Egypt Kingdom continued...
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| 5245 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1857 (June 5): Parcel Post Receipt from the Lloyd Austriaco service
for a parcel to Pireaus, printed in black on blue paper with engraved vignette of steamer below heading, struck with good impression of the exceedingly rare oval framed "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / Alefsandria" struck in blue (Smith page 59). A
delightful usage. Signed Todd AIEP. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5246 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1862/63: Entire letters (2), both mailed from Trieste to Alexandria,
Egypt; the earlier entire with oval framed "COL VAPORE DA / TRIESTE" and "ALEXANDRIEN" cds (Oct 11) struck in blue; 1863 entire letter with oval framed "COL VAPORE DA / TRIESTE" and "ALEXANDRIEN" cds (Nov 2) struck in black, each charged "15"
kreuzer. A scarce pair. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5247 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1863: Prepaid entire letter from Alexandria to Firenze, Italy endorsed
"Via di Trieste, Vapore diretto", with "ALEXANDRIEN" and "FRANCA" both struck in blue-green and crossed to denote full pre-payment. Framed large cartridge "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / AUSTRIACI" well struck in red (very rare thus) with "P.D." alongside.
Reverse with Ancona, Bologna and Firenze datestamps. Rare and fine entire. Signed Todd AIEP.rnrnrn (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5248 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1863/64: Austrian Levant Arms 15 s. brown, perf. 9½ (Michel V23) used
on cover from Alexandria to Trieste endorsed "p. Jupiter", tied by "ALEXANDRIEN" cds (April 14) in black with Trieste arrival (April 19) on reverse. File folds away from the adhesive, a scarce and attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5249 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1863/64: Austrian Levant Arms 10 s. blue, perf. 9½ (Michel V22), a
vertical pair used on 1866 entire letter from Alexandria to Fiume, tied by "ALEXANDRIEN" cds (Sept 12) in black. A scarce and most attractive emtire. Signed Sorani.rnrnProvenance: Collection Kurt Wolfsbauer. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5250 |
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 Austrian Post Office 1868: Second sheet of entire letter from the Austrian Consulate in
Alexandria sent registered to Ludwigshafen with superb oval cachet "I.R. Consulato Generale Austriaco in Egitto" in blue on reverse, struck with circular "ALEXANDRIEN" cds in black (April 20) and framed "Recommandirt" in red. Reverse with Triest
registered transit (April 25), thence via Leipzig to Ludwigshafen (April 28). Seldom seen registered usage and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 206, 15-18 June 2016, lot 1684. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5251 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1869 (June 17): Entire letter from the Lloyd Agency in Smirne to Cairo
franked by Levant 1867 10 s. blue tied by "Lloyd Agenzie / Smirne" cds, with "ALEXANDRIEN" transit cds (June 16) in black and struck on obverse by italic "Franca" in black. Reverse also showing scarce "REGIE POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA" cds (June
16) and "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / CAIRO" arrival of the same day. Scarce, charge would be 20 soldi rather than 2 piastres using an Austrian Lloyd packet, a fine usage: the "Franca" marking very rare on incoming mail. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5252 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1867: Austrian Levant 15 s. brown, a single example (Michel 5) used on
1870 entire letter to Trieste tied by "ALEXANDRIEN" cds (Jan 22) in black with Trieste arrival (Jan 28) on reverse of a fresh and fine cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5253 |
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 Austrian Post Offices 1867: Austrian Levant 3 s. green and 10 s. blue in a horizontal pair
(Michel 2+4) used on 1870 cover from Alexandria to Ledbury, England endorsed "via Triest & Ostende" tied by "ALEXANDRIEN" cds's in black (Sept 9). Reverse with Ledbury arrival cds (Sept 21). The cover with manuscript "Forwarded By" within "Bank of
Egypt / Alexandria" cachet in blue. Scarce, the cover mailed via Ostende to avoid Paris and the Franco-Prussian War. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5254 |
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 Austrian P.O. 1867: 3 s. green, coarse whiskers, a fine used (Michel 2/I) example on 1878
Printed Matter rate entire letter to Vienna (Pollak correspondence) tied by neat strike of "ALEXANDRIEN" thimble cds (July 6) in black with arrival cds on reverse. Three vertical file folds well away from the adhesive but very rare and particularly
fine. Signed Colla and Ferchenbauer.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Anton & Elizabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 140, 15-16 May 2004, lot 654. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5255 |
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 Austrian Post Office 1842/1889: The collection on leaves (19 items) with 1842 entire from
Cairo to Alexandria with Arabic notation "at the Austrian Consulate in Alexandria", 1852 incoming cover to Alexandria with "Alexandrien" cds in black and outgoing cover to Vienna with the same cds in blue, Austrian 1864 Arms issue 10 s. blue with
str. line ALEXANDRIEN handstamp and 1864 15 s. brown on cover to Salonika tied by ALEXANDRIEN cds, 1867 remarkable if soiled cover to Sweden, 1879 5 c. card from Basel with further 5 c. browen to Jerusalem via both Austrian and Italian PO's in
Alexandria, rare 1867/74 3 s. green postal stationery envelope locally used; 1867 10 s. blue on cover to Chur; 1867/74 10 s. blue (2) on disinfected registered cover to Fiume, 1883 card from Hungary with Alexandrien thimble cds and "MAL CHIESTA"
