386th Auction

1902, Govt. Parcels set of five stamps, all clear cancelled, fine (Michel 34-38)

1885, I.R. Official 2½ d. lilac, lettered EB, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, unused regummed, otherwise fine

1890, I.R. Official 5 sh. rose on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered ED, an unused example of good colour, two perfs tiny spots, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11) in black, unused regummed, tiny  vertical crease, otherwise fine

1892, £1 green, wmk. Crowns, lettered KA, an unused example of fresh colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11s) in black, fine and attractive, three times hinged and crease at left, tiny spot and small thin, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, Cert.B.P.A. (2008)
 

1901, I. R. OFFICIAL QV 1 sh. green and carmine used with two part oval ‘Registered’ postmarks, short perf at bottom, otherwise fine, signed Schlesinger (Michel D55)

1901, I. R. OFFICIAL QV 5 d. dull purple and blue used with part oval ‘Registered’ postmark, short perfs at left, otherwise fine, signed Thier (Michel 67)

1902, Six used official stamps O.W. and R.H. with clear cancellations, fine group (Michel 69-72, 74-75)

1927, “1st AIR MAIL LONDON-CONSTANTINOPLE” ms. on cover bearing 4 d. deep green and 2½ d. blue from Taunton 16.4.27 with arrival mark Istanbul 20.4.27 on reverse. 6 ½ d. rate, scarce early CIDNA Flight

Provenienz:  Bill Robertson Coll. (Corinphila 2014)

1929, LIMASSOL 30.8.29 c.d.s. on airmail cover bearing 1 piaster to Stockholm, routing via Istanbul - Vienna - Berlin - Kalmar, flown with the French CIDNA via Vienna, on reverse transit “MALMÖ LUFTPOST 6.9.29” and arrival mark Stockholm 7.9.29, fine

Provenienz:  Bill Robertson Coll. (Corinphila 2014)

1854/57, QV Red Star 1 d. used on 1864 cover to Golspie tied by "Douglas-Isle of Man / 407" duplex in black, the contents with superb engraving of the "Castle Mona Hotel & Family Boarding House, Douglas, Isle of Man" showing riders, rowers and sailing; together with a second unused letter-head from the hotel (circa 1866) with the picture altered and re-engraved; and a third engraved letter-heading of the "Talbot Hotel" on Athol Street in Douglas. A charming and scarce group.

1896, 1 d. rose postal stationery card cancelled MONARTO NO/21.96 S.A., transit mark HAMILTON VICTORIA NO/23.96 to HOCHKIRCH VICTORIA NO/25.96, redirected to Salonique Turkey with ottoman ms. ‘Selanik’de Adjemian Yervante Efendiye' and in latin ‘Construction du Port a Salonique', forwarding to Brousse Turquie d’Asie crossed out, tiny spots, a very attractive destination from well known Adjemian corrospondance!

1882, 1 a. lilac-brown and 2 a. blue on registered cover from "ULWUR-CITY 16 AP 01" c.d.s., on reverse "SEA POST OFFICE AP 20 01" c.d.s. and "B.P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE A MY 8 01" transit c.d.s., arrival mark "GALATA 8 MAI 1901", scarce box type BECHIKTACHE arrival mark, fine and rare destination Turkey

1863, Italy 40 c. rose-carmine and 60 c. light lilac tied by "A25" in bared oval to piece, tiny gum spots, otherwise fresh and fine

1867, 10 d. red-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Spray, lettered GM-MG, clear cancelled “A25”, two short perfs, otherwise fine

1871 (16 Sep), cover to Pireo, Greece, franked with 80 c. lilac of Italy, tied by segmented grid cancel and postmarked with Messina c.d.s. despatch, handstamped ‘Affrancatura / Insufficiente’, “50” due in red manuscript, affixed with 10 l. orange and 40 l. lilac on blue, tied by Pireo c.d.s., back flap remove, repaired tear at top, a scarce mixed franking.

1861-2, 1l chocolate, 2l olive bistre, 5l yellow green, and 80l rose Paris Print, and 20l blue Athens Print, typical mixed markings, all tied to piece by “1” dotted lozenge of Athens, two stamps further tied by partial Paris c.d.s., some wrinkles, the 20l somewhat toned, but a striking five-colour franking.

