386th Auction

1858, WARSZAWA 8/8 c.d.s. in red on folded envelope with content, red FRANCO and red crayon “21” alongside, on reverse transit mark WIEN 10/8 and arrival mark of austrian Levant CONSTANTINOPLE 13/8. In three days from Vienna to Constantinople the only possible route is via Semlin and DDSG to Galatz Romania and Austrian Lloyd black sea to Turkey. File folds and toned through yellowish traces of vinegar for disinfection. PROFI has not recorded any earlier cover from Poland to Turkey

1855, Cover from Ibraila to Triest, struck with rare two line dated "IBRAILA / 2. SET." handstamp in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in use for a short period in 1855 only in this colour. Reverse struck with "ALT-ORSOVA gereiniget b.k.k. Rastelamte 1855" c.d.s. in black, clear strike of "PESTH 8/9" in black and "Triest 10/9/Früh" c.d.s in red, usual file fold and cholera slits, scarce and fine

1859, Austrian P.O. cover from Bucharest to Triest struck on despatch with "BUKAREST / 21 FEB." handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 710) and charged 6+9=15 kreuzer to pay, boxed transit WIEN 29/2 and red arrival mark TRIEST2/3 on reverse, rastel punched for Disinfection, file fold, very fresh and fine

1861, Folded envelope from GALLATZ 20/9 with blue oneliner "FRANCO" alongside, carried by ship to Constantinopoli with Lloyd Agenzie arrival mark on reverse, usual file fold, fine and scarce

1869, unfranked folded envelope from WIEN 30/8/69 to Bucharest with taxe mark ‘50 Bani’ on front, arrival mark 3/9 on reverse. Vertical file folds and spot, otherwise fine
 

1887, two folded envelopes, Petroseny to Puj and Bukarest to Craiova, file folds, otherwise fine
 

1850 ca., Folded envelope to the Moldavian Medical Committee in Jassy with clear “HUSCH 7/2 MOLDOVA” (type M1, "7" upside down) and arrival cancellation “JASSY 9/2 MOLDOVA” on the reverse, minimal traces of transport, fine

1850, "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I KALAS" internal Tatar post document for carrying 35 covers and two registered covers from GALATZ to Deraliye (Constantinople) in 1850, usual file fold, an extraordinary clear all arabic cancellation, rarity and showpiece