| Lot# | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cyprus , cyprus | 1725 (Aug. 14) EL from Larnaca written in Italian, addressed to Nicolo Cavogiani in Venice, with endorsement with the Captain's name of the ship that carried it. | Price: € 200.00 |
| 2 | cyprus , cyprus | Prepaid EL from Limassol, Cyprus, to Piraeus, Greece, dated 25 Aug. 1862, canc. Austrian two-line "LARNACA / 8 SEPT." and "FRANCA" both in black, arr. "ΠΕΙΡΑIΕΥΣ (2) / 31 ΑΥΓ. 62". On arrival, marked with manuscr. large "X" (fee paid from Cyprus to Greece) on front and "20" (lepta - inland fee) on front and reverse, all in red crayon. Fee collected & affixed 20l. blue (Hellas 19b - 3 margins), appropriate canc. lozenge dotted "2". Extremely rare. | Price: € 2,800.00 |
| 3 | cyprus , cyprus | 15 Dec. 1870. Commercial EL from Piraeus, Greece, to Larnaca, Cyprus, franked with 40l. Large Hermes Head, canc. dotted "2" plus "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ * 15 ΔΕΚΕ. (70)" & "PD", transit canc. on back "LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE * 31/12". | Price: € 200.00 Sold For: € 200.00 |
| 4 | cyprus , cyprus | QV diplomatic document sent by the british minister of exterior to the first Cyprus commisionaer Wolseley, just one month after receving his office at Larnaca Tuzla. Only one recorded to date. | Price: € 1,000.00 |
| 5 | cyprus , cyprus | QV 1 Cover adressed to Najor W.H.Ross in Larnaca serving in the 26th native Indian regiment, endored "VIA BRINDISI", fr. with 2 1/2d. British stamp, tied by manuscript "STAMPED" and "LITTLEHAMPTON AU.9.78", also endorsed in pencil on reverse "REPLY TO MINE SENT FROM MALTA" and "LARNACA*16.8.1878". Indian forces stationed in Larnaca for six weeks following the ceding of the island by Turks to British on the 8th of July 1878. One recorded to date. | Price: € 7,000.00 |
| 6 | cyprus , cyprus | 1878 Cover fr. with 2 1/2d. british in bl.4, canc. "942" and cds "LARNACA*9.11.1878" to London, paying the quadraple overseas letter rate per half ounce. | Price: € 3,500.00 |
| 7 | cyprus , cyprus | 5 Aug. 1878. Soldier's cover to England, headed "From No.833 Corporal J. Bolton 7/2 R.A. CYPRUS" and countersigned, franked at the concession rate of 1 GB penny red, plate 198, stamp cancelled by "942" numeral addressed to Herdfordshire, England (arr. on back). This is the FIRST RECORDED COVER from Cyprus and the ONLY RECORDED SOLDIER'S COVER from there. | Price: € 8,000.00 |
| 8 | cyprus , cyprus | CYPRUS newspaper, dated 7 November 1878 fr. with 1d. british stamp used in Cyprus (plate 179), canc. "942", addressed to Birmingham. Foreign newpaper rate of one penny if it didn't exceed four ounces. One of the two recorded to date. | Price: € 9,000.00 |
| 9 | cyprus , cyprus | 1879 Cover fr. with horizontal pair of 1/2d. british stamps, canc. "942" and cds "LARNACA*6.8.1879" to Belgium. Cover was underpaid and taxed upon arrival at Larnaca post office. Normal rate for foreign destinations was 2 1/2d. per half ounce. Only one recorded to date. | Price: € 8,000.00 |
| 10 | cyprus , cyprus | 1879 Cover (split in front and back) fr. with 2 1/2d. & 1d. british stamps, canc. "942" and cds "LARNACA*28.AU.79", to Alexandria, paying the late posting fee of 1d. as the cover was posted between 5-5.30 in the afternoon. One of two covers recorded until today. | Price: € 2,500.00 |