cachet in black, 1883 1 pi. (4) used on registered cover to Trieste etc. Generally fair to very fine, a fine lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)
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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5256 |
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 British Post Offices 1844/56: Entire letters (4) with 1844 and 1845 entires to Marseille and
Malta each struck with superb strikes of double arc "ALEXANDRIA" cds's in black and showing the two differing sizes of the datestamp (see Smith page 58) with the 1844 cover disinfected in Malta; 1849 entire to Malta prepaid "5d." in red with rare
"ALEXANDRIA" cds struck in red and disinfected upon arrival; 1856 cover to Paris with the double arc cds struck in blue. A generally very fine and scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5257 |
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 British Post Office 1853: Prepaid cover to Stoke on Trent, England rated "1/8d." in red
manuscript, struck with "♚ / PAID AT ALEXANDRIA" in red with double arc despatch cds of ALEXANDRIA at left (Jan 7). Carried on the "Ripon" via Malta where disinfected; with London transit cds (Jan 16) in red and reverse with Malta Lazaret cachet
and Newcastle / Staffs cds (Jan 18) in green. Some tropical spotting but a rare marking and fine for this Gi = £ 3'250. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5258 |
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 British Post Office 1855: Prepaid cover to Great Malvern, England "via Marseille" rated
"1/8d." in red manuscript, struck with "♚ / PAID AT ALEXANDRIA" in red with double arc despatch cds of ALEXANDRIA at right in blue (Jan 19). Carried on the "Valetta" with London transit cds (Jan 27) in red wit Gt. Malvern arrrival cds of the same
day in magenta ink. Some envelope faults but with full contents written from the Hotel D'Europe and it is interesting to note that thje new 1 shilling rate (established 1 Jan 1855) had yet to be authorised in Alexandria Gi = £
3'250.rnrnProvenance: Collection Peter Smith, Corinphila sale 198, 20 May 2015, lot 5058. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5259 |
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 British Post Office 1858/73: Small group with British Postal Notice detailing the
"Registration of Letters for Alexandria & Suez" dated 26 July 1858, an 1858 blue Registration receipt from the British P.O. in Alexandria for a registered letter to London struck with superb "ALEXANDRIA" code A cds in red (Oct 6), and an 1873 cover
front registered to London franked GB 1 s. green tied by bold "B01" obliterator with "REGISTERED / ALEXANDRIA" cds in red. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5260 |
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 British Post Office 1859: Entire letter from Alexandria to Paris endorsed "Franco - Bateau
Anglais", struck with octagonal framed Mailboat datestamp "ALEXANDRIE / MB / DE 5 / 59" in black - one of just two recorded examples of this marking (see page 9/5 in "GB Used Abroad" by Parmenter, Gordon & Morton) - and corresponding octagonal framed
"MALTA / MB / DE 10 / 59" datestamp of transit on reverse (this datestamp which was first dispatched from London to Malta on 24th April 1858). French "Paq. Angl. / Marseille" entry marking in red (Dec 13) and Paris arrival cds (Dec 15) in black,
where charged '10' dêcimes to pay in manuscript. An outstanding entire for the Maritime Postal Historian with this being just the second example of the "ALEXANDRIE / MOBILE BOX" datestamp now recorded (the other is on a cover franked by French
adhesives dated 19th November 1859 and also used to Paris). A rarity. Cert. Todd AIEP (2023). (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5261 |
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 British Post Office 1859/60: Covers (2) with 1859 prepaid entire letter endorsed "Franco"
and "Vapor Inglese" to Malta with superb single ring ALEXANDRIA code A cds in red (Jan 6) rated "5" pence in red manuscript; aand 1860 prepaid cover from Alexandria rated 1 s. 89 d. in red manuscript to Pigeon Cove, Mass., USA with faint ALEXANDRIA
cds in red (Dec 19) and "London / Paid" transit (Dec 27) with "Boston Br. Pkt." arrival (Jan 19, 1861) - prepaid Transatlantic Mail from Egypt is rare at this early date. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5262 |
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 British Post Office 1858/69: Great Britain 2 d. blue pl. 8 used with 1856 6 d. lilac on 1861
cover from Cairo with blue British P.O. despatch cds to USA endorsed "via Southampton" with oval framed "FORWARDED BY / MESSRS. / BRIGGS & Co." on reverse applied in Alexandria, tied by "B01" obliterators in black. "London / Paid" transit cds (Jan
28) in red and "New York / 5" transit (Feb 14) in black with "16 / Cents" credit marking in red. Envelope imperfections but an attractive and rare usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5263 |
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 British Post Office 1864/79: Great Britain 1 d. red, five examples with pair from pl. 72 and
strip of three from pl. 91, used on 1866 entire letter to Malta carried by the "Nyanza" tied by "B01" obliterators in black with ALEXANDRIA cds (Aug 8) alongside sender's cachet below. Reverse with Malta arrrival cds (Aug 14). An attractive and
unusual 'mixed plate' usage. Signed Todd AIEP. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5264 |
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 British Post Office 1863: Italy 60 c. lilac, a vertical pair used on 1866 cover from Livorno
to Madras, India endorsed "Via Ancona, Brindisi and Bombay", tied by dotted numeral obliterators on despatch (June 18). Small cartridge "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / ITALIANI" in black and British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" code B cds ot transit (June 25). Carried
on the "S.S.Behar" from Suez with Bombay due mark at left (July 9). Brindisi cds, Bombay cds and Madras arrival (July 14) on reverse. A scarce destination for this issue. Signed Vaccari. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
