S. A.R. front to Fiji; 193 "AR" cover to UK returned with "Deceased" mark & endorsed "A.R. form sent back in error" (!!); and 1943 "AR" cover to UK. (20 items)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, FIJI (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 260
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BALANCE OF COLLECTION - G.B./AFRICA/U.S.A./JAPAN/HONG KONG/INDO-CHINA/CANADA/MALAYA/THAILAND/SOUTH AMERICA/INDIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: A box containing an 1898+ worldwide accumulation (but mainly 1900 onwards) of AR mail & forms/receipts inc. 1898 env. ex New Caledonia to France with boxed "AR"; 1908 env. ex French Indochina to Germany with boxed "R" & "AR" hs's; 1907 env. ex US Philippines to France boxed "R" and circular "RECEIVED REG. DIV. /1907/APR 19/MANILA, P.I." hs's; 1924-27 set of Canadian receipt cards (4); 1931 env. ex France to Tahiti with boxed "AR" hs; 1935 Registered Letter env. ex Thailand to Ireland with boxed "AR"; 1941 env. ex Malaya to UK with "AR" hs & faint censor mark; and many other related examples, plus a large selection of unused AR cards. (qty) (Image)
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THE DENIS VANDERVELDE COLLECTION OF LLOYD AUSTRIAC
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 185
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Cat No: Collection
EARLY HAND STAMPS - FORERUNNERS: 1853-1880 group inc. 1853 EL on Lloyd Austriaco headed paper Trieste to Parenzo with v. fine "NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE / L.A" hs plus Lloyd Austriaco hs (see Del Bianco Vol.III pp. 377/8); c.1853 E Trieste to Parenzo with fine "Lloyd Austriaco" & "COL ? VAPORE" hs's; 1856 EL Trieste to Ragusa franked 9k blue tied by good "TRIESTE / VLA" d.s.; 1880 PC Trieste to Molinella with fine "COL LLOYD / DA TRIESTE" hs. Examples of Zengg VLA, Ragusa VLA, Spalato VLA etc. on postage stamp. (5 covers + 12 stamps). Cross Reference: AUSTRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 186
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AUSTRIA - NAMED SHIP HS & PPCs: 1897-1914 collection of named ship hand stamps inc. 1897 Company PPC with 10 heller tied good "THALIA / OE.LLOYD" cds; 1904 PPC Spalato street scene to Vienna with "METCOVICH" cds & "LETA ARRTA / PER MARE" hs; 1911 PPC to Halle with Leopolis cds and alongside a fine red "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/PIROSCAFO/LEOPOLIS" hs; pair of 1914 company PPC to Paris or Vienna with scarce red "PRINZ HOHENLOHE" cds or purple bridge type "AUF HOHER SEE/(DATE)/AN BORD/Pr. HOHENLOHE" ds; 1914 PPC Baron Gautsch to Vienna with purple bridge type "AUF HOHER SEE/(DATE)/AN BORD / S/S Br GAUTSCH" ds; 1908 Company PPC port scene to Birmingham with pair 5 heller green tied v. fine "CLEOPATRA / OE. LLOYD" cds; 1911 Company PPC Corfu harbour to California with pair 5 heller green tied fine "PALACKY / OE.LLOYD" cds; number of piece/stamps with ship name cancels etc. Fine selection. (34 cover/PPC + 12 pcs/stamps) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 187
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AUSTRIA - ROMAN NUMERAL SHIP CANCELS INC. SCARCE AUSTRO-UNGARICO; 1889-1910 selection with 1889 2kr PC posted on the Arciduchessa Carlotta at Cattaro to Vienna with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / VI" cds; 1889 2kr PC to Lussinpiccolo posted on the Argo with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / VIII" cds; 1891 2 heller PC Zara to Trieste posted on the Najade with good "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / XXV(?)" cds; 1899 5 heller PC to Karlsruhe posted on Bohemia with good blue "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / XXXVI(?)" cds; 1897 Hungarian 2k PC to Frankfurt posted on Arciduca Ferd. Massimiliano with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / VII" cds; 1898 2 heller PC to Trieste with good Graf Wurmbrand "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LX11" cds; 1898 2k PC to Karlsbad with Trieste blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXXII" cds + PPC of the SS Trieste etc. (24 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 188
