386th Auction

1886, 10 oere rose, tied by c.d.s. "NORDLANDS POSTEXP. 15/VIII.91" to Nordcap picture postcard, mailed to Melbourne, Victoria, here taxed and 2 copies of postage due 5 d. applied, cancelled by pencil, with adjacent "T10" oval handstamp. According to the Italian & Australian treaty, the postage for the card was 60 c., deduction of paid 10 c. = 50 c., which was doubled  and converted to 10 d.

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 665/66

1873, LARNACA DI CIPRO datestamp (Tchilinghiran fig. 3 ) in brown, excellent impression on entire letter from Larnaca via Smirne to Savona, manuscript rated ‘8’ in red and again noted '7' (for 70 c.) in ink on arrival to pay. Reverse with transit LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE 22/2 c.d.s. and BRINDISI 26/FEB/73. At arrival Italy postage due 60 c. and vertical pair 5 c. affixed and tied by “SAVONA 1/MAR/73” c.d.s. File folds, otherwise fine. A superb and rare Austria Levant entire

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