Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 4

Austrian Navy / Danube Flotilla 1914/18: Collection in two albums (79 covers/cards) with 1915 Hospital Ship "S.M.Spitalschiff Kulpa" violet cachet on cards (2), rare 1917 Feldpost card with Hospital Ship No. VIII cachet in violet, "S.M. Spitalschiff Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand" violet cachet on card, 1916 card from Rustchuk, Bulgaria with German FPO No. 179 cds, 1917 card from Romania with FPO No. 348 mailed from "S.M.D Almos", 1917 card from Romania with "Dampfer Balaton" cachet in violet, "S.M.S. Baarsch" violet cachet on card, "S.M.S. Bodrog" cachet on 1916 card ex Bulgaria, "S.M.S. Csuka", "Fogas" cachets on cards, further usages from "Helena", "Inn" (2), "Koros" (2 different), "Leitha" with violet cachet, "Maros" (2) with Arms cachet in black or violet; 'lettered' Patrol ships: C, F, L; "S.M. Mb. Pillango" on 1916 card with violet cachet - this boat had a crew of only three; 1917 "S.M.S. Samson" (2) and "S.M.S. Sava" usages (2),  "S.M.S. Szamos" with violet cachet ex Bosnia, "S.M.S. Temes" (3) incl. cover showing red Arms cachet, "S.M.B. Wels" (3) with diff. violet cachets, rare 1918 cover with "Schiffleitung Unter-Dneipr" cachet used from FPO No. 408 in Kherson, three cards from the British Royal Navy used on the (Serbian) Danube in 1915 all with PASSED CENSOR cachets in red (very rare), together with a wealth of informaation and illustrations etc. Another marvellous collection. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.