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AUSTRIAN LEVANT: 1893-1913 group with 1893 Letter Card Constantinople to Salonica with fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXXIV" cds of SS Jupiter; 1893 env. Constantinople to Chios with 1p blue Levant stamp tied v. fine lilac "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXIV" cds of SS Euterpe; 1899 env. Trebizond to Tabriz, Persia with 1p blue tied fine "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XVIII" cds of SS Daphne; 1901 Company PPC franked 20para to Mittelburg with v. fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXXVI" cds of SS Carniolia; 1898 PPC Port Said colour scenes to Clifton, Bristol franked 20para tied by a fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XV" cds posted on SS Imperatrix; 1895 10k Letter Card Jaffa to Nossen with fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXXI" cds of SS Iris and on reverse flap a fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/ PIROSCAFO/ IRIS" hs; 1896 env. (open to display) Haifa to Constantinople with 1p blue on reverse and on the front a fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / LV" cds of SS Saturno etc. Good variety. (28 covers/PPC + 15 stamps) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, IRAN/PERSIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 189
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AUSTRIAN MEDITERRANEAN CONNECTION: 1892-1914 with colourful 1901 Company PPC Flags of all Nations SS Dalmatia to Beyrout with v. fine blue oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/PIROSCAFO / DALMATIA" hs; 1914 Company PPC of Bregenz to Germany with v. fine purple bridge type "AUF HOHER SEE/(date)/AN BORD / S/S BREGENZ" ds; 1914 PPC of warship SMS Viribus Unitis posted on SS Bucovina with fine red oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/PIROSCAFO / BUCOVINA" hs; 1903 PPC SS Habsburg used on board to Vienna with 10 heller tied "HABSBURG / OE. LLOYD" cds; 1901 uprated 5 heller PC to Bari posted at Cattaro with good blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXI" cds of SS Thetis; 1903 PPC SS Semiramis posted onboard to London with 10 heller tied fine "SEMIRAMIS/OE.LLOYD" cds; 1898 2kr PC to Elstree, England uprated and cancelled by a fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XIII" cds of SS Castore etc. Fine selection. (22 covers/PPC + 12 stamps). Cross Reference: AUSTRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 190
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AUSTRIA - WWI INC. HOSPITAL SHIPS, SHIP POSTCARDS ETC: 1915-18 group inc. 1917 env. to Feldpost 406 from Hospital Ship IV, SS Gastein; 1915 PPC to Prague from Dampfer V, SS Carniolia at the Pola Naval Base; 1915 PPC of Kotor/Cattaro to Pola and redirected to Trieste posted onboard Dampfer VII, SS Amphitrite with fine red cachet hs; 1916 Field PC posted at the Pola Naval Base with fine "KuK KRIEGSMARINE / SMS/ (date)/KAISERIN u. KONIGIN / MARIA THERESA" ds; PPC of Bohemia, Baron Gautsch, Trieste, Habsburg, Wien, Vorwaerts, Thalia, Wurmbrand and Salzburg etc. (10 covers/PPC+22 PPC) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 191
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FAR EAST INC. CEYLON, MALAYSIA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, ETC: 1894-1911 with scarce 1898 PPC Colombo to Austria franked 5c lilac and alongside fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXII" cds and below a fine oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / MARQ.BACQUEHEM" hs; 1899 5k/20 para PC with hand drawn map of the Malacca Straits indicating the ship's position, with three v. fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXIII" cds and an oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / TRIESTE" hs; 1898 PPC Japanese colour scene franked 4sen tied Kobe cds with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXIII" cds & on picture side a "Piroscafo / Marq.Bacquehem" hs; 1900 env. (front only) to Barcelona with US 5c blue overprinted PHILIPPINES tied by v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVIII" cds of SS Erz. Franz Ferdinand; 1895 1p