Auction #35

Levant French Offices Paquebot service. Mourning envelope sent from Nimes on 20/3/1932 to a colonel on board of d'Artagnan ship from China redirect in Port Said where was applied the blue seal "AGENCE DE PORT SAID, Recu le 27 III apres passage du navire" (PORT SAID AGENCY, Received on 27 III after passage of the ship) and postmarks on 27 and 30 March 1932. The cover was resent to Marseille and Toulon. SCARCE PORT SAID AGENCY SEAL.

Levant German Offices. Cover sent from Constantinopel on 18/6/1909 to Austria, franked for 25ct by five 5ct Creta issue stamp (Michel n 48). UNCOMMON.

Levant German Offices. Piece with advertising of Norddeutscher Lloyd with Steamer serving in Mediterranean Levant legalized to public show by 2 para brown Ottoman fiscal stamp killed by date seal of M. MEWES official company agent in Constantinople on 11/5/1908. CERTANLY NICE AND ACTRATTIVE.

Levant Italian Offices. Registered cover sent from Smyrne by the "POSTA MILITARE 171" on 24/7/1919 to Cairo Egypt via MILANO-POSTA ESTERA - RACCOMANDATO 8/8/19". The cover was open by Italian censor in Smirna and resealed by paper label together purple 2C seal "COMMISSIONE CENSURA - UFFICIO POSTA MILITARE 171". Franked 50ct using 10ct red damaged and pair of 20ct orange Italian stamps. NICE AND SCARSE USE ON THE FIRST PERIOD OPEN TO CIVILIAN...

Levant Italian Offices. Letter of lading issued by Lloyd Triestino (Ex Austrian Lloyd) on 26/10/1932 for a load of barrels of salted fish to be transported from Stambul to Piraeus by the steamer Vienna. Legalized by pair of 5P violet Turkish fiscal stamp killed by Agency seal with dater. CERTANLY NICE AND INTERESTING.

Levant Russian Offices. Folded letter sent from Constantinople on 4(16)/3/1861 to Rostoff. Handwritten 3 decimes of Ruble near the blue seal of Tanvaco Company based in Constantinople. Franking of 30kp composed by pair and single 10kp brown & blue (Michel n 5) killed by "6" in oval dots of Odessa that applied also square postmark on the back. Part of flap missing but showing also partial Odessa forwarder seal. SCARCE.

Levant Russian Offices. Post cart of Krakowie sent from CIECHANOW on 7(20)/5/1901 to Constantinople via Austrian post office that applied his postmark on 25/5/1901 who promptly transmitted the PC to Ottoman Post Office that received on the same day. VERY NICE AND UNCOMMON OFFICE TO OFFICE TRANSMISSION.

Levant Russian Offices. 1863/1914 Collection of ROPiT stamps and covers. High catalog value, deserves careful examination. VERY INTERESTING.

Libya Italian offices. Registered cover sent from Tripoli di Barberia on 30/10/1904 to France. Rare letter sent for the "Marechal Redjeb Pacha Governeur et Commandant de Tripoli De Barbarie" (written in the letter inside). Rare use of 50ct Italian stamp (Sassone n 76. UNCOMMON.

Libya Italian offices. Double rate Registered cover sent from Tripoli di Barberia on 23/12/1911 to Rome, Italy. Envelope of Luigi Belli's company in Tripoli, with mixed postage of 55ct using 5ct green Italian stamp and 50ct violet overprinted "Tripoli di Barberia" (Sassone n 81 and n 8). RARE COMMERCIAL USEGE.

Libya Italian occupation. Incoming double rate cover sent from the Austrian post office of Constantinople on 18/5/1912 to Bengasi. Arrival cancel of the Italian post office in 26/5/1912. UNCOMMON.