| 11 | cyprus , cyprus | 22 May 1879. Cover to London, England, bearing 2 1/2 penny rose & pair 1 penny red, cancelled by "942" numeral cancellation, paying the normal rate plus the late fee posting of two penny. LARNACA cds alongside & arr. canc. on back. Cover damaged on top left corner. This is one of THREE RECORDED up to day. | Price: € 2,800.00 |
| 12 | cyprus , cyprus | 18 Jul. 1879. GB registered cover to Munich, Germany, "via Brindisi", bearing three 1/2d. and 2 penny blue GB used abroad stamps, cancelled by "942" LARNACA numeral, transit & arr. canc. on back. | Price: € 3,800.00 |
| 13 | cyprus , cyprus | Cover fr. with 1/2p. & 1p. & 6p. british stamps to London, paying the triple rate to U.P.U. destinations. Only one recorded to date. | Price: € 8,000.00 |
| 14 | cyprus , cyprus | 1880 Cover fr. with provisional 1/2 & 2 1/2 & two plate 181 1d. stamps, canc. "942" and cds "LARNACA*13.4.1880" to Hannover, paying the double foreign letter rate per half ounce. | Price: € 5,000.00 |
| 15 | cyprus , cyprus | 1879 (part of) EL, fr. with 1p. british in two horizontal pairs & 2x2 1/2p., canc. RETTA cancelation on 25.9.1879, paying the double imperial letter rate per half ounce to Liverpool. The EL was written and posted on the seas between Cyprus and Egypt on route to England. One of two recorded with RETTA cancelation on that period to date. Ex RICHARDSON. | Price: € 1,300.00 |
| 16 | cyprus , cyprus | 1880 Cover fr. with 1p. & 1/2p. british stamps, to Cumberland (England), canc. "969" and cds "NICOSIA*29.3.1880". One recorded to date. | Price: € 6,000.00 |
| 17 | cyprus , cyprus | Part of a page of a document written in Turkish with 15 QV revenues: (1881) 4x1sh., 10sh., (1883) 2x1pi., 7x2pi., 1x4 1/2pi. all with manuscript cancellation. | Price: € 30.00 Sold For: € 63.00 |
| 18 | cyprus , cyprus | 17 May 1881. 1/2p. PS card cancelled by "LARNACA / CYPRUS * A / MY 17, 81", locally addressed to Paphos, with transit cds of Limassol on back. | Price: € 500.00 |
| 19 | cyprus , cyprus | 1882 incoming Cover addressed to the Governor Assistant Keith Wisely at Kykko Monastery, Nicosia. Kykko Monastery was the first side of the military and civil headquarters offices under british occupation. Cover was handstamped by Larnaca, head quarter-camp cds "16.5.1882" on arrival. The headquarter-camp cds, from the available evidence, appears to had been used only as an arrival cancelation. One of four recorded to date. | Price: € 1,800.00 |
| 20 | cyprus , cyprus | 1883 Cover fr. with 2pi. watermark issue stamp, canc. "D47" and cds "POLYMEDIA*5.3.1883" to England, with transit mark of "LIMASSOL*5.3.1883" and London arrival mark on the reverse. | Price: € 2,000.00 |
| 21 | cyprus , cyprus | 12 Feb. 1883. Registered letter receipt for a letter from Larnaca to France with a superb strike of the large red "R". | Price: € 1,000.00 |
| 22 | cyprus , cyprus | 7.4.1883. Entire to Cyprus bearing 10 and 15 centimes stamps of Italy cancelled at Genoa (30.3.1883) and showing on reverse datestamp of Larnaca, dated 7 April, 1883. | Price: € 50.00 Sold For: € 77.00 |