Letter Card to Berlin with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LIV" cds SS Vindobona posted on board on home bound journey from Kobe; 1894 Letter Card to Leipzig with v. ine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LII" cds of SS Poseidon which operated on the extended service to Shanghai; 1911 PPC of L.A. hotel at Abbazia franked pair ½c D.E.I. tied Weltevreden, Java; Straits Settlement 8c blue on small piece cancelled with scarce blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXIX" of SS Medusa, etc. (16 covers/PPC + stamp) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, CEYLON/SRI LANKA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 192
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FAR EAST - CHINA AND HONG KONG: 1882-1904 group inc. 1894 10k/1P Letter Card to Canton, China "On board the 'Gisela'" with blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVI" of SS Gisela enroute to Europe, landed at Colombo and transferred to SS Rosetta, with 11 July Hong Kong cds and 12 July Canton cds: 1904 German PPC Chinaman eating bowl of rice, Peking to Trieste franked Chinese Imperial 4c brown tied by fine "CHINA / OE.LLOYD" cds with Shanghai & Peking cds alongside; 1897 complete Reply PS card Goldberg to Lloyd Agency, Kobe arriving 16 Oct. 97, reposted 17 Oct. with reply card cancelled with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVI" of SS Gisela transit via Hong Kong arriving Goldberg 25 Nov. 1897; 1882 2c Hong Kong PS PC Hong Kong to Trieste, etc. (4 covers/PPC + 3 stamps). Cross Reference: CHINA, HONG KONG, CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 193
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EAST AFRICA - SOMALI COAST, ZANZIBAR, ADEN ETC: 1898-1907 with 1898 env. (opened to display) Djibouti to Trieste via French SS Ernest Simons to Alexandria transferred and cancelled on reverse with a fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO LXX" cds of SS Vorwaerts; 1906 PPC Victoria Falls Beira to Vienna with fine oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / BOHEMIA" hs; 1904 PPC Zanzibar beach to Weymouth, Dorset with 1anna red tied good "BOHEMIA / OE.LLOYD" cds; 1906 PPC Aden water tanks to Eastbourne, franked 10heller red tied fair "KOERBER / OE LLOYD" cds; 1907 env. Zanzibar to France franked 5 x ½anna green tied by fine "AFRICA / OE LLOYD" cds; 1906 PPC Lourenco Marques to Cairo mixed franking Lourenco Marques 2r green & Austrian 10heller red both tied by single good "BOHEMIA / OE LLOYD" cds; 1903 PPC Maalla Aden to Liverpool with 10heller pink tied fine "AFRICA OE.LLOYD" cds, etc. Good variety. (16 items) Cross Reference: ADEN, SOMALIA, ZANZIBAR (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 194
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EGYPT: 1890-1925 collection with an Egypt connection inc. 1890 uprated 5m Egypt PS env. to Sweden used on the SS Achille at Alexandria and cancelled with fine "LLOYD AUSTRO UNGARICO / 1" cds; 1900 company PPC Cleopatra with 5heller green tied by v. fine "TRIEST SEE-LAZARETH / TRIESTE LAZARETTO" cds used June-Dec. 1900 only; 1902 complete Egypt Reply PS PC overprinted 2mil to Trieste and cancelled fine "HABSBURG / OE LLOYD" cds; 1902 PPC of Alexandria to Trieste posted on board with oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / CLEOPATRA" hs; 1898 PPC Alexandria to Trieste with good "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XIV" of SS Ceres; 1897 5m Egypt PS PC Port Said to Basel with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO XXX" of SS Imperator; 1898 PPC of Port Said to Spalato posted onboard with fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LIV" of SS Vindobona; 1911 PPC of mounted camel to Venice with fine "BARON CALL / OE LLOYD" cds; 1925 env. to Florence via Venice with Egypt 15mil blue tied oval "LLOYD TRIESTINO / PIROSCAFO/ PILSNA" hs, etc. (42 items) Cross Reference: EGYPT, AUSTRIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 195
