379th Auction

TURKISH EMPIRE – AUSTRIA: 1868, lettersheet franked with 1864, 15 soldi brown with central double line handstamp "RHODUS MAR.5" and additionally tied in transit by small single circle "SMIRNE 13/3 68", to Trieste. On reverse transit mark "LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE" and arrival mark. A fine entire with late use of the 1864 issue.

TURKISH EMPIRE (MACEDONIA) – AUSTRIA: 1864, entire letter, franked with 2 copies 1863, 15 soldi brown and 1864, 5 soldi rose, tied by blue double line "SERRES AGO. 23", to Vienna. A very fine and rare letter; there are just few entires recorded with the blue double line postmark cancelling stamps.

TURKISH EMPIRE (LEBANON) – UNITED STATES: 1869, cover from "BEIRUTTI 30/3" via Trieste to New York, franked with 4 copies 1867, 10 soldi blue; very fine and scarce.

EGYPT - Saxony: 1868, envelope franked with 1867, 1 pia. red, tied by cds. "POSTE VICE-REALI EGEZIANE CAIRO 6 NOV. 68" and additional Austrian Levante forerunner 1864, 15 kr. tied by cds. "ALEXANDRIA 7/11" to Leipzig with transit- and arrival marks. Small part of reverse flap missing, otherwise very fine and fresh. A rare combination cover. Certificate Prof. Ferchenbauer AIEP (2004)

EGYPT (AUSTRIAN POST) – AUSTRIA: 1864, entire letter from Alexandria to Trieste, franked with Austria 1864, 2 Soldi yellow, 3 soldi green and 10 soldi blue, tied by clear single circle "ALEXANDRIEN 14/7". The cover slightly cleaned and few small perforations faults, otherwise fine. A very attractive and extremely rare 3 colour franking. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1991)

EGYPT (AUSTRIAN POST) – PRUSSIA: 1856, entire unpaid letter from Alexandria via Trieste to Cologne with clear frontside dispatch mark "ALEXANDRIA 20/11" and Trieste tax mark "6 ¼" (groschen) to be paid by the recipient 

EGYPT (AUSTRIAN POST) – TUSCANY: 1847, entire letter from Alexandria via Trieste to Livorno, showing on front Austrian PO "ALEXANDRIEN JUL.20", Transt mark "AUSTRIA No.1" and "Fct. Trieste via di mare", on reverse "DESINFETTATA NEL LAZERETTO ST. ROCCO DI LIVORNO". Taxed upon arrival with "8" crazie, to be paid by the recipient.

EGYPT (SUDAN)-WURTTEMBERG, 1846, entire letter dated inside "Chartum den 31 März 1846" with long text written by Erwin of Neipperg to his brother General Alfred Graf Neipperg to Stuttgart and re-directed to Schwaigern. The letter was first transported by ship allong the cataracts and by camel runner through the Nubian desert and delivered to the Austian PO at Alexandria. Here prepaid with 24 kreuzer c.m. for the conveyance with the Austrian Lloyd to Trieste, showing on front double line postmark "ALEXANDRIEN 12.MAI" . The letter contains an interesting report of  of Neipperg's expedition to the southern Sudan, into the sphere of the Schilluck. A remarkable and very rare letter from inner Africa, 25 years before Stanley met Livingstone. Transcription in english and german enclosed.

1863/1900 (ca.), Partie mit 18 losen Marken und Briefstücken, dabei sechs Briefstücke mit Buntfrankatur ab Mi.-Nr. V22 mit u.a. Mi.-Nr. 1I und Paar Mi.-Nr. 5I mit klarem EKr. "BUCAREST" auf Briefstück, dazu D.D.G.S mit 20x Mi.-Nr. 3I gestempelt sowie Mi.-Nr. 1B mit Stempel "SILSTRIA" auf Briefstück und Mi.-Nr. 3I mit Stempel "SILISTRJA" auf Briefstück 

1863/1914, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung mit Stempelteil mit Briefstücken, Briefen und Karten, dazu Post auf Kreta

1713/1840 (ca.), Partie von 29 Vorphilatelie- und markenlosen Briefen, viele interessante, dabei u.a. ein desinfizierter Brief an das Krankenhaus in Odessa

1841/1915, über 50 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen inkl. zwei Vorhpilabriefen von Saloniki und Smyrna, dabei  u.a. Mi.-Nr. V20, V22 und V23 auf Brief nach Italien, Brief mit Mi.-Nr. 5I im Paar + Mi.-Nr. 3I, Brief mit Mi.-Nr. 4I +7I und vier Briefe mit Ra3 "LETTER ARIVATE PER MARE VARNA!" sowie weitere interessante Frankaturen, Stempel und Besonderheiten

1897/1914, Firmenarchiv von knapp 250 Einzel- und Mehrfachfrankaturen in die Schweiz, dabei auch Einschreiben, unterschiedliche Erhaltung