| 23 | cyprus , cyprus | 9 April 1883. O.H.M.S. (crossed out) envelope bearing pair 2x2 1/2p. stamps, cancelled by numeral "D48" & "HEADQUARTER CAMP / CYPRUS * A / AP 9, 83", addressed to Edinburg, Scotland, transit canc. of Larnaca & Nikosia and arr. on back. ONLY ONE RECORDED with the above usage of cancellations from this camp. | Price: € 2,000.00 Sold For: € 2,000.00 |
| 24 | cyprus , cyprus | 1880 PS fr. with 1p. british, canc. "975" and cds "LIMASSOL*12.1.1880" to Edinburg "Scotland". Cyprus did not issue its' own stationary cards until 1881. One of three recorded to date. | Price: € 2,000.00 |
| 25 | cyprus , cyprus | 3 June 1883. 1pi. red PS card, cancelled by numeral "D47" and "POLYMEDIA / CYPRUS * A / JU 3, 83", addressed to England, transit canc. of Limassol on back. "D47" was used at Polymedia military camp. | Price: € 800.00 Sold For: € 800.00 |
| 26 | cyprus , cyprus | 1885 registered Letter fr. with 2x2pi. turkish stamps, canc. "NICOSIA*23.3.1885" to Bristol, paying the double rate to England. | Price: € 350.00 Sold For: € 350.00 |
| 27 | cyprus , cyprus | 15 QV revenues, 14 used in Larnaca & one in Polymedia: "POSTAL SURCHARGE" ovpt. (1881) 1sh., 2sh., 5sh., 10sh., (1882) 30pa., (1882) 1pi., 2x2pi., (1883) 1/2pi. Also, normal revenues (1878) 8d., (1881) 1sh., (1883) 1pi., 2x2pi. Good lot. | Price: € 80.00 Sold For: € 130.00 |
| 28 | cyprus , cyprus | 25 Apr. 1885. 1/2p. PS wrapper addressed to Constantinople, cancelled by "NICOSIA / CYPRUS * A (inverted) / AP 25, 85", handstamped red "TOO LATE". UNIQUE USAGE of the above instructional marking. | Price: € 1,300.00 |
| 29 | cyprus , cyprus | 30.11.1883. Entire to Cyprus bearing 25 centimes stamp of Italy cancelled at Varazze (20.11.1883) and showing on reverse datestamp of Larnaca, dated 30 November, 1883. | Price: € 50.00 |
| 30 | cyprus , cyprus | 4 July 1889. QV letter bearing 2 pi. QV stamp, canc. numeral "982"plus "FAMAGUSTA / CYPRUS * A / JU 4, 89", addressed to Edinburg, Scotland, with Larnaca & "Edin_g & Newcastle Railway Mail" transit canc. on back. | Price: € 400.00 |
| 31 | cyprus , cyprus | 1890 incoming Postcard censor from New York to Larnaca, found underpaid and taxed by large one copper piastre at Larnaca post Office, arr. "LIMASSOL*11.3.1890" on the reverse. | Price: € 550.00 |
| 32 | cyprus , cyprus | 1891 PS with pre-printed 1/2pi. green from "LARNACA*AP.14.91" to Colombo/Ceylon, fr. with additional 1/2pi. for a total of 1pi. (normal rate for imperial destination), via "PORT SAID*18.IV.91". | Price: € 300.00 |
| 33 | cyprus , cyprus | 26 Dec. 1891. 1pi. red PS card, cancelled by numeral "974", cds "KYRENIA / CYPRUS * A / DE 26, 91", addressed to Tynesia, with transit canc. of Larnaca & Nicosia & arr. Tunis & La Marsa. Rare destination. | Price: € 300.00 Sold For: € 375.00 |
| 34 | cyprus , cyprus | 2 Sept. 1891. 1p. red PS card sent by military personnel in Troodos to Staffordshire, England, cancelled by "TROODOS / CYPRUS * A / SP 1, 91", transit canc. of Nikosia on back. Troodos military camp was open during the summer (June-September). | Price: € 400.00 |
| 35 | cyprus , cyprus | January, 1920. Cover from Larnaca to Belgium bearing stamps to the value of 2 3/4 piastres (correct foreign rate), cancelled by type 2 Sea Post canc. | Price: € 150.00 |