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INDIA: 1890-1912 group with 1894 India 2a 6p yellow PS env. to London with fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XV" of SS Imperatrix; 1900 quarter anna PS PC uprated with ½a & 3p postage stamps to Hamburg posted onboard at Bombay with v. fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXI" cds of SS Imperator and a fine boxed "PAQUEBOT" hs; 1902 PPC of Franz Ferdinand to Kandala India with ½a postage stamp tied by v. fine "ERZHERZOG FRANZ FERDINAND / OE LLOYD" cds; 1903 PPC of Imperatrix to Bacos with 1a red tied Aden cds with fine oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / IMPERATRIX" hs; 1902 ½a PS env. to the Punjab posted onboard at Aden with good "IMPERATRIX / OE LLOYD" cds; 1909 PPC of Koerber to Lahore, with 3p grey tied Aden cds posted onboard; 1912 PPC Bombay to Gorizia written onboard with good blue "HABSBURG / OE LLOYD" cds, etc. Fine selection. (11 covers/PPC + 6 stamps) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, INDIA (Image)
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Lot No: 196
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MEDITERRANEAN - CRETE: 1899-1911 selection inc. 1910 complete 10c Austrian PS Reply card Canea to Munich & return with fine "ACHILLES / OE LLOYD" cds from Canea and Reply card with fine "CANEA/ OESTERREICHISCHE" cds (Hans Smith pg.39); 1907 Austrian Crete 10c on PC Jaffa to Ragusa with fine blue oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PEROSCAFO / URANO" hs; 1910 Crete PS PC to Munich with "CARNITHIA / OE LLOYD" cds; 1899 PPC La Canee to Austria franked two 10lep yellow cancelled "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXIX" cds of SS Vesta; 1910 complete 10lep PS Reply card cancelled v. fine "LINZ / OSTERR. LLOYD" cds; 1911 PPC of Jerusalem to Austria with 10c red German Crete postage stamp cancelled "BUCOVINA / OE LLOYD" cds, etc. (8 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, CRETE, GREECE (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 197
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MEDITERRANEAN - GREECE: 1892-1913 selection inc. 1892 Greek Newspaper with part address band tied by 5l. green posted onboard with v. fine blue oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/ PIROSCAFO / MARENTA" hs; 1893 similar with 10l. yellow and v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/ PIROSCAFO / MARENTA" hs; 1896 Greece 10l. PS PC to Larnaca Cyprus, with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXX" cds of SS Vorwaerts; c.1895 PPC SS Euterpe to Cavalla franked 3l. orange tied by v. fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / EUTERPE" hs; 1909 PPC to Rome franked pair 5l. green tied by good "HUNGARIA / OE LLOYD" cds; 1898 env. to Trieste franked 3 x 10l. yellow cancelled at Volos with below a fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLIII" cds of SS Metcovich; 1901 5l. green PS PPC of Corfu (corner faults) to Germany with additonal 5l. tied by fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXX" of SS Imperator; 1911 PPC Martha dining salon to Trieste with 10l. red tied by fine "BREGENZE / OSTERA. LLOYD" cds, etc. (28 covers/PPC + 14 stamps) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, GREECE (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 198
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MEDITERRANEAN - ITALY, IONIAN ISLANDS, ETC.: 1844-1914 with 1844 EL (faults) Odessa to Cephalonia, Ionian Islands sent privately to Constantinople thence by Austrian Lloyd steamer to Corfu with both Zante and Cephalonia ds; 1897 German 10pf PS PC to Goldberg with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LX" cds of SS Thalia; 1897 10pf PS PC to Germany with fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVIII" cds of SS Oreste and a fine Spalato Lloyd Agency hs on the reverse; 1906 Bavaria 2pf PS PC uprated to Munich with v. fine red "BOSNIA /OE LLOYD" cds; 1909 PPC Messina post earthquake to Vienna with 5c blue tied by fine red "AMPHITRITE / OE LLOYD" cds; 1912 Italian 10c PS PC to Vienna with fine "AGENCIA PRINCIPALE / VENEZIA / LLOYD AUSTRIACO" hs; 1914 "OESTERR LLOYD / TRIESTE" env. to Trieste franked 5 x 5c green Valona ovpt all tied by fine "ADELSBERG / OSTERR. LLOYD" cds. etc. (14 covers/PPC + 2 stamps) Cross Reference: IONIAN ISLANDS, ITALY, GERMANY (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 199
