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 Lot 7227 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4Austrian Lloyd Agency in Vathy of Samos 1895 (Dec. 26): Swiss response stationery postcard 10 rp. red, both parts sent together and still attached, the inquiry part from Basel to Vathy at Samos with Constantinople-Galata (Dec 30) and Smyrna (Jan 1) transit cds's, the response part with "VATHY 6/1 96 SAMOS" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 586) in black, Basel receiver aside (15 I 96). Fine and interesting item, the first Vathy arrival cds from 1895 is a new first usage following the H. Smith handbook. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7215 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4Austrian Lloyd Agency in Pontelagoscuro, Papal States 1852: Papal States 1 baj.. black on green, used with good margins cancelled by eight bar grid handstamp in black (Sassone 2A), on 1855 cover from Pontelagoscuro to Ferrara endorsed 'urgentissima', with despatch cds in black 'Ponte Lagoscuro' (Dec 8) and superb strike of oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PONTE / LAGOSCURO" sunburst handstamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 458) below. Two stampless covers are reported with the Agency handstamp and just two franked covers are known. Cert. E. Diena (1992).rnProvenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, May 1979, lot 2250; Collection Henry Houser, RL, Zurich, 19 June 1992, lot 1017; Collection Henry Houser, Siegel, 13 Nov 2013, lot 6012. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7235 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 41867/74: 3 s. green and 10 s. blue in a vertical pair, used on 1871 cover from Smyrna to Genova endorsed 'via Brindisi', tied by LLOYD AGENZIE / SMIRNE datestamps (21/10) in black. Slitted for disinfection with Brindisi transit and Genova arrival cds on reverse of a fine cover. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7214 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4Austrian Lloyd Agency in Ancona, Papal States 1852: 1 b. black on blue green and horizontal pair of 7 b. black on blue, good to enormous margins all round, tied by straight line RIMINI handstamps in black to entire letter addressed to Corfu with crisp oval framed "Agenzie Del Lloyd Austriaco - Ancona" (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 457) with CORFU (March 20) arrival cds alongside, charged '3' (pence) due on receipt for the incoming letter fee. File fold slightly affecting the 1 b. stamp but a very attractive and scarce cover. The postage with Austrian services was 9 kr. for sea carriage to the Ionian Islands and 9 kr. for Austro-Italian land transit for a distance up to 150 kms., amounting to 18 kr. or 16 bajocchi. The underpayment by 1 b. was not taxed. Signed Friebe BPP; certs. Holcombe (1992), RPS (2004).rnProvenance: Collections Arthur Linz, Edwin Müller and Joseph Hackmey. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7207 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 41860/61: 5 kr. red and 15 kr. blue used on 1863 cover from Trieste to Constantinople tied by Triest cds's (5/9), underpaid and taxed for sea rate with scarce "20." (kreuzer) handstamp applied in Triest (Van der Linden fig. 3164) on reverse in black. "Constantinopel" wreathed datestamp of arrival (11/9) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 385) also on reverse. A scarce cover that opens well for display. Cert. Babor (2001). Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7224 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 41864: Arms 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, used on 1868 cover to Trieste tied by bold METELINE circular datestamp (21/8) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 566). Reverse with oval Triest arrival ((1/9) in black. Two file fodls well away from the adhesive, a fine cover. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7237 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 41910: Levant 10 pa. postal stationery wrapper up-rated with Crete 1908 5 c. green on yellow, used to Cairo tied by framed "Z. SMYRNA II / 8.APR. 10 / ÖST POST" Rosinenstempel (Tchilinghirian fig. R3) in violet; applied by the Lloyd Agency. The "Z" (Zoll) cancel was used on commercial samples, pricelists and packages only. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7230 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4Austrian Lloyd Agency in Smirne, Turkey 1858c.: Entire letter from Smryna to Constantinople struck with fine "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / SMIRNE" oval handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 7), with '1' in crayon above (1 piastre) denoting pre-payment. A scarce cover. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7218 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4Austrian Lloyd Agency in Pavia, Lombardy Venetia 1850/54: 45 c. blue, a used example with large margins all round, with 30 c. brown touched at top, used on 1855 registered cover from Pavia to Turin, tied by boxed and dated 'PAVIA / 2-7-55' datestamps in black with fine oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PAVIA" sunburst handstamp in blue at lower left (Tchilinghirian unrecorded). Reverse with partial impressions on the three red wax seals alongisde the 'Torino / Consegne' cds of receipt (July 4). The cover opens well for exhibit display, an exceptional and extremely rare cover - one of just two such recorded with this Agency marking, both of which were formerly housed in the 'Monte Napoleon' collection.rnProvenance: Collection 'Monte Napoleon', Corinphila sale 78, Oct 1988, lot 914. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
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 Lot 7068 - europa österreich. levante - Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 41871 (March 11): Cover from Canea to Syra/Greece, franked with 1867 10 soldi blue tied by two line dated Canea handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 533) well struck in red. Taxed on arrival in Syra with Greece Large Hermes 20 lepta blue on blueish paper just tied by neat cds. An extraordinary cover, the Canea handstamp being very rare struck in red (unlisted by Tchilinghirian). Signed A. Diena and Colla; cert. Ferchenbauer (2004).rnProvenance: collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, 140. Corinphila auction (May 2004), lot 721. Corinphila Auction AG EUROPE & OVERSEAS | Day 4europa österreich. levante |