| 36 | cyprus , cyprus | PS card CYPRUS print.1pi.+1pi.QV rose (1892) (double with paid reply) canc.square LARNACA-A*10 DE.92,arr.British CONSTANTINOPLE-A*19 DE.92. | Price: € 100.00 |
| 37 | cyprus , cyprus | Newspaper wrapper print.1/2pi.QV green (1882) canc.square NIKOSIA-B*16 JY.93,arr.French MERSINA-TURQUIE D'ASIE*22 JUIL.93. | Price: € 5.00 Sold For: € 5.00 |
| 38 | cyprus , cyprus | 1893 PS with pre-printed 1pi. red, canc. "TROODOS*4.7.1893" to Hamburg. Troodos was the summer seat of the Government during the summer between 15/7-30/9 each year. | Price: € 200.00 |
| 39 | cyprus , cyprus | 22 Apr. 1893. O.H.M.S. Money Order envelope, cancelled by "MONEY ORDER OFFICE / CYPRUS * A / AP 22, 93", addressed to Larnaca. ONLY ONE RECORDED up to day. | Price: € 1,000.00 |
| 40 | cyprus , cyprus | 8 Aug. 1893. O.H.M.S. "A.R." envelope, cancelled by red "LIMASSOL / OFFICIAL-PAID * B / AU 8, 93", addressed to the Austrian P.O. of Salonica in Macedonia, arr. on back. Oval "R" marking on top left. | Price: € 700.00 |
| 41 | cyprus , cyprus | 26 Aug. 1893. Incoming PS envelope from Smyrna to Larnaca, Cyprus, by ship, received at SEA POST OFFICE BRANCH at Larnaca, cancelled by RARE "SHIP LETTER" cancellation. ONE OF TWO RECORDED. | Price: € 2,500.00 |
| 42 | cyprus , cyprus | Incoming Wrapper sent from England to Nicosia and found underpaid by 15 centimes which were converted to 2 1/2 copper piastres at Nicosia post Office. | Price: € 1,000.00 |
| 43 | cyprus , cyprus | 7 Feb. 1894. QV 1/2pi. PS wrapper from Limassol to Turkey, canc. "LIMASSOL / CYPRUS * A / FE 7, 94", found underpaid and taxed at Limassol Post Office, arr. "SMYRNE * 15.2.894". | Price: € 150.00 |
| 44 | cyprus , cyprus | 1894 (double) PS with pre-printed 1/2pi. green, canc. "MORPHOU*18.8.1894", arr. "NICOSIA*21.8.1894". | Price: € 200.00 |
| 45 | cyprus , cyprus | 1894 Cover fr. with 2x1pi. stamps, canc. "TRICOMO*3.11.1894" to Athens, foreign letter rate of 2 piastres. | Price: € 200.00 |
| 46 | cyprus , cyprus | 30 Dec. 1895. 3c. QV incoming PS letter-card from Toronto, Canada, to Famagusta, Cyprus, found underpaid & taxed by 1 1/2 copper piastre in manuscript on arrival. Transit canc. of London & Limassol, Larnaca, & arr. of Famagusta on back. | Price: € 700.00 |
| 47 | cyprus , cyprus | 1896 PS with pre-printed 1 1/2pi. brown, canc. "LLOYD AUSTRIACO*25/3/1896", no.1 datestamp addressed to Berlin. No.1 cancelation was used on board of Achille Steamship. | Price: € 1,700.00 |
| 48 | cyprus , cyprus | 1896 incoming Cover from Greece addressed to the Greek consulate at Larnaca, taxed by 4 piastres at Larnaca Post Office "22.7.1896". One of three recorded to date. | Price: € 1,700.00 Sold For: € 1,700.00 |
| 49 | cyprus , cyprus | 1897 incoming Cover from Mersina (Turkey) to Larnaca, canc. "942" at sea post office. The cover bears also an "MB" handstamp which denotes that the addresee had mobile box service. | Price: € 1,000.00 |
| 50 | cyprus , cyprus | 19 March 1897. 1pi. PS wrapper to Boston, USA, cancelled by "LARNACA / CYPRUS * B / MR 19, 97". Rare "CYPRUS POST OFFICE" straight-line cachet at bottom left. | Price: € 200.00 |