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TURKEY: 1894-1914 group with 1894 20pa Turkey PS PC to Leipzig, uprated with two 20ps. pink tied by good "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXIX" cds of SS Hungaria; 1895 20pa Turkish PS PC Beyrouth to Jaffa with fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXII" cds of SS Espero; 1894 20pa Turkey PS PC to Athens posted onboard at Adana with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLIII" cds of SS Minerva; 1910 20pa Turkey PS PC cancelled v. fine "GALICIA / OE LLOYD" cds with "RETOUR / INCONNU" hs; 1899 env. Mersine to Trieste via Smyrne with French 25c ovpt 1Piastre tied fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXIV" of SS Euterpe; 1913 PPC of St Sophia Constantinople, posted on board there, with Russian 10kopek blue tied by red "CARNIOLIA / OE LLOYD" cds: 1910 PPC Constantinople troop review to Trebizonde with 20c red Andrinople (picture side) tied by fine oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / BREGENZ" hs; 1914 PPC Smyrna to Austria with green bridge type "AUF HOHEN SEE / (date) / AN BORD / S/S STYRIA" hs. etc. Good variety. (15 covers/PPC + 6 stamps) Cross Reference: TURKEY (Image)
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Lot No: 200
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OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES INC BULGARIA, NORWAY, HUNGARY ETC.: 1892-1913 with 1892 env. Kustendje (Constanza) to Constantinople with tied Romanian 25b. blue and a fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XX" cds of SS Diana; 1894 env. Bourgas, Bulgaria to Munich with tied 25s. blue and v. fine lilac oval "AGENZIA / BURGAS/ del Lloyd Austriaco" hs; 1896 Romanian 10b PS PC to Athens posted onboard at Constanza cancelled fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / IX" hs of SS Aurora; 1893 Montenegro 5k. PS PC posted onboard at Dulcigno to Cherso with fair "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLII" of SS Messina; 1908 PPC of North Cape posted at Spitzbergen onboard the SS Thalia franked Austrian 5heller plus Lloyd etiquettes; c.1910 env. to Corfu franked Hungarian 5k. blue tied by fine red "ACHILLE / OE. LLOYD" cds; 1904 PPC Montenegro to Salzburg posted on board with fine "SEIENE / OE. LLOYD" cds, etc. Good selection. (24 covers/PPC + 6 stamps) Cross Reference: BULGARIA, HUNGARY, NORWAY, ROMANIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 201
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Cat No: Collection
LLOYD AUSTRO-AMERICANA LINE: 1900-29 group with 1900 Brazil 40r. PS PC addressed to Perim (Aden) cancelled with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / L" of SS Pandora; 1910 PPC of Gibraltar to Switzerland with tied Gib. 1d red and alongside a fine "AUSTRO-AMERICANA /PFD POST LAURA" cds; 1910 PPC of an Azores garden to USA franked tied Gib. 1d red with fine purple oval "AUSTRO-AMERICANA /T.S.S. / "MARTHA WASHINGTON" / TRIESTE" hs alongside; 1913 PPC Algiers franked tied pair French 5c green Sower cancelled at Alger with fine purple "AUSTRO-AMERICANA /T.S.S. Kaiser Franz Joseph I / TRIESTE" hs alongside; 1912 Argentine 4c PS PC uprated to Germany posted on board and cancelled "AUSTRO-AMERICANA / PFD POSTALE MARTHA WN" cds; PPC(11) of various Lloyd Austro-Americana line steamers, etc. (29 items) Cross Reference: PORTUGAL, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL (Image)
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THE DENIS VANDERVELDE FORWARDING AGENTS COLLECTION
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 266
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GIBRALTAR & SPAIN - EUROPEAN FORWARDING AGENT MAIL INC. CADIZ FAC & "GIBRALTAR/PAID" COVERS: 1812 EL from Lisbon to Palermo unusually having a ms agent's endorsement on the flap of "P.L.Sivori, Gib[ralterr]a." and a faint red "GIBRALTAR/PAID" arc. Plus 1805-39 E/ELs with Spanish, British or French agents' markings inc. black oval 1847 FAC of "D.A.JORDAN ONETO Y Co/CADIZ" (Lisbon to Marseilles; rarity factor: "4" in Rowe + only recorded in blue) & 1805 Alicante agent's endorsement (Livorno to Malaga); plus French agents' endorsements on mail from Spain. (12 covers) Cross Reference: SPAIN, FRANCE, GIBRALTAR, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 267