1861, 5 l. yellow green on greenish paper, horizontal strip of four, cancelled with ‘26’ dotted lozenge, margins touched in places and slightly into design at foot, but an uncommon multiple.

1868 (December 28), folded letter from Kerkyra (Corfu) to Pisa, franked with slightly overlapping 1862/7 5l, 20l, and 40l singles, mostly large margins, tied by ‘106’ dotted lozenge cancels, Kerkyra c.d.s. alongside, framed ‘Piroscafi Postali Italiani’ ship mail handstamp, backstamped with Brindisi and Pisa c.d.s., horizontal fold, else a fine three-colour franking.

1868/9, 8 l. rose, horizontal strip of five, ample to large margins on two sides, touched to into design slightly on others, cancelled by five strikes of Athens c.d.s., lovely bright colour, attractive.

1849 ca., KANDIYA KALESI 1265 (CASTLE OF CANDIA) all arabic negative cancellation on official cover to YERAPETRA, unrecorded on card or cover, few unimportant crease and flaw at border, otherwise fine, an Ottoman forerunner rarity and very important Crete / Greece Postal History
 

1866, 3 unpaid letters, one forwarded from Bergos via Syroz Island with tax mark ‘15’, one Kalamata via Athens with tax mark ‘20' and Syroz island with tax mark ‘28', all with additional manuscript taxes and content sent to C.S. Triest with arrivals on reverse, unusual and fine 

1891, TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I SALHURA (Coles-W. no.31) on 20 Para postal stationery card, vertical bend and light spots, very clear strike and scarce Greece forerunner!

1893, Telegramme ottoman cancelled "BUREAU DES POSTES & TELEGRAPHES MONT ATHOS", fold and tiny toned, some crease, otherwise fine and very clear

1905, "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA FLORIO RUBATTINO AGENZIA DI SALONICCO" scarce circle forwarding agent cachet NAVIGAZIONE GEN.LE ITALIANA FLORIO RUBATTINO in blue on reverse of cover from SALONIQUE with turkish franking 1 pia. blue to Palermo with arrival mark 6/4/05, border tiny toned and flaw, otherwise fine. Attractive Italy & Turkey ship mail

1896, KERKYRA 5/3, German Reich 10 Pfg postal stationery reply part, written in Corfu and clearly cancelled to Guben with arrival postmark 21/3/96, fine and unusual

1908, STANKEUI 11/10/908 (Island of Kos) on postcard bearing Turkey 20 pa. red to Smyrna with arrival mark, a very late usage of the 20 pa. 1901 issue which proves how low the volume of mail was on this island at that time, fine

1912, IOANINNA and PREVESA each clearly cancelled on company imprint cover with 2 x 20 l. blue and 20 l. blue, transit cancellations on reverse, slight traces of transport, otherwise fine

1919, Turkey 5 pia. on cover from BANDIRMA with Greek censor's label with frame "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΑΤ. ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΠΑΝΟΡΜΟΣ" and censor's cancellation "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΡΑΤ. ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ ΤΜΗΜΑ" 1ον" (Hellenic Military Censorship, 1st Section) with signature in good condition, tear at top left, otherwise fine and scarce

1871, Franz Josef 10 kr. dull blue, good perfs, tied on piece by “CSIK MARTONFALVA 14/12” c.d.s., fine

1931, Zeppelin left margin set, mint never hinged

1933, Air Mails complete set of nine, mint never hinged (SG 554-62)

1948/49, Three souvenir sheets chain bridges, all mint never hinged

1951, 80 years hungarian stamps, souvenir sheets 60 f-2 ft. imperforated complete, mint never hinged, tiny gum creases, otherwise fine

1973/82, Three souvenir sheets, 100 years UPU missing center perf, IBRA, FIFA 1982, all mint never hinged

1924/25, Frederik VIII, values of 25 a. orange, 50 a. lilac red and 1 k. yellow of the 1912 design, ovpt. with '2/kronur' and 'Kr.10' in black, respectively, three fine and fresh examples, well embossed. Cert. Raybaudi (Facit SEK 18.500) (Facit 121-123)

1852, ½ b. grey, a well-margined single with full, mint never hinged original gum, fresh colour, single trivial tone spot at upper left, else very fine, signed Alberto Diena. (Michel 1c)