LEVANT

Lot number 3428 Quality: ✉

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1846 Austrian Levant, pre-philatelic complete folded letter from Serres (Greece) to Vienna bearing scarce and neatly struck "SERRES" double-line postmark on the front, "Sigillum Sanitatis" disinfection seal on the back, most probably applied in Semlin (nowadays Zemun, Serbia), taxed 24kr (12 + 12) on arrival, great quality and a scarce cover, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3429 Quality: ✉

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1854 Turkey, stampless folded letter (complete) sent from Ayvalik to Lyon, France and posted on December 18th, having travelled by land to Smyrna where it got on a boat on December 30th (according to the postmark on the front) and then travelled to Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, in Greece (this despite the fact that the distance between Ayvalik and Mytilene is only a few kilometers over the strait separating them), faint but clearly visible "Mitelin" handstamp, together with framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" postmark in red alongside, French transit and arrival c.d.s.' on the back, a fascinating and scarce cover, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3430 Quality: ✉

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1863 complete folded letter sent PREPAID from Alexandria to Firenze, Italy via Austrian Mail Boat, showing a bold strike of the "ALEXANDRIEN" departure c.d.s. in blue, alongside a FRANCO handstamp applied at the same time, as well as a clear example of the scarce "PIROSCAFI POSTALI AUSTRIACI" framed handstamp in red, Italian transit and arrival postmarks on the back, signed Gregory Todd, exceptional quality, aspect and of great overall rarity, vf

Lot number 3431 Quality: ✉

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1870 Austrian Levant, n° 4I (Mi.) cover from Canea (nowadays Chania, Crete, Greece) to Syra (also in Greece) franked on departure with a 10so blue coarse impression tied by double-line CANEA handstamp in brown, and also bearing a Greek 20l blue Large Hermes Head applied on arrival, with full margin at bottom and particularly large margins on the other three sides, tied by Syros c.d.s., signed Silvano Sorani and Gregory Todd, a scarce cover, vf/f

Lot number 3432 Quality: ✉

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1873 Austrian Levant, n° 4I (Mi.) cover from Canea (nowadays Chania, Crete, Greece) to Syra (also in Greece) franked on departure with a 10so blue coarse impression tied by neatly struck double-line CANEA handstamp in brown, and having received on arrival a Greek 20l blue Large Hermes Head, tied by numeral obliterator, signed Gregory Todd, a scarce cover, vf

Lot number 3433 Quality: ✉

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1876 Austrian Levant, n° 4I (Mi.), cover from Cavalla (nowadays Kavala, Greece) to Trieste bearing a 10so blue coarse impression tied by clear strike of the postmark, uncommon, vf

Lot number 3434 Quality: ✉

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1880 Austrian Levant, n° 4II (Mi.), "GALLIPOLI NEL LEVANTE" scarce postmark on 1880 complete folded letter sent from Gallipoli (nowadays Gelibolu in Turkey) to Trieste and franked with a 10so blue fine impression, arrival c.d.s. on back, great condition, signed Silvano Sorani, vf

Lot number 3435 Quality: ✉

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1881 Austrian Levant, n° 4II (Mi.) cover from Canea (nowadays Chania, Crete, Greece) to Marseille, France, bearing a 20so blue fine impression tied by a particularly bold strike of the Canea c.d.s. with the three-line date, Brindisi transit c.d.s. on the back, alongside arrival postmark, superb aspect, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3436 Quality: ✉

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1887 Austrian Levant, n° 11 (Mi.) cover from Prevesa, Greece to Trieste bearing a 10so blue of the 1883 issue tied by Prevesa c.d.s. with three-line date, arrival postmark on the back, vf/f

Lot number 3437 Quality: ✉

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1895 German Post Offices in Turkey, n° 8 (Mi.) "20pa. on 20pf. carmine" reply post card (this here being only the top half) sent REGISTERED from Constantinople to New York and up-rated with a 1pi on 20pf blue stamp, registration label as well as framed rectangular arrival entry cachet in violet alongside on the front, together with circled "U" handstamp also in violet, overall an attractive and certainly scarce post card, vf

Lot number 3438 Quality: ✉

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1904 Austrian Levant, n° 44 (Mi.) picture post card from Constantinople to Mersina (Turkey) franked with a 20pa rose tied by departure c.d.s. of the Austrian Post, arrival postmark alongside, in the less commonly encountered three-line date type, vf

Lot number 3439 Quality: ✉

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1908 Austrian Levant, "20pa. on 10h" carmine" post card sent via Austrian Post from Mersina (Turkey) to TRIPOLI, LIBYA, with relatively scarce "TRIPOLIS (SYRIEN) ÖSTERR. POST" arrival c.d.s. on the front, uncommon destination, vf

Lot number 3440 Quality: ✉

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1910 Austrian Levant, receipt for a registered letter sent from Mersina (Turkey) to Piraeus (Greece) through the Austrian Post, great quality and uncommon, vf