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GREAT BRITAIN - EUROPEAN MAIL TO/FROM G.B. WITH AGENTS' MARKINGS: 1748-1845 ELs inc. unusual 1811/13 pair from Spain to London with oval "SHIP-LETTER/[crown]/PLYMOUTH" marks endorsed as forwarded by different Plymouth agents (Gould & Olvez or Foxes & Sons), unusual 1820 EL from Liverpool to Rouen with 3 addresses, 1748 from Cork to Antwerp with "..NGLETERRE", 1829 "ANGLETEERE/PAR CALAIS", 1808 London to Portugal with Portsmouth agent endorsement or 1845 to Bremen endorsed by the Bremen Vice-Consul in Deal. (9 covers)Cross Reference: SPAIN, SHIP LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 268
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GREAT BRITAIN - LATER EUROPEAN MAIL TO/FROM G.B. WITH AGENTS' MARKINGS: 1838-1900 covers & card inc. 1838 EL London to Cuba with blue-black oval "FORWARDED BY/BARTHEZ BROTHERS/LONDON" (not recorded in Rowe) but no other postal markings, 1842 EL Antwerp to London with only "LIGHTLY & SIMON/SHIP AGENTS/123, Fenchurch Street", 1850 EL Riga to Oporto with oval "WILLIAM MASON/LONDON" (not recorded in Rowe) with ms date within, 1846 EL London to Santander with garter-frame "POLDEN & LAFARGUE" FAC, 1848 EL to Riverdeo with "Agent for Lloyds Holyhead", 1866 E from Liverpool to Paris with 1d Red pair + 6d Purple with Havre FAC, and group of 1d Red bootleg covers from various continental agents with their own cachets. (13 covers + 1 postcard + 1 receipt) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, ANGLESEY, SPAIN (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 269
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NETHERLANDS - EUROPEAN MAIL ALL WITH FACs & ENDORSEMENTS BY DUTCH FORWARDING AGENTS: 1703-1850 E/ELs sent within Europe all having Amsterdam or Rotterdam agents' cachets (5) or endorsements (8). 1703 pair of ELs from Livorno/Dunkerque to Lichfield/London with Bishop marks both with Amsterdam agent endorsements (the former with also Livorno agent's endorsement). FACs inc. 1798 Bordeaux to Amsterdam EL with circular "VAN STAPHORST DE BARY & COMP/AMSTERDAM" with ms date alongside, 1823 E from German States (?) to London with "DE KUYPER STAHL & CO./ROTTERDAM" with date written after, or 1850 E from Amsterdam to London (then apparently forwarded privately onto St. Petersburg) with 2-ring oval "B.H.SCHRODWE & CIE/AMSTERDAM"; all three are unrecorded in Rowe. Useful collection with earlier examples. (13 covers) Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, FRANCE, RUSSIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 270
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IONIAN ISLANDS - FORWARDING AGENTS MAIL FROM CORFU, ZANTES, FRANCE OR ITALIAN STATES: 1829-1854 ELs inc. unusual 1844 disinfected letter (two vertical slits) in Greek from Taganrog, Russia to Santa Maura with extremely fine & fancy "SPIRIDIONE DIMA/CANDONA & CO. CORFU" FAC (unrecorded in Rowe, possibly the earliest Spiridione Dima cachet availible) plus other ingoing covers (4, forwarded from Corfu, Ancona or Bologna) & one outgoing (from Zante to Plymouth with blue boxed Rabau Brothers & Co./Marseilles mark only recorded in black in Rowe). Scarce & attractive lot. (5 covers)Cross Reference: IONIAN ISLANDS, FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 272
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LATVIA - RIGA - COLLECTION OF MAIL TO EUROPE: 1706-1844 E/ELs from Riga to Europe (mainly Amsterdam) with virtually all being endorsed by forwarding agents in Hamburg, Riga or Lubeck with a couple carried by T&T. Includes 1848 E from Riga to Lisbon with Brunswick agent endorsment, 1705 EL from Riga (then Swedish) sent privately to Hamburg & forwarded to Amsterdam, and 1758 E from Riga sent undercover to Hamburg then forwarded to Amsterdam. Good selection of mostly 18th Century mail. (24 covers)Cross Reference: LATVIA, GERMAN STATES, NETHERLANDS (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 273
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LATVIA - BAUSKA, LIBAU, MITTAU, TUKKUM MAIL: 1750-c.1819 E/ELs from Bauska, Libau, Mittau or Tukkum to Europe (mainly Netherlands, German/Italian states or France) with virtually all being endorsed by forwarding agents in Germany (Koenigsberg, Leipzig, Lubeck, Hamburg, Berlin, Zerbst, etc.) or Netherlands. Includes EL from Tukkum to Verviers, prepaid & forwarded in Lubeck to Cologne & missent to the Netherlands (therefore acquiring a Dutch orange ms "1" charge) plus 1750 EL from Mittau to Amsterdam sent privately undercover past the Prussian border & forwarded from around Memel. Good selection. (21 covers) Cross Reference: LATVIA, GERMAN STATES, NETHERLANDS (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 274
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MALTA - INGOING/OUTGOING MAIL: 1821-1865 E/ELs from (3) or to (7) Malta with FACs (5) or endorsements (5) by various forwarding agents. Includes 1855 EL from Philippeville (Algeria) to Malta with oval "Jn Bte ELLUL/PHILIPPEVILLE" FAC ("4" in Rowe, wrongly identified as "Lune") plus "PHILIPPEVILLE/BAT. A P." 'vapor' cds (Salles 497a), 1854 EL from Calamata to Malta with oval "FRATELLI PEZALI/PATRASSO" FAC (fine, not in Rowe), 1863 double-forwarded EL from Scala Nuova (now Kusadasi, Turkey) to Malta with oval "... ALEXAEHI/SCALA NUOVA" (no Scala Nuova FACs recorded in Rowe) plus oval "...Paterson/SMYRNA" dated FAC ("3" in Rowe). (10 covers)Cross Reference: MALTA, GREECE, FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 275
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POLAND - OUTGOING/FORWARDED MAIL TO EUROPE/RUSSIA: 1770-1851 group with endorsements (5) or cachets (2) of forwarding agents in Krakow (2), Brody, Hamburg, Leipzig, Breslau, Warsaw or Birmingham. Incs. 1849 EL from Warsaw to London twice forwarded, once in Warsaw (v. fine FAC, "3" in Rowe) & another in Birmingham (endorsement on flap) or 1851 EL from London to Odessa with oval "FRANC. ANT. WOLFE/A CRACOVIE" (damaged where sealed, "3" in Rowe). (7 covers) Cross Reference: POLAND, RUSSIA, UKRAINE (Image)
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Lot No: 276
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PORTUGAL - FORWARDED AT LISBON (5) OR MARSEILLES: 1836-1861 E/ELs to or from Porto with endorsements (2) or cachets (4) of forwarding agents from Lisbon (5) or Marseilles. Incs. 1843 EL from Lisbon to Porto with boxed "FORWARDED BY/J.V.Z&SONS/LISBON" (fine, unrecorded in Rowe), 1860 EL from Lisbon to Porto with attractive red oval "FORWARDED BY/Garland Lardley&Co/LISBON" (fine, "3") or 1842 EL from Lisbon to Porto with oval "PENINSULAR/ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION/COMPANY/LISBON" (fine, unrecorded in Rowe). (6 covers) Cross Reference: PORTUGAL, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 278
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RUSSIAN MAIL TO FRANCE VIA FORWARDING AGENTS: 1784-1862 E/ELs with endorsements (27) or cachets (8) of European or Russian forwarding agents (great majority German States). Incs. 1853 from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux forwarded at Lubeck and carried by T&T with a black oval "JOACH:AUG:HASSE/LUBECK" with date written in centre (fine, "3" but only recorded in blue by Rowe), 1852 EL from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux with blue oval "PHILIPP STROMEYER/HAMBURG" with date written in centre (fine, "3" but only recorded in black). (35 covers) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, GERMAN STATES, FRANCE (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 279
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RUSSIAN MAIL TO G.B.: 1712-1863 from Russia (St. Petersburg, Archangel, Taganrog) to G.B. (mainly London) with endorsements (10) or cachets (6) of European forwarding agents in Hamburg (10), London (2), Hull, Taganrog, Amsterdam or Lubeck. Incs. 1712 EL from Archangel to London forwarded in Amsterdam by Chitty & sons (endorsement), 1847 EL from a British ship's captain at Kronstradt to Cornwall forwarded in Hamburg endorsed & bearing fancy "JPS" cachet. (15 covers + 1 PPC) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS, GERMAN STATES (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 280
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RUSSIAN MAIL TO ITALIAN STATES: 1825-1869 E/ELs from Odessa (majority), Taganrog, St. Petersburg, etc. to Italy with endorsements (7) or cachets (6) of forwarding agents of European or Russian/Ukrainian forwarding agents in Constantinople (5), Vienna, Brody (4), Kerch, France (2) or London. Includes 1869 EL from Odessa to Messina with blue oval "P.N.PETROCOCHINO/CONSTANTINOPLE" (mostly fine, "4" in Rowe & only recorded in green) & franked with three Napoleon III 20c Blues. (13 covers) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, ITALIAN STATES (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 281
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RUSSIAN MAIL (MAINLY FROM UKRAINE) TO MALTA VIA CONSTANTINOPLE FORWARDING AGENTS - MANY FACs, SOME STEAMER CDS's, ETC.: 1853-1866 E/ELs from Odessa (majority), Taganrog or Berdiansk to Malta with a variety of endorsements (10) or cachets (18) of Constantinople forwarding agents. Incs. 1864 EL from Taganrog to Malta with blue oval "GLAVANY - ZINO/CONSTANTINOPLE" (fine, "3" in Rowe recorded only in black) & franked with QV 4d Red cancelled with "C" barred oval, 1866 EL from Berdiansk to Malta with superb blue oval "V.zo DECANDIA/CONSTANTINOPLI" (not recorded in Rowe) and a few other unrecorded cachets. Little duplication. (28 covers) Cross Reference: UKRAINE, RUSSIA (Image)
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Sale No: 856
Lot No: 282
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RUSSIAN MAIL TO EUROPE VIA POLISH FORWARDING AGENTS: 1805-1839 E/ELs from Odessa or Georgia to France (2), Italy, G.B., Spain (2) with endorsements or cachets (5) of Polish forwarding agents. Incs. 1805 E from Odessa to Tarragona twice-forwarded in Odessa (endorsement) & then in Brody (boxed "HAUSNER&VIOLLAND/IN BRODY", mostly fine - "4" in Rowe - present on another cover in this group unboxed) or 1852 EL from Odessa to Paris forwarded in Krakow with oval "ANTON HOFLZEL/KRAKAU" with date written in centre ("3" in Rowe recorded in black only"). (6 covers) Cross Reference: POLAND, RUSSIA, UKRAINE (Image)
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Lot No: 284
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AUSTRIA/HUNGARY/GREECE/TURKEY - STAMPED FORWARDING AGENT MAIL: - c.1870-1874 E/ELs from Constantinople (3, same year & correspondence, all forwarded where written), Armenia, Taganrog or Odessa to Bucharest (3), Constantinople, Athens or Portugal all with FACs & franked by stamps. Incs. c.1879-84 env. from Poti, Armenia to Constantinople with attractive Popi 5-line FAC in green or 1872 EL from Taganrog to Athens forwarded in Constantinople (FAC over the join) with "45" hs charge & franked by Greek 40c + 5c issues. (6 covers) Cross Reference: TURKEY, RUSSIA, ARMENIA, ROMANIA (Image)
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Lot No: 285
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SWITZERLAND - FORWARDED/TRANSIT MAIL: 1770-1869 E/ELs of European mail (mostly French/Italian) forwarded in Switzerland (6, Geneva, Zurich, Chur, Basel) or France (1, from Basel) with endorsements (5) or cachets (2) of forwarding agents. Inc. 1851 EL from Chemnitz to Nice with blue oval "S.&J.B. PAVIER/COIRE" with date written in centre ("3" in Rowe) or a couple of covers with endorsements unrecorded by Rowe. (7 covers) Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES (Image)
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Lot No: 286
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MAIL FROM OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES - BELGIUM, CZECHIA, ESTONIA, GREECE, TURKEY, ETC.: 1773-1852 E/ELs from various European countries mostly to France or G.B. plus a few to German Sates or Russia with endorsements (12) or cachets (3) of forwarding agents of the Netherlands (4), German States (4), Russia (2) & others. Incs. EL from Vienna to London carried privately/undercover to Antwerp with red oval "* J.CORTT&Co.*/ANVERS" ("3" in Rowe). (15 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMAN STATES, RUSSIA, NETHERLANDS